# EVALUATING CAREER PATHWAYS PROGRAMS AND STRATEGIES

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/91990024r0019

- Solicitation number: 91990024R0019
- Notice type: Solicitation
- Status: Awarded to Abt Global LLC for $50,000,000.00
- Department: Department of Education
- Contracting office: Contracts and Acquistions Managemen (919900)
- NAICS: 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Product or service code: AF11 Education, Training, Employment, & Social Svcs R&D Svcs; Education Svcs R&D; Basic Research
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: May 31, 2024
- Last posted: September 19, 2024
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b10cf220c0f74983ba7b6981f3bf4e74/view

## Description

The purpose of this Amendment 0001 is to provide responses to vendor asked questions. The due date for proposals remains unchanged at June 28, 2024 at 2:00PM ET. The U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) Institute of Education Sciences (IES) requires one or more contractors to assist IES in conducting evaluations of career pathways programs and strategies.

These programs and strategies are designed to improve the career outcomes of youth and adults—including those with disabilities—and can include career and technical education (CTE), adult education (AE), and other educational programs with career exploration, career development, workforce development and/or related activities and supports. These evaluations may use new data collection and/or existing data sources to:

(1) describe the implementation and costs of federally-funded career pathways programs and strategies;

(2) analyze trends in participation and outcomes in federally-funded career pathways programs and strategies;

(3) describe the characteristics and activities of schools, providers, districts, postsecondary institutions, and states that are implementing career pathways programs and strategies;

(4) examine the effectiveness and cost effectiveness of policy-relevant career pathways programs and strategies through systematic evidence reviews, and demonstration or low-cost opportunistic impact evaluations; and (5) identify and describe the core components of policy-relevant career pathways programs and strategies, including the conditions necessary to achieve impact for key “high-need” youth and adult populations. The program office responsible for the evaluations will be the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance within IES.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Mathematica Inc. (UEI T41EGEAK2L35)
- Contract: 91990024F0394 under 91990024D0012, delivery order
- Obligated: $226,017.72, current value $498,984
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 4 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 91990024R0019 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 919900 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_91990024F0394_9100_91990024D0012_9100/

- Recipient: Abt Global LLC (UEI C9S1NLQ67626)
- Contract: 91990024D0010
- Obligated: $250.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 7 offers received
- Link: award number 91990024D0010 equals the contract number; same awarding office 919900 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_91990024D0010_9100/

- Recipient: American Institutes for Research in the Behavioral Sciences (UEI MCN6J5L6M3T4)
- Contract: 91990024D0011
- Obligated: $250.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 7 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 91990024R0019 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 919900 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_91990024D0011_9100/

- Recipient: Mathematica Inc. (UEI T41EGEAK2L35)
- Contract: 91990024D0012
- Obligated: $0.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 7 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 91990024R0019 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 919900 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_91990024D0012_9100/

- Recipient: MDRC (UEI ULJSBXBHRM15)
- Contract: 91990024D0013
- Obligated: $250.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition, 7 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 91990024R0019 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 919900 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_IDV_91990024D0013_9100/


## Publications

- May 31, 2024: Solicitation, due June 28, 2024 at 10:00 AM EDT. Notice fdf03aee932147e1b87afee7f5f24000. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/fdf03aee932147e1b87afee7f5f24000/view
- June 13, 2024: Solicitation, due June 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice ab70998e52ff49459f18466c1afd2904. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/ab70998e52ff49459f18466c1afd2904/view
- September 19, 2024: Solicitation, due June 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice 046714112bfd400f857b03ceafed6a87. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/046714112bfd400f857b03ceafed6a87/view
- September 19, 2024: Award notice. Notice 447d46c2e51b4783b307ae709fbd4607. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/447d46c2e51b4783b307ae709fbd4607/view
- September 19, 2024: Solicitation, due June 28, 2024 at 2:00 PM EDT. Notice b10cf220c0f74983ba7b6981f3bf4e74. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/b10cf220c0f74983ba7b6981f3bf4e74/view

## Points of contact

- Katie Opper, Katie.opper@ed.gov
- Joseph Gibbs, joseph.gibbs@ed.gov, 2022537716

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