Department of Education

Procurement intelligence based on historical contract awards and active solicitations.

Total Awards

321

Total Spend

$13.6B

Avg Award

$42.4M

Largest Award

$2.0B

Federal Market Intelligence

Live aggregate data from USAspending.gov — federal-wide spending across all contract types.

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Contract obligations by fiscal year

Last 6 fiscal years

$1.8BFY2026

34% vs FY2021(shrinking)

  • FY2021
    $2.7B
  • FY2022
    $2.4B
  • FY2023
    $2.4B
  • FY2024
    $2.7B
  • FY2025
    $2.5B
  • FY2026
    $1.8B

Treasury budget velocity

FY2026 outlays through 2026-04-30 (month 7 of 12 — 58% through the fiscal year)

fiscaldata.treasury.gov ↗
FY2026 to date
$76.9B

net outlays

FY2025 at same point
$86.2B

prior year

YoY change
↓ 10.8%

shrinking

Source: Treasury Monthly Treasury Statement (MTS). Outlays are net of receipts and reflect cash spent. Use the YoY direction as a leading indicator for contract-spend appetite — agencies trending "growing" typically push more obligations toward fiscal year-end.

Competition Level

Medium CompetitionAverage 7.8 offers per solicitation

Top NAICS Codes

Most frequently awarded industry codes

NAICS CodeAwardsSpend
54161155$3.2B
54151955$814.0M
54151153$255.8M
54151247$2.2B
54172023$4.3B
52239022$1.9B
61143010$994K
5112108$7.9M
5614507$23K
5416127$3.8M

Top Vendors

Most frequent awardees by contract count

VendorAwardsSpendSize
AMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES10$2.1Bother
JAZZ SOLUTIONS INC.9$34.3Msmall
PPS INFOTECH LLC8$82.1Msmall
UNICOM SYSTEMS INC6$1.0M
NELNET SERVICING LLC6$434.6Mother
VALIANT SOLUTIONS, LLC6$51.6Msmall
EDFINANCIAL SERVICES LLC6$494.2Mother
EQUIFAX INFORMATION SERVICES LLC5$22K
APPLIED ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION5$2.0Bother
GROUNDSWELL CORPORATION5$18.6Msmall

Procurement Officers

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Top Active Contract Vehicles

8

GWACs, GSA Schedules, BPAs, and IDCs awarded by Department of Education that are still accepting task orders. Click any vehicle for full details + task-order history.

TypeHolderAmountExpiresSet-Aside
Single-Award IDCBNP EDUCATION PARTNERS LLC$2.0B2028-02-27Open / Full and Open
Single-Award IDCAPPLIED ENTERPRISE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION$2.0B2028-02-27Open / Full and Open
Single-Award IDCAMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES$2.0B2028-02-27Open / Full and Open
Other IDVAMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES$60.0M2026-09-21Open / Full and Open
Other IDVTACTILE DESIGN GROUP LLC$50.0M2027-07-18Small Business
Other IDVLUMINARY LABS LLC$50.0M2026-09-22Open / Full and Open
Other IDVKAPTIVATE LLC$50.0M2026-09-22Open / Full and Open
Single-Award IDCAMERICAN INSTITUTES FOR RESEARCH IN THE BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES$0K2029-09-26Open / Full and Open

Set-Aside Breakdown

Percentage of awards by set-aside type

NONE10% (39)
SBA7% (25)
8AN2% (8)
8A1% (3)
WOSB1% (3)
HZC0% (1)
SDVOSBC0% (1)

Seasonal Award Pattern

Award volume by month — time your proposals accordingly

20
Jan
27
Feb
23
Mar
34
Apr
17
May
30
Jun
24
Jul
22
Aug
136
Sep
14
Oct
11
Nov
13
Dec

Procurement Preferences

Award84RFP26Grant16RFQ1

Active RFPs

16 open solicitations from this agency

CIEE Implementation Pilot
RFPDue: Jun 11, 2026
2026 Library Action Grants
GrantDue: Jun 30, 2026
Ready to Learn Programming
GrantDue: Jul 8, 2026
Promise Neighborhoods
GrantDue: Aug 6, 2026

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