Support for the 2026-27 National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), 2027-28 Principal Follow-up Survey(PFS), and Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS)

The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) is the statistics, research, and evaluation arm of the U.S. Department of Education. Our mission is to provide scientific evidence on which to ground education practice and policy and to share this information in formats that are useful and accessible to educators, parents, policymakers, researchers, and the public. The purpose of this notice is for informational purposes only in conducting market research. This is a Request for Information and Capability Statements. Parties that submit responses are not guaranteed any response from the Department. Responses from small business firms are highly encouraged to determine whether or not this requirement can be set-aside for the small businesses.

This procurement addresses the need to understand the condition of education in the United States. This project supports the collection of descriptive data on the context of elementary and secondary education in the United States via a nationally representative survey of teachers and principals through the National Teacher and Principal Survey (NTPS), the Teacher Follow-up Survey (TFS) and the Principal Follow-up Survey (PFS) collectively known as the NTPS Survey Program. The NTPS began in the 2015-16 school year following a redesign of its predecessor, the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS). Plese see the attached draft Performance Work Statement (Attachment A) for additional details about this requirement.

PLEASE NOTE: All information contained in this notice is preliminary in nature and subject to change. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Quotations (RFQ), Invitation for Bids (IFB), or a commitment on the part of the Government to conduct a solicitation in the future. All information provided is strictly voluntary and no reimbursement will be made by the Government for any costs associated with providing a response to this notice or otherwise participating in market research activities. Further, the U.S. Department of Education offers no assurance that a solicitation will result from this notice.