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Contracting Opportunities

Across the country, WestEd staff work on a range of federal, state, and local projects in conjunction with a variety of funders, partners, and subcontractors. We welcome the opportunity to discuss contracting and partnering opportunities with your organization.

Federal Contract Vehicles

WestEd has a task order contract through 2024 with the General Services Administration under the Professional Services Schedule (PSS). All federal agencies may procure work with WestEd through this vehicle.

WestEd is an approved vendor on the Department of Education Technical Support Services Blanket Purchase Agreement, providing a range of services and expertise in the areas of technical assistance, research, evaluation, and data analysis. WestEd is also an approved vendor on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Program Support Center Task Order. Services that WestEd offers under this indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity task order contract include: data analysis and support services, evaluation design studies and data collection, performance measurement, policy assessment and analysis, program assessments, and technical assistance.

Professional Services Schedule (PSS)

The Professional Services Schedule (PSS) contract from the General Services Administration satisfies competitive Federal Acquisition Requirements. Many federal agencies use PSS including the Department of Education, Department of Justice, Department of Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).

WestEd provides two broad categories of services under the PSS contract:

  • Consulting services (SIN 874-1), including management and strategy consulting, program planning and evaluation, program study and analysis, and policy development and review.
  • Survey services (SIN 874-3), including assistance or implementation of all phases of the survey process, such as planning, design, and development; assessing data reliability and validity; and analyses of quantitative and qualitative survey data.

Federal agencies that are current or past WestEd clients include the departments of Agriculture, Education, Health and Human Services, Justice, and Veteran’s Affairs, along with the National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, the Environmental Protection Agency, and NASA.

To access WestEd’s GSA Price List and to learn how to work with WestEd through PSS, go to our contractor information page on the GSA Advantage website. Please contact [email protected] for further information.

Subcontracting With Small Businesses

WestEd is pleased to work in partnership with a diverse group of small businesses, including historically underutilized business zone (HUBzone) small businesses, as well as disadvantaged, women-owned, veteran-owned, and service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses. If you are interested in exploring a partnership with WestEd, please send an email that includes information about your company’s expertise and capabilities to [email protected].

Current Requests for Proposals (RFPs)

For a current listing of bid opportunities and to register for bid announcements, please visit WestEd’s bids portal. Contact WestEd’s Procurement Department for further questions at [email protected].