# Award Notice: Strategic Communications Services for the National Assessment Governing Board - RFQ 91995926Q0010

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/91995926q0010

- Solicitation number: 91995926Q0010
- Notice type: Award notice (first published as combined synopsis and solicitation)
- Status: Awarded to Lerner Communications, LLC for $3,335,400.00
- Department: Department of Education
- Contracting office: National Assessment Governing Board (919959)
- NAICS: 541820 Public Relations Agencies
- Product or service code: R426 Communications Services
- Set-aside: Total small business set-aside
- 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 21, 2026
- Last posted: August 27, 2026
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/75472021bc9e43fcadf119d815506763/view

## Description

*06/17/2026 - Amendment A0001 - Please review the document 91995926Q0010-A0001-Q-A for the Department’s responses to questions received by the clarification questions due date, and spreadsheet uploaded to this notice. The due date for quotes is unchanged.

PLEASE READ THIS NOTICE AND ALL ATTACHMENTS IN ITS ENTIRETY** This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services, issued in accordance with Revolutionary FAR Overhaul (RFO) Part 12.201-1 – Simplified Procedures. This announcement serves as the only solicitation. Please follow all submission instructions carefully. This is a total small business set-aside under NAICS Code 541820 – Public Relations Agencies – Small Business Size Standard is $19,000,000.

This solicitation incorporates provisions and clauses by reference. The full text of provisions and clauses may be accessed electronically at www.acquisition.gov. Solicitation number 91995926Q0010 is issued as a request for quotations (RFQ) for Strategic Communications Services for the National Assessment Governing Board. The Governing Board seeks communications experts with a demonstrated knowledge of education policy and first-hand expertise working with media in the education sector.

The work shall entail creating a broad communications strategy and supporting its implementation. This implementation includes developing content, drafting messages, articles, and posts for both traditional and social media, identifying and prioritizing audiences for outreach and partnership building, and ascertaining the best tactics and channels to communicate Natioanal Assessment of Educational Progress results and the Governing Board’s work, such as Board policies and actions.

See the Statement of Work - Attachment A - for specific requirements. The Department will only accept written clarification questions from potential quoters via email. Clarification questions must be submitted no later than 12:00 pm ET on Wednesday, June 10, 2026. Please submit clarification questions as detailed in the Instructions to Offerors - Attachment C. The quote is due via email only by 12:00 pm ET, Wednesday, July 1, 2026. Please submit quotes as detailed in the Instructions to Offerors - Attachment C.

## Award on USAspending

- Recipient: Lerner Communications, LLC (UEI C5VQAUUUP4V6)
- Contract: 91995926P0006, purchase order
- Obligated: $695,720.00
- Competition: Full and Open Competition After Exclusion of Sources, 26 offers received
- Link: solicitation number 91995926Q0010 equals the FPDS solicitation identifier; same awarding office 919959 (high confidence)
- Record: https://www.usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD_91995926P0006_9100_-NONE-_-NONE-/


## Publications

- May 21, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due July 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 13ea5424d4314152a13c6dc93f9c700c. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/13ea5424d4314152a13c6dc93f9c700c/view
- June 17, 2026: Combined synopsis and solicitation, due July 1, 2026 at 12:00 PM EDT. Notice 9da15dee898749759cddf71f5d98fc38. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/9da15dee898749759cddf71f5d98fc38/view
- August 27, 2026: Award notice. Notice 75472021bc9e43fcadf119d815506763. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/75472021bc9e43fcadf119d815506763/view

## Points of contact

- Tony White, tony.white@ed.gov

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