NAEP State Education Agency Coordinators

Background
The U.S. Department of Education seeks to negotiate and award a class of sole-source firm-fixed price contracts to approximately fifty individual State Education Agencies (SEA) in support of the Public Law 107-279 Education Science Reform Act of 2002. This initiative aims to facilitate participation in the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) State Partnership System.

Work Details
The contracts will provide funding for the administration of the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) to deliver state-level performance results. The Department is also required to offer technical assistance to states in executing the NAEP. The objective is to establish a partnership between individual SEAs and NCES, enabling NCES to provide necessary technical assistance as mandated by legislation. Participation will involve a continuous relationship between SEAs and NCES, including the designation of a NAEP State Coordinator who will act as the SEA representative for assessment administration and other program-related matters.

Period of Performance
One base period of performance beginning April 1, 2025, through March 31, 2026, plus nine option years.

Place of Performance
Contracts will be performed across various states and territories as they relate to individual State Education Agencies.