Inactive

The Department requests capability statements to evaluate what, if any, set aside determinations are appropriate for this region. The Department will not make a small business set aside determination ... The Department requests capability statements to evaluate what, if any, set aside determinations are appropriate for this region. The Department will not make a small business set aside determination for the program. Rather, we will rely on the information provided to determine whether a set aside is appropriate for this region, that will result in a contract award. We reserve the right to use other resources and information to inform our acquisition strategy. The Department will not review generic capability statements because generic capability statements tell us nothing about your ability to execute a REL contract. Rather, we will only review capability statements that conform to the specifications provided below. The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) intends to award one 60-month contract to the qualified entity to serve as the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) Southwest (REL SW). See Appendix A for the constituent states. REL SW will be part of a program of 10 RELs authorized under the Education Sciences Reform Act (ESRA) of 2002, Part D, Section 174 (20 U.S.C. 9564). The REL Program is administered by the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE) at the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) in the US Department of Education (the Department). *** This notice is to update the capability statements and vendor questions due date. Please note that the capability statements and vendor questions and comments are due by 2 pm on Friday August 20, 2021. *** This notice is to post the link to the REL SW vendor engagement webinar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAqYqH7IYO0