Alice K. Mihill

Alice K. Mihill serves as a Contract Specialist within the Contracts and Acquisitions Management unit of the Department of Education, where she plays a pivotal role in executing strategic procurements that support federal education policy, regulatory compliance, and institutional capacity building. She manages the full lifecycle of professional services acquisitions, primarily focused on educational support services, management consulting, and technology infrastructure. Her work directly enables the agency’s mission to advance evidence-based decision-making in postsecondary education and strengthen the systems underpinning federal student aid and data collection. Mihill ensures all procurements adhere to FAR regulations while aligning with the Department’s priorities for modernization and operational efficiency. Her primary contractor relationships center on LPE-STRATEGIES LLC, with whom she has established a consistent pattern of collaboration on complex, high-impact service contracts. She frequently engages with firms specializing in educational research, administrative consulting, and IT solutions, fostering long-term vendor partnerships grounded in performance-based outcomes and compliance rigor. While she maintains a broad vendor base, her contracting patterns reflect a preference for established contractors with demonstrated expertise in federal education systems and data management. Mihill’s set-aside preferences are overwhelmingly non-set-aside, with 95.3% of awards issued under full and open competition. Only 4.7% are designated as Total Small Business Set-Asides under FAR 19.5, reflecting a procurement strategy prioritizing market-wide competition over socioeconomic set-asides. While she does not routinely utilize 8(a), HUBZone, or SDVOSB programs, she remains compliant with all small business reporting requirements and ensures equitable access for qualified vendors. Her industry focus is concentrated in NAICS 611710 (Educational Support Services), which accounts for nearly half of her portfolio, followed by 541611 (Management Consulting) and 423430 (Computer Software Wholesalers). She specializes in procuring curriculum development, institutional research support, data analytics platforms, and integrated technology systems critical to federal education reporting and compliance infrastructure.