IES Data Repository and Restricted Use Data (DR-RUD) Program

The Department of Education, through the Office of Contracts and Acquisitions Management, is soliciting proposals for the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) Data Repository and Restricted Use Data (DR-RUD) Program under solicitation number 91990026R0010. The agency intends to award a firm-fixed price contract to establish and manage a secure computing environment where approved researchers can obtain remote access to IES Restricted Use Data, primarily from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance (NCEE). This initiative supports NCES’s transition to a fully digital license program by operating a virtual enclave, overseeing the removal of physical media, and managing license application processes for new users and datasets.

The performance of these services will take place in Washington, DC, under NAICS code 518210 for Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services and PSC code DH10 for IT and Telecom - Platform as a Service: Database, Mainframe, Middleware. There is no set-aside assigned to this procurement. Administrative updates to the solicitation include the provision of clarification question responses, an updated Performance Work Statement, and a pricing template.

Interested parties must submit their responses by the deadline of June 4, 2026. Charles Fields serves as the point of contact for this requirement. Supporting documentation for the solicitation includes four attachments: a clarification questions spreadsheet, a pricing template, the official solicitation document, and a revised Performance Work Statement dated May 21, 2026.