U.S. Department of Education's FY2022 Forecast of Contract Opportunities January 2022

 

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This is a notification that the U.S. Department of Education's FY2022 Forecast of Contract Opportunities is now live at https://www2.ed.gov/fund/contract/find/forecast.html. Please note that the forecast is not binding and is based on predictions of what ED expects to buy in the next fiscal year. 

If you have any questions about specific items, please reach out to the point of contact listed next to each Forecast item in question. For more general inquiries, you can email the small business office at small.business@ed.gov. 

 

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Forecast of ED Contract Opportunities

Forecast Date: January 6, 2022

The FY 2022 Forecast of U.S. Department of Education (ED) Contract Opportunities is available below. All items are pending availability of funds. The Department may, at any time, delay or cancel any or all Forecast items if the Department's requirements change. All contract award dates are projections. The information is subject to change and is in no way binding on the Government. Interested parties should monitor FedBizOpps for notices providing specific information on current opportunities.

ED posts solicitations at FedBizOpps (FBO). FBO is the single point on the Internet where vendors can access information needed to bid on government contracts over $25,000.00. Vendors may view a synopsis, download a solicitation, and register to receive notification of modifications to existing notices. FBO provides the capability to search for business opportunities by agency, posted date, classification code, and NAICS code. Opportunities for GSA schedule holders may be found at GSA's e-Buy website.  Opportunities may also be solicited through Government Wide Acquisition Contracts (GWAC) or Agency contracts, or made through direct awards to 8(a) firms.

Small businesses, SBA 8(a) certified, HUBZone certified, Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) Program certified and Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) Program certified businesses should check the opportunities on the Forecast they are interested in. Businesses may contact the individuals named on the Forecast for information about a specific requirement. Capability statements may be sent electronically to the Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) at small.business@ed.gov or they may be faxed to (202) 245-6304. Alternatively, a hard copy can be mailed to the following address:

U.S. Department of Education/OSDBU
PCP, Room 10115
550 12 Street, S.W.
Washington, D.C. 20202-0521

The Forecast is available for viewing and/or downloading:

 MS Excel (94 KB) - FY 2022 Forecast of Contract Opportunities

In order to view the ED Forecast, please download the file using Google Chrome.  Microsoft Explorer/Edge users should download the Forecast workbook to their computer in order to open the file.

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