SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- EXPERT ADVICE ON THE USE OF SCHOOL-LEVEL ASSESSMENT DATA
- Notice Date
- 7/13/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541618
— Other Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, Contracts and Purchasing Operations, Contracts (All ED Components), 550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC, 20202
- ZIP Code
- 20202
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-eea040005
- Response Due
- 8/28/2004
- Point of Contact
- Deila Cockburn, Contract Specialist, Phone (202)245-6183, Fax 202-245-6297,
- E-Mail Address
-
Deila.Cockburn@ed.gov
- Description
- The Department of Education intends to make a sole source award to the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), located in Washington, DC, for expert advice on the use of school-level assessment data, including the school-level data that the States are required to report to the Department under No Child Left Behind, for descriptive and policy analysis. The NAS will be tasked with forming an expert panel to advise the Department on the use of school-level assessment data; having the panel members write papers making recommendations; convening a public meeting of the panel; and preparing a final report of the papers and recommendations. The contractor must have the following competencies and skills: Knowledge of assessment and psychometrics; Knowledge of measurement; Knowledge of statistics; Knowledge of evaluation; Knowledge of education policy; Knowledge of government performance measurement; Ability to gather experts from numerous disciplines; Ability to assist in making the recommendations relevant to researchers, contractors, and policy makers; Adequacy of time commitment. The NAS is uniquely qualified to address the above stated needs for the study. The NAS has unique capabilities with experience in the technical issues of statistical analysis of assessment data and depth of experience in providing services of this nature and quality to the government. The NAS is in a unique position to objectively evaluate the technical issues to be addressed as it is independent of the past and future work to be performed with the school-level assessment data. All interested parties should submit a letter of interest to the contract person by the closing date of this notice. The Department will afford interested parties an opportunity to submit capability statements outlining experience directly relevant to this requirement. If any other capable, responsible sources are found, this procurement will be opened for full and open competition.
- Place of Performance
- Address: National Academy of Science, 500 Fifth St., N.W., Washington, DC 20001,
- Record
- SN00619808-W 20040715/040713211736 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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