Sources Sought NAICS 518210

The U.S. Department of Education (Department) intends to issue a solicitation in early FY26 to support a computing environment where researchers approved by the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) can obtain secure, remote access to approved IES Restricted Use Data (RUD), most notably data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE), for approved research projects. That environment should permit the robust analysis of those data, and should implement controls such that potentially identifying information can be exported. Please see the attached draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) for more details about this requirement. PLEASE NOTE: All information contained in this notice is preliminary in nature and subject to change. This notice is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does not constitute a Request for Proposals (RFP), Request for Quotations (RFQ), Invitation for Bids (IFB), or a commitment on the part of the Government to conduct a solicitation in the future. All information provided is strictly voluntary and no reimbursement will be made by the Government for any...

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