Pacific Research and Evaluation

What Pacific Research and Evaluation does

Pacific Research and Evaluation (Pacific Research & Evaluation LLC) is a Portland, Oregon-based research and evaluation firm founded in 1998 that provides professional consulting services to U.S. federal government agencies. The company employs approximately 15 people and operates as a certified SBA small business, delivering six core service lines: Applied Research, Organizational Consulting, Change Management, Grant Evaluation, Technical Assistance, and Strategic Planning. All services are human-delivered professional services rather than software products, and no proprietary technology platform or technical stack is disclosed.

The firm's customer base consists entirely of U.S. federal agencies, including NASA, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the Small Business Administration, the Department of Defense, the Department of Education, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, SAMHSA, the Department of Labor, the Department of Justice (OJJDP), NIH, NSF, the U.S. Geological Survey, and the American Battle Monuments Commission. Pacific Research and Evaluation delivers these services through pre-established federal procurement vehicles, principally a GSA Professional Services Schedule contract (47QRAA18D006Y) running through 2028 under SIN 541611, and direct Blanket Purchase Agreements with the NRC, SBA, and Department of Labor Chief Evaluation Office.

Revenue is generated on a project or contract basis under these federal vehicles, with multi-year contract cadences. The firm markets itself primarily through its website, LinkedIn presence, and a blog, while all service distribution occurs through direct federal procurement relationships. The company is privately held with no disclosed funding, no parent entity, no subsidiaries, and no documented M&A or restructuring activity. It was recognized as one of the Oregon Business Council's 100 Best Companies to Work For in 2025.

Name

Pacific Research and Evaluation

Legal name

Pacific Research & Evaluation LLC

Website

https://pacific-research.org

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pacific Research and Evaluation is a Portland, Oregon-based research and evaluation firm founded in 1998 that delivers applied research, grant evaluation, organizational consulting, change management, technical assistance, and strategic planning services exclusively to U.S. federal government agencies via GSA and BPA contract vehicles.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Federal Research and Evaluation Services

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (54172), Other Scientific and Technical Consulting Services (54169)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Policy, Regulatory & Public Affairs Research (BPAHALAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sustainability & ESG Consulting (BPAHACAK)

Keywords

• Federal research services
• Program evaluation consulting
• Grant evaluation services
• Organizational change management
• Evidence building services

Headquarters

HQ city

Portland

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Professional Services - Research and Evaluation: Pacific Research and Evaluation generates revenue through providing research, evaluation, organizational consulting, and strategic planning services primarily to federal government clients. Revenue is derived from government contract vehicles including GSA Multiple Award Schedule and Blanket Purchase Agreements with various federal agencies. Services include applied research, change management, grant evaluation, and technical assistance billed on a project or contract basis.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pacific Research and Evaluation is a research and evaluation firm that delivers professional consulting services to federal government agencies and other organizations. The company applies rigorous research and evaluation methodologies to measure program impact, support data-driven decision-making, and provide organizational consulting, change management, grant evaluation, technical assistance, and strategic planning services. Services are primarily delivered through established federal contract vehicles, including the GSA Professional Services Schedule and agency-specific Blanket Purchase Agreements.

Product overview

Pacific Research and Evaluation is a research and evaluation firm that offers a portfolio of professional consulting services rather than a software product. The company provides six core service offerings: Applied Research, Organizational Consulting, Change Management, Grant Evaluation, Technical Assistance, and Strategic Planning. These services are delivered to federal agencies and organizations seeking to transform data into actionable insights for decision-making. The company operates through GSA contract vehicles and serves clients across various federal departments.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Applied Research Research services that apply rigorous methodologies to generate actionable insights for federal agencies and other organizations, supporting evidence-based decision-making and program measurement.

Named customers13 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Abt Associates: Abt Associates is a global research and evaluation firm with deep federal government exposure across health, environment, and social policy. It directly competes with PRE on evaluation, evidence-building, and program assessment contracts.
• Westat: Westat is an employee-owned research firm delivering statistical, evaluation, and survey services to U.S. federal agencies. Its core offerings — applied research and program evaluation — directly overlap with PRE's service portfolio.
• MDRC: MDRC is a nonprofit social policy research and evaluation firm focused on education, employment, and social programs. It competes with PRE for federal demonstration and evaluation contracts, particularly from ED and DOL.
• Mathematica: Mathematica is a nonpartisan research and evaluation firm specializing in social policy and federal program evaluation. It serves the same federal agencies (HHS, DOL, ED) as PRE and competes on similar evaluation BPA vehicles.
• American Institutes for Research (AIR): AIR is a large nonprofit behavioral and social science research organization. It is a leading evaluator of federal education, health, and workforce programs — squarely competing with PRE in the federal evaluation space.
• NORC at the University of Chicago: NORC is an independent research organization affiliated with the University of Chicago that conducts social science research and program evaluation for federal clients. It is a long-standing peer in the federal research and evaluation market.
• The Cadmus Group: Cadmus is a consulting and research firm delivering strategy, analytics, and program evaluation services to federal energy, environment, and public health clients. Its federal evaluation practice is a direct comparable to PRE.

Broad incumbents

• ICF International: ICF is a large public-sector consulting firm with deep federal evaluation and program support capabilities across health, energy, and workforce. It competes with PRE on evaluation task orders but offers a far broader service portfolio.
• Booz Allen Hamilton: Booz Allen is the largest federal management and technology consulting firm. It serves as a prime on many federal evaluation and analytic vehicles that PRE supports as a sub-contractor.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/pacific-research-and-evaluation

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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