Parent Information and School Choice Evaluation

The U.S. Department of Education, through the Institute of Education Sciences, issued solicitation ED-IES-15-R-0023 for the Parent Information and School Choice Evaluation. This project requires a contractor to design and execute lab-based experiments to determine the most effective format, volume, and organization of school choice information to improve accessibility for parents. The scope of work involves developing parent information materials, managing complex education evaluations, and authoring policy publications, with contract structures including both cost-reimbursement and fixed-price options. Administrative updates to the procurement process were managed through Amendment 0001, which provided formal responses to clarification questions regarding budget guidelines for participant incentives, IRB approval deadlines, participant eligibility, and submission formats for appendices. The procurement process included a market research phase to assess industry capabilities in experimental study design. The project is managed by the Contracts and Acquisitions Management office in Washington, DC, with Elizabeth Price and Veronica L. Price serving as the primary points of contact.