Westat, Inc. Contracts with Department of Education

Relationship Overview

Total Contract Value: $1,519,623,315

Contract Count: 27

Average Contract Size: $56.3M

Sole Source Rate: 0%

Small Business Rate: 0%

Spending by Sector

R&D: $1.4B (18 contracts)
Other: $164.9M (9 contracts)

Contracts

"CRITICAL FUNCTIONS" IGF::CT::IGF THE SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION CONTRACTOR DESIGNS AND CONDUCTS THE SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION ACTIVITIES AND PREPARES THE SAMPLING AND VARIANCE ESTIMATION WEIGHTS FOR THE OPERATIONAL ASSESSMENTS, PILOT TESTS, AND SPECIAL STUDIES REQUIRED BY THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP) FOR THE 2013-2017 ASSESSMENT CYCLES. ADDITIONALLY, THE SDC CONTRACTOR CONDUCTS THE NAEP HIGH SCHOOL TRANSCRIPT STUDY (HSTS). THE SDC CONTRACTOR SHALL PURSUE CREATIVE AND INNOVATIVE LINES OF METHODOLOGICAL AND OPERATIONAL INQUIRY FOR IMPROVING SAMPLING, DATA COLLECTION AND WEIGHTING METHODOLOGIES THAT WILL STRATEGICALLY POSITION NAEP AND THE HSTS TO MEET THE UPCOMING CHALLENGES IN THE NEXT DECADE SUCH AS TECHNOLOGY-BASED AND MULTI-STAGE ADAPTIVE TESTING; MAKING NAEP MORE EDUCATIONALLY RELEVANT BY LINKING WITH OTHER STATE, NATIONAL, AND INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENTS; AND IMPROVING ACCESS TO THE BROADEST RANGE OF STUDENTS INCLUDING STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES AND ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS. — $344.4M
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTIONCONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES, WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION. — $250.0M
NAEP 2008 -2012 SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECGTION — $242.5M
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS - SAMPLING AND DATA COLLECTION — $124.1M
THIS AWARD IS FOR NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS DATA COLLECTION. — $82.8M
THE DESIGN AND CONDUCT OF THE EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY, KINDERGARTEN CLASS OF 2022 THROUGH 2023 PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, PRESCHOOL, EARLY CARE AND EDUCATION EXPERIENCES, TRANSITION INTO KINDERGARTEN, AND PROGRESS THROUGH THE ELEMENTARY GRADES, BUILDING UPON KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDIES. — $46.7M
FIRST INTERNATIONAL STUDIES CONSOLIDATED NATIONAL CONTRACT PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PISA), PROGRESS IN INTERNATIONAL READING STUDY (PIRLS), AND PROGRAM FOR THE INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF ADULT COMPETENCIES (PIAAC). PIRLS IS AN INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT THAT FOCUSES ON THE READING KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS OF FOURTH-GRADERS. PISA IS AN INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF 15-YEAR-OLD STUDENTS READING, MATHEMATICS, AND SCIENCE LITERACY, AS WELL AS, OCCASIONALLY, OTHER SUBJECTS SUCH AS, FINANCIAL LITERACY, COLLABORATIVE PROBLEM SOLVING. PIAAC IS AN INTERNATIONAL HOUSEHOLD STUDY, WHICH IN CYCLE 1-2011-2017 MEASURED ADULTS BASIC SKILLS IN LITERACY, NUMERACY, LITERACY COMPONENTS, AND PROBLEM-SOLVING IN TECHNOLOGY-RICH ENVIRONMENTS. THIS NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS (NCES) WITHIN THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES (IES) OF THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) CONTRACT PROVIDES SERVICES THAT WILL BE PART OF THE LARGER INTERNATIONAL PROGRAM THAT NCES HAS PARTICIPATED IN THROUGH COLLABORATION WITH A VARIETY OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND PARTNERS, SUCH AS BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (OECD), THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE EVALUATION OF EDUCATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT (IEA), MINISTRIES OF EDUCATION AND OTHER GOVERNMENT AGENCIES, AND NON-GOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS, AS WELL AS STATISTICAL AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES THROUGHOUT THE WORLD. — $42.0M
