# SAM #4701 Market research for a commercial alternative to the WWC Online Study Review Guide and supporting WWC services **Buyer:** DOE Office of the Chief Procurement Officer **Posted:** October 19, 2026 **Respond By:** November 10, 2026 **Identifier:** 4701 **NAICS:** 541511, 541512, 541720, 541990, 611710, 541611 The U.S. Department of Education’s Institute of Education Sciences is seeking market information on a commercial alternative to the What Works Clearinghouse’s Online Study Review Guide, alongside extensive WWC support services. - **Government buyer:** U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences (IES); the work supports the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC). No specific office is identified. - **Software sought:** A commercial off-the-shelf alternative to the WWC Online Study Review Guide (OSRG), supporting study-review data capture, summary statistics, study results, meta-analytic syntheses, and review workflows. The notice is market research, not a request for quotes or proposals. - **OEMs and vendors:** No software OEMs, vendors, or named commercial products are identified. PostgreSQL is referenced as a data technology, and ERIC as a source for study screening; neither is identified as a vendor for this opportunity. - **Services and workload:** Maintain and enhance the OSRG, WWC website, underlying data, help desk, training, standards, and review processes; screen approximately 2,500 studies and review up to 50 studies. Work also includes peer review of up to five publications, twice-yearly audits of three studies, and correction of approximately 25 records per month. - **Notable requirements:** Support data migration and improvements, including controlled vocabularies, versioning, and an API; coordinate practitioner and statistical working groups; conduct dual reviews and senior-reviewer reconciliation; and provide quality control, reviewer training, and public support. - **Period of performance:** 24 months; some coordination work may continue as needed. No specific start or end dates are stated. - **Quantities and part numbers:** No hardware, product part numbers, or purchasable product quantities are specified. The listed quantities relate to service workload. ### Description

The U.S. Department of Education (the Department) is conducting market research to provide a demonstration of the recommended commercial software if the government thinks would be of benefit in describing the needed characteristics in the requirement for the future solicitation. This notice is NOT a request for quotes but is an invitation for potential offerors to express interest and provide information regarding their relevant knowledge, skills, and capabilities. The Department is seeking to gain suitable Market Research for the WWC OSRG. Information submitted in response to this Sources Sought Notice may be used to assist the Department in finalizing its acquisition strategy.

DISCLAIMER: The Department will not pay for the provision of any information, nor will it compensate any respondents for providing this information. This notice in no way obligates the Government to award any contract to any interested party. Feedback will not be provided to any interested party who submits information to the Department in response to this notice.

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 costs associated with providing a response to this notice or otherwise participating in market research activities. Further, the U.S. Department of Education offers no assurance that a solicitation will result from this notice.

BACKGROUND:

The Institute of Education Sciences (referred to as “the government”) desires a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) alternative to the What Works Clearinghouse (WWC) Online Study Review Guide (OSRG; see “Information About the OSRG” below). The OSRG is a web-based tool that captures data; computes summary statistics; outputs the results of individual study reviews and metanalytic syntheses; and manages workflows associated with government contractors’ reviews of academic journal articles against the What Works Clearinghouse standards (see “WWC Standards and Procedures” below). The OSRG is critical to the work of, and is currently maintained by, the government’s WWC contractor (see “Prior Task Order 4 PWS” below).

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