The agency is announcing an upcoming solicitation. Watch for the actual RFP/RFQ to be posted later.
The U.S. Department of Education needs a small business to develop and evaluate a novel education technology product.
Key Details
What exactly do they need? The Department of Education needs a small business to develop and evaluate a novel education technology product for use by learners, educators, or administrators. The product should be entirely new and have no or limited previous development. The goal is to solicit proposals for ground-breaking high-risk high reward approaches to solve pressing problems in education.
What's the contract structure and timeline? The contract will be for $250,000 over a period of 9 months. Successful Phase IA awardees will be eligible to apply for a Phase II award for $1,000,000 in 2027 to fully develop and evaluate the novel education technology product over a period of 2 years.
How will they pick the winner? The evaluation basis is not specified in the notice.
When and how do you bid? The proposal submission date will be in late June 2026. The notice doesn't say how to submit proposals.
Who can apply
- Any certified small business may apply.
- Has strong research and development and evaluation capabilities for education technology products in the priority area of prototypes of novel education technology products for use by learners, educators, or administrators.
If you're interested, do this first
- Continue to monitor this posting for updates.
- Review the FAQ page to assist you in the preparation and submission of your proposal.