"CRITICAL FUNCTION" IGF::CT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP) SUPPORT AND SERVICE CENTER IS TO FULLY SUPPORT THE ADMINISTRATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE NAEP PROGRAM THROUGHOUT STATES AND DISTRICTS. THE SERVICE CENTER WILL PROVIDE THE NECESSARY SUPPORT TO JURISDICTIONS PRIMARILY THROUGH THE TRAINING AND ASSISTANCE GIVEN TO NAEP STATE AND DISTRICT COORDINATORS. THE SERVICE CENTER WILL PROVIDE PRODUCTS, PROCESSES, AND MATERIALS FOR ALL PHASES OF THE VARIOUS NAEP ASSESSMENTS AS NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT COORDINATORS CAN COMPLETE THE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF NAEP IN THEIR RESPECTIVE STATES. STATE COORDINATORS ARE A LIAISON BETWEEN THE DEPARTMENT AND THE STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES. THE COORDINATOR POSITION WITHIN THE STATE EDUCATION AGENCIES CREATES A CLOSER LINK BETWEEN A UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION PROGRAM AND THE SCHOOLS AND STUDENTS THAT ARE SAMPLED TO PARTICIPATE IN NAEP ASSESSMENTS. THEY ARE ALSO RESPONSIBLE FOR CREATING AN INCREASED LEVEL OF AWARENESS OF NAEP WITHIN THEIR AGENCY, IN DISTRICTS, AND WITH THE GENERAL PUBLIC. — $32.2M
THE PURPOSE OF THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON CHILDREN'S EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, TRANSITION INTO KINDERGARTEN, AND PROGRESS THROUGH THE ELEMENTARY GRADES, BUILDING UPON KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY. THE ECLS-K:2011 WILL COLLECT DATA ABOUT THE CHILD AND THE CHILD'S SCHOOL, CLASSROOM, TEACHER, AND FAMILY. — $31.1M
THIS REQUIREMENT IS FOR THE DESIGN AND CONDUCTING OF THE BASE-YEAR STUDY OF THE NEXT EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY, KINDERGARTEN CLASS OF 2010-2011 (ECLS-K:11). — $30.5M
NAEP ALLIANCE 2008-2012 STATE SERVICE CENTER — $30.4M
IGF::OT::IGF "OTHER FUNCTIONS" THIS CONTRACT IS FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY, KINDERGARTEN CLASS OF 2010-2011, THIRD AND FOURTH GRADE DATA COLLECTION CONTRACT (ECLS-K: 2011) AND DESIGNED FOR DATA COLLECTIONS FOR THE THIRD, FOURTH AND FIFTH GRADE YEARS. THE PURPOSE OF THE ECLS-K:2011 IS TO PROVIDE IMPORTANT INFORMATION ON CHILDREN EARLY LEARNING AND DEVELOPMENT, TRANSITION INTO KINDERGARTEN, AND PROGRESS THROUGH THE ELEMENTARY GRADES, BUILDING UPON KNOWLEDGE ACQUIRED FROM THE PREVIOUS EARLY CHILDHOOD LONGITUDINAL STUDY. — $28.2M
IGF::OT::IGF "OTHER FUNCTIONS"- PROGRAM FOR INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF ADULT COMPETENCIES (PIAAC)- NATIONAL DATA COLLECTION SUPPLEMENT. — $27.0M
NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS SUPPORT AND SERVICE CENTER CONTRACT FOR THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS, INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES, WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION — $25.6M
IGF::OT::IGF - "OTHER FUNCTIONS" - U.S. PARTICIPATION IN THE TRENDS IN INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE STUDY (TIMSS) 2015 - TO ADMINISTER ASSESSMENTS IN MATH AND SCIENCE; DATA COLLECTION. — $22.7M
NAAL FOLLOW-UP STUDY: REAL WORLD TASKS — $19.7M
"OTHER FUNCTIONS" IGF::OT::IGF THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROCUREMENT IS TO FACILIATE THE US PARTICIPATION IN PROGRAM FOR STUDENT ASSESSMENT (PISA) 2015. PISA IS AN INTERNATIONAL ASSESSMENT THAT FOCUSES ON 15-YEAR-OLDS' PERFORMANCE IN READING LITERACY, MATHEMATICS LITERACY, AND SCIENCE LITERACY EVERY THREE YEARS. PISA ALSO ASSESSES OTHER SUBJECTS, ALTHOUGH LESS FREQUENTLY, SUCH AS GENERAL PROBLEM-SOLVING AND FINANCIAL LITERACY. PISA EMPHASIZES FUNCTIONAL SKILLS THAT STUDENTS HAVE ACQUIRED AS THEY NEAR THE END OF MANDATORY SCHOOLING. — $16.7M
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR TEACHER INCENTIVE FUND (TIF) GRANTS FUNDED UNDER THE AMERICAN RECOVERY AND REINVESTMENT ACT (ARRA) — $16.3M
THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED) HAS A REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT AN IMPLEMENTATION EVALUATION OF HOW STATES, SCHOOLS, AND DISTRICTS ARE USING TITLE I AND TITLE II FUNDS AND TO EXAMINE STUDENT OUTCOME TRENDS PRE- AND POST-REAUTHORIZATION OF THE ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY EDUCATION ACT (ESEA). — $15.6M
NAEP STATE SERVICE CENTER — $14.4M

Frequently Asked Questions

How many contracts does Westat, Inc. have with Department of Education?

Westat, Inc. has 27 contracts with Department of Education worth a combined $1.5B.

What is the average contract size between Westat, Inc. and Department of Education?

The average contract size is $56.3M.

What percentage of Westat, Inc.'s contracts with Department of Education are sole-source?

0% of the contracts are sole-source awards.