OFFICIAL NOTICE CONTENT
Opportunity 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: https://youtu.be/W99s8RlNXis https://youtu.be/HT6qkZzpjAw https://youtu.be/x3Jy0GaLYf0 WWC Standards and Procedures https://ies.ed.gov/ncee/WWC/Handbooks Prior Task Order 4 PWS (Attachment 1 TOAST TO4 PWS)
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