Department of Education Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase IA 2026: Pre-Solicitation
| Agency | Department of Education |
| Contracting office | Contracts and Acquistions Management |
| Place of performance | See the notice |
| Type of notice | Pre-solicitation |
| Set-aside | Small Business Set Aside - Total |
| Response deadline | Not given |
| Posted | Apr 14, 2026 |
| Solicitation number | 91990026R0003 |
| NAICS code | 541720, Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities |
Summary from the notice
The Institute of Education Sciences (IES) and the U.S. Department of Education (ED) anticipate the release of a 2026 Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) Phase IA solicitation #91990026R0003, on or about April 30, 2026. The proposal submission date will be in late June 2026, approximately 60 days after the solicitation release. The program, known as ED/IES SBIR, provides awards to eligible for-profit businesses and partners for the research and development and evaluation of new, commercially viable education technology products (“products”). The Phase IA program solicitation will invite eligible for-profit small business firms and partners to submit proposals for $250,000 for contracts to develop and evaluate a prototype of an entirely?novel?education technology product (where no or limited previous development has occurred) over a period of 9 months. The goal of the Phase IA track is to solicit proposals for ground-breaking high-risk high reward approaches to solve pressing problems in education. Small Business firms and partners who possess strong research and development and evaluation capabilities for education technology products in the below priority area are encouraged to participate. PRIORITY AREA IA: Prototypes of Novel Education Technology Products for Use by Learners, Educators or Administrators (or Other School Personnel) Successful Phase IA awardees under the solicitation will be eligible to apply for a Phase II award for $1,000,000 in 2027, to fully…
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