Curriculum development, testing, and educational technology services for government programs. Find active federal and state educational support services contracts — AI-scored against your profile across SAM.gov and 200+ portals.
Annual federal spend on educational support services under NAICS 611710 is estimated at $1.5–2 billion, driven by DoD education programs (e.g., DoDEA), DOE's Institute of Education Sciences, and HHS Head Start. Competition is high, with over 1,200 active 8(a) firms. Contracts are predominantly IDIQ and BPA-based, with task orders for curriculum development, assessment design, and edtech integration. Demand spikes during new policy implementations (e.g., Every Student Succeeds Act) and military family support initiatives. One-off contracts exist for pilot programs but are rare.
These agencies are the largest buyers of educational support services services and products in the federal government. Each awards contracts under NAICS 611710 regularly — build relationships with their small business offices first.
Target DoD's Defense Human Resources Activity and DOE's Office of Elementary and Secondary Education. The highest-leverage move is to obtain a GSA Schedule 541 (formerly 874) under SIN 541611 for professional training services. Bid as a small business set-aside under 8(a) or SDVOSB programs; 90% of awards use LPTA. Differentiate by demonstrating experience with federal compliance frameworks (e.g., EDGAR, OMB circulars) and offering flexible delivery models (in-person, virtual, hybrid).
Over 80% of awards use LPTA evaluation, emphasizing past performance and cost. Common vehicles include GSA Schedule 541 (Professional & Training Services), SEWP V for edtech, and 8(a) STARS III for IT-based educational solutions. Agency-specific IDIQs like DoD's EDUServices and DOE's NCEES are also prevalent. Best-value tradeoffs occur only for high-complexity, high-dollar contracts.
No, but key personnel often require state-level teaching certifications or advanced degrees in education. For curriculum development contracts, a team with PhDs in instructional design or subject-matter experts is highly valued.
Task orders average $250K–$2M, with ceiling values on IDIQs ranging from $10M to $500M. The largest are DoD's $1.5B Educational Services IDIQ and DOE's $300M Assessment and Accountability contract.
Yes, many require ISO 9001:2015 for quality management, CMMI Level 2 for development, and FedRAMP authorization for cloud-based edtech. Section 508 compliance expertise is mandatory for accessibility.
Extremely competitive. Over 1,200 8(a) firms hold this NAICS code. To win, focus on sole-source opportunities under $4M (for 8(a)) and joint ventures with larger primes for multi-billion dollar IDIQs.
Yes, but the prime must perform at least 50% of the contract cost (for small business set-asides). Subcontracting is common for specialized services like test scoring or software development.