Contracting office · Department of Education

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD

NATIONAL ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD obligated $5.3M on federal contracts in FY2026 across 20 contract actions (+294% vs FY2025). Its largest recipient was WESTED ($2.2M).

Obligations · FY2026
$5.3M
Actions
20
New awards: 12
Sole-source
1.3%
Small business
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Open in the contracts explorerFederal contracts

Spending by fiscal year

Obligations per federal fiscal year (October–September).

  1. 6.2MFY2017
  2. 5.7MFY2018
  3. 6MFY2019
  4. 6MFY2020
  5. 3.7MFY2021
  6. 5.8MFY2022
  7. 2.4MFY2023
  8. 2.2MFY2024
  9. 1.3MFY2025
  10. 5.3MFY2026
  11. -5KFY2027

Top recipients

Obligations in FY2026.

  1. WESTED$2.2M42%
  2. FORUM ONE COMMUNICATIONS CORP$1.3M24%
  3. LERNER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC$695.7K13%
  4. DEMOCRACY INTERNATIONAL, INC$339.2K6.4%
  5. J.R. REINGOLD & ASSOCIATES, INC.$319.9K6.0%
  6. QUALITY INFORMATION PARTNERS, INC.$258.2K4.9%
  7. SHANO INC.$42.7K0.8%
  8. COUNCIL OF CHIEF STATE SCHOOL OFFICERS, INCORPORATED$41K0.8%
  9. NEWLAND USA CORPORATION$37.7K0.7%
  10. BLT FUND9 BETHESDAN, LLC$33.5K0.6%

What was bought · Where the work was performed

Obligations in FY2026.

What was bought

  1. Professional services$3.9M74%
  2. IT & telecom$1.3M24%
  3. Construction & real property$113.9K2.2%

Where the work was performed

  1. California$2.2M42%
  2. Virginia$1.6M30%
  3. District of Columbia$1.1M21%
  4. Maryland$372.7K7.0%
  5. Texas$37.7K0.7%

Integrity signals

Shares of the year's obligations, next to the country's.

  • Low competition49%
    US 39% · $2.6M
  • Sole-source awards1.3%
    US 30% · $70.1K
  • Single-offer competitions48%
    US 8.7% · $2.5M
  • Urgency justifications0.0%
    US 5.1% · $0
  • Year-end rush0.0%
    US 6.0% · -$32.7K
  • Undefinitized contracts0.0%
    US 5.0% · $0
  • Time-and-materials pricing0.0%
    US 4.2% · $0

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Largest awards

  1. UPDATES TO NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP) FRAMEWORK FOR CIVICS$2.2M
    WESTED· San Francisco County, CA· Professional services· Aug 21, 2026 – Aug 21, 2026· 91995926F0007
  2. STRATEGIC COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES$1.8M
    LERNER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Aug 15, 2023 – Oct 6, 2026· 91995923C0002
  3. WEBSITE SUPPORT SERVICES$1.3M
    FORUM ONE COMMUNICATIONS CORP· Arlington County, VA· IT & telecom· Jul 27, 2026 – Jul 27, 2026· 91995926F0004
  4. THIS CONTRACT IS TO PROVIDE LOGISTICAL SERVICES FOR REPORT CARD RELEASES AND MEETING AND AUDIOVISUAL SERVICES FOR THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT GOVENRNING BOARD QUARTERLY BOARD MEETINGS.$984.1K
    THE HATCHER GROUP INC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Sep 19, 2023 – Sep 1, 2026· 91995923F0002
  5. STRATEGIC COMMINICATIONS SERVICES FOR THE NATIONAL ASSESSMENT GOVERNING BOARD$695.7K
    LERNER COMMUNICATIONS, LLC· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Aug 27, 2026 – Aug 27, 2026· 91995926P0006
  6. CIVICS FRAMEWORK CONTENT ADVISORY GROUP$339.2K
    DEMOCRACY INTERNATIONAL, INC· Montgomery County, MD· Professional services· Aug 12, 2026 – Aug 12, 2026· 91995926F0006
  7. NAGBWEB BRIDGE CONTRACT$319.9K
    J.R. REINGOLD & ASSOCIATES, INC.· District of Columbia, DC· Professional services· Jan 29, 2026 – Jul 30, 2026· 91995926F0001
  8. REVISING THE NAEP READING AND MATHEMATICS REPORTING ACHIEVEMENT LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS FOR 2026 AT GRADES 4 AND 8$258.2K
    QUALITY INFORMATION PARTNERS, INC.· Arlington County, VA· Professional services· Jun 23, 2026 – Jun 23, 2026· 91995926F0003

Committees that oversee and fund it

Congressional committees whose jurisdiction includes this agency, and the appropriations subcommittees that write its spending bill (Analisa's reading of the House and Senate rules; committees share jurisdiction). Leaders as currently published.

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Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 9, 2026, loaded Oct 9, 2026.