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Regional Educational Laboratory Program: 2027 – 2031 Cycle

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REL-CYCLE2027Federal

Submission Closed03/23/2026, 02:00:00 PM UTC

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General Info

Agency

Department Of Education → Institute Of Education Sciences

NAICS

541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

Place of Performance

DC, 20202, USA

Set-Aside

NONE

Documents

Draft Performance Work Statement for 2027 REL Program

28 pages · pws

High

Regional Educational Laboratory Program 2027-2031 Cycle RFI Instructions

5 pages · rfi

High

REL 2027-31 Performance Work Statement

pws

High

REL Competition 2027 RFI Instructions Revised

5 pages · rfi

High

US Coast Guard Aviation Logistics Center RFQ Template 70Z03826QB0000020

66 pages · rfq

High

AI Contract Breakdown

Uniform Contract Format

Timeline

3 updates

PhaseClosed

PostedDec 18

Sources Sought

Notice updatedDec 19

The notice description changed.

Notice updatedMar 18

Response deadline changed from Jan 8, 2026 to Mar 23, 2026. The notice description changed.

Notice updatedMar 19

The notice description changed.

Response DeadlineMar 23

Deadline has passed

Submission Closed

03/23/2026, 02:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Education → Institute Of Education Sciences

Contacts2 people available

OfficeWASHINGTON, DC, 20202, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Education → Institute Of Education Sciences

Office AddressWASHINGTON, DC, 20202, USA

Contacts

Jana Knapp

contact@example.gov

Katie Opper

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Full Description

Added on 03/18/2026

Informational Amendment:

This RFI Amendment is to inform interested parties that an Request for Information (RFI) has also been posted against GSA MAS Schedule 541611 SIN Program Evaluation. Per the recent Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) FAR Part 8.104, Use of existing contracts, the FAR states the following:

"When supplies or services are unavailable from the mandatory sources, agencies should procure commercial products and commercial services, including those that can be modified to fill agencies' needs, to the maximum extent possible, in accordance with the policy of Executive Order 14271, Ensuring Commercial, Cost-Effective Solutions in Federal Contracts."

Interested parties are highly encouraged to work with GSA to be included in the MAS Schedule SIN or to partner with a current GSA schedule holder under the MAS Schedule SIN.

Any interested parties are encouraged to respond to this posting if the use of the proposed GSA schedule adversely affects your organization's ability to compete for this requirement and if so, why?

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**Please note that this posting was updated on December 19, 2025. Please make sure to use the document labeled REL Competition 2027 RFI Instructions Revised**.

The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) is conducting market research to determine if sufficient interest and capability exist in the marketplace for the Regional Educational Laboratory Program, 2027-2031 Cycle. This notice is NOT a request for proposals but is an invitation for potential offerors to express interest and provide information regarding their relevant knowledge, skills, and capabilities. Information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice may be used to assist the Department in finalizing its acquisition strategy.

The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) intends to award 60-month contracts to qualified entities to serve as the Regional Educational Laboratory (REL) for up to 10 REL regions. These contracts are planned to be firm fixed price with cost-reimbursable travel restricted to a percentage of the overall contract value. See Appendix A for the names of the regions and their constituent states or jurisdictions. Each individual REL 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)[1] in the US Department of Education (the Department).

REL personnel shall include researchers with significant and demonstrated scholarly expertise in content areas and methodologies relevant to the work the REL undertakes as well as practitioners who have significant experience teaching and leading professional development in those content areas. RELs shall develop a team that includes experts of several types, listed below:

- Content experts who possess a broad and deep perspective on what is known and what still is not settled in a research field. They enable the REL to frame important research questions and Training, Coaching, and Technical Support (TCTS) activities so that they both address immediate needs for evidence, as well as advance knowledge more broadly through applied research.
- Potential lead authors of REL reports who shall have demonstrated expertise in the content area being addressed by the report, shown through a substantial portfolio of peer-reviewed, published work in that area.
- Methodological experts who ensure research questions are answered using appropriate methods and support the intended outcomes of the project.
- Current or recent practitioners who provide project staff additional context on problems of practice educators are facing.
- Experts in adult learning or professional development who can lead and inform the design and conduct of TCTS activities.

The REL Program’s authorizing statute identifies eligible offerors in Section 174(c). Specifically:

“The Director may enter into contracts under this section with research organizations, institutions, agencies, institutions of higher education, or partnerships among such entities, or individuals, with the demonstrated ability or capacity to carry out the activities described in this section …”

All potential offerors meeting these criteria are encouraged to respond to this RFI.

[1] https://www.congress.gov/107/plaws/publ279/PLAW-107publ279.pdf