Aayush Kapur

Aayush Kapur supports the U.S. Department of Education in managing strategic procurement initiatives aligned with the agency’s mission to advance educational equity through evidence-based research and program evaluation. Though his formal title is not listed, his procurement activities center on securing high-impact services in social science research, policy analysis, and custom software development to assess the effectiveness of federal education programs—particularly those serving vulnerable student populations, including youth with disabilities. He routinely handles complex performance-based acquisitions for research, evaluation, and data analytics services that inform national education policy and support multi-tiered systems of support in K–12 and postsecondary settings. Kapur maintains consistent working relationships with leading contractors such as Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency, Coast Professional, Central Research Inc., and Maximus Education LLC. These partnerships reflect a preference for established, mission-aligned organizations with proven capacity in education research, student support systems, and federal compliance. His contracting patterns indicate a reliance on institutional partners with deep domain expertise rather than transactional vendors, suggesting long-term, performance-driven collaborations grounded in program outcomes and data integrity. There is no preference for socioeconomic set-asides; all acquisitions are competed broadly under full and open competition, reflecting a focus on technical capability and mission fit over socioeconomic categorization. This approach prioritizes subject matter expertise and delivery track record, ensuring that evaluation and research services meet the Department’s rigorous standards for scientific validity and policy relevance. His procurement activity is heavily concentrated in NAICS 541720 (Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities), underscoring a core focus on program evaluation, longitudinal data analysis, and educational outcome studies. A secondary emphasis on NAICS 541511 (Custom Computer Programming Services) reveals a growing need for tailored data systems, survey platforms, and analytical dashboards to support real-time monitoring of federal education initiatives. His expertise lies at the intersection of policy research and technology-enabled evaluation infrastructure.