Description
The US Department of Education, National Assessment Governing Board, is seeking a contractor to provide strategic communications services. The contractor will be responsible for creating a broad communications strategy and supporting its implementation, including developing content, drafting messages, articles, and posts for both traditional and social media, identifying and prioritizing audiences for outreach and partnership building, and ascertaining the best tactics and channels to communicate National Assessment of Educational Progress results and the Governing Board's work. The contract is anticipated to be a hybrid contract with a firm fixed price for labor and other direct costs on a cost reimbursement basis. The period of performance is anticipated to be from August 16, 2026, through August 15, 2031, with a base year and four option years.
• The contractor must have experience in conducting work similar in content and scope to that proposed in the Statement of Objectives.
• The contractor must demonstrate a thorough understanding of the required tasks and propose a sound approach for carrying out the tasks.
• The contractor must provide a detailed management plan, including lines of authority, coordination, and communication within the organization.
• The contractor must identify a single person as a project director to provide leadership and direction to the contractor's project staff and to serve as the contractor's primary contact with the Governing Board.
• The contractor must provide a quality assurance surveillance plan to ensure quality control throughout the project.