What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Online Study Review Guide (OSRG)
Updated
Sources Sought from the Department of Education, for work in District of Columbia. Due Nov 10, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5), 21 days left.
| Solicitation number | 4701 |
|---|---|
| Agency | Department of Education |
| Office | Contracts and Acquistions Management |
| Notice type | Sources Sought |
| Set-aside | None |
| Trade (NAICS) | Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611) |
| Product or service code | B542 |
| Place of performance | District of Columbia |
| Posted | Oct 19, 2026 |
| Response deadline | Nov 10, 2026, 10:00 AM (UTC-5) (21 days left) |
| Add the deadline to | Google Calendar · Apple / Outlook (.ics) |
Official notice and attachments
Description
The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) is conducting market research to provide a demonstration of the recommended commercial software if the government thinks would be of benefit in describing the needed characteristics in the requirement for the future solicitation. This notice is NOT a request for quotes but is an invitation for potential offerors to express interest and provide information regarding their relevant knowledge, skills, and capabilities.
The Department is seeking to gain suitable Market Research for the WWC OSRG. Information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice may be used to assist the Department in finalizing its acquisition strategy. DISCLAIMER: The Department will not pay for the provision of any information, nor will it compensate any respondents for providing this information.
This notice in no way obligates the Government to award any contract to any interested party. Feedback will not be provided to any interested party who submits information to the Department in response to this notice. PLEASE NOTE: All information contained in this notice is preliminary in nature and subject to change.
This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Quotations (RFQ), Invitation for Bids (IFB), or a commitment on the part of the Government to conduct a solicitation in the future. All information provided is strictly voluntary and no reimbursement will be made by the Government for any costs associated with providing a response to this notice or otherwise participating in market research activities.
Further, the U.S. Department of Education offers no assurance that a solicitation will result from this notice. BACKGROUND: The Institute of Education Sciences (referred to as “the government”) desires a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) alternative to the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Online Study Review Guide (OSRG; see “Information About the OSRG” below). The OSRG is a web-based tool that captures data; computes summary statistics; outputs the results of individual study reviews and metanalytic syntheses; and manages workflows associated with government contractors’ reviews of academic journal articles against the What Works Clearinghouse standards (see “WWC Standards and Procedures” below).
The OSRG is critical to the work of, and is currently maintained by, the government’s WWC contractor (see “Prior Task Order 4 PWS” below). RESOURCES: Information about the OSRG: youtu.be/W99s8RlNXis youtu.be/HT6qkZzpjAw youtu.be/x3Jy0GaLYf0 WWC Standards and Procedures ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/Handbooks
Prior Task Order 4 PWS (Attachment 1 TOAST TO4 PWS)
Contracting contact
- Jana Knapp · [email protected]
- Joseph Gibbs · [email protected]
As published on the official notice. Ask questions in writing and before any questions deadline the notice sets.
Is your business small enough?
For NAICS 541611, a business counts as small if it has no more than $24.5 million in average annual receipts (SBA size standard). This notice is set aside, so only businesses under that size, or in the named program, can bid. SBA table, current as of Oct 15, 2026.
Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services contracts right now
There are 66 open government contract opportunities in this trade (NAICS 541611), 20 posted in the last 7 days; 18% are set aside for small businesses. The agencies buying the most are Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of State and Department of the Army. Most of the work with a stated place is in District of Columbia, Virginia and Maryland. A notice in this trade gives a median of 22 days from posting to deadline; this one gives 22 days.
All open administrative management and general management consulting services contracts
Coming up in this trade
Planned contracts from the agencies' procurement forecasts, often months before a solicitation. Plans can change.
Recent awards in this trade
- Booth Management Consulting, LLC $193,778 · Department of Energy · Oct 16, 2026
- Interior Systems, Inc. $68,850 · Department of Veterans Affairs · Oct 5, 2026
- Minuteman Technology Services LLC $3.0 million · Department of Veterans Affairs · Sep 23, 2026
- JBS International, Inc. $8.4 million · Corporation for National and Community Service · Sep 22, 2026
- Joint Technology Solution, Inc. $540,064 · Department of the Army · Jun 30, 2026
From the award notices agencies publish.