Nwea

City-funded organization

NWEA (Northwest Evaluation Association) is the creator of the MAP Growth K-12 assessment suite. It operated as a nonprofit based in Portland, Oregon before being acquired by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2023, and now functions as a division of HMH rather than an independent nonprofit. Its largest city contract, "To Provide Periodic Assessments" ($7,446,000, since expired), was awarded through a competitive RFP; its currently active contract, "NWEA software program line." ($1,207,500), was awarded off the DOE's pre-approved vendor listing. The company has been awarded $9.9 million in city contracts since 2018 across 5 registered contracts, with $18.8 million paid to date. 25% of the contract value awarded to it was won without a fresh competitive bid ($2,432,530 across 3 contracts), per the page's tracked metric.

Industry (per city contracts)
Professional Services
City contracts (active)
$1,207,500 · 1 contract
Awarded all-time
$9,903,530 · 5 since 2018, incl. expired
Paid to date
$18,790,876
Won without a fresh bid
25% of contract value · $2,432,530 · 3 contracts

Holds contracts at

City contracts

Registered city contracts, largest first by current contract value (not amount spent): running now, then registered to start later, then ended. Totals count every registered contract. Each line shows its Checkbook contract ID. The tag on each row is how it was awarded (“no-bid” = non-competitive).

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