SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools Data Analysis for Student Drug-Testing Grantee Questionnaire
- Notice Date
- 8/7/2007
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 611710
— Educational Support Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, Contracts & Acquisitions Management, Contracts (All ED Components), 550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC, 20202, UNITED STATES
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- EDOSDF-07-000025
- Response Due
- 8/24/2007
- Description
- This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6 as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation and a separate written solicitation will not be issued. All responsible sources are invited to submit a quote, which if received prior to the closing date, shall be considered by the Department of Education. The Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools (OSDFS) in the Department of Education (ED) requires the services of a contractor to analyze data from questionnaires sent to 87 entities that received awards under the Student Drug-Testing Program in 2003, 2005, 2006, and 2007. The contractor shall provide to ED a plan for coding and analyzing the data, including cross-tabulations of data elements. The contractor shall code and enter the data according to the approved plan. The contractor shall submit for ED approval a draft report analyzing the data and presenting data tables aggregating each of the questions by cohort and cumulative for all cohorts. ED shall have one week to review the draft report and request any changes that may be necessary. Within 15 weeks of the effective date of the contract, the contractor shall submit the final report. The report shall not exceed 20 pages. At approximately two-month intervals, the contractor shall provide special analyses of the questionnaire data on request. The reports shall not exceed five pages in length and shall not entail original data collection. The contractor shall turn over all data and the database used to analyze the data along with a data dictionary describing coding procedures and all technical specifications. The final data shall be submitted in hard copy and on computer disk. Offers will be evaluated against two criteria - past performance and price. The Government will select the offer that represents the best value. In determining the best value, past performance is significantly more important than price. Proposal Instructions: Interested offerors shall submit proposals via email in Microsoft Word to the Point of Contact (Contract Officer) stated above in two (2) parts, a written narrative and a price quotation, as follows: 1) A written narrative, not exceeding five (5) pages, which outlines the vendor's experience in the following: a. Experience in developing reports for the educational setting; b. Experience in analyzing and coding data in order to develop reports; and c. Knowledge and experience with the Student Drug-Testing Program. The narrative shall include two (2) references of past performance for work of a nature similar to that described in this solicitation and demonstrating the experience, knowledge, and expertise listed above. It is the responsibility of the offeror to insure that the telephone number and reference point of contact listed are current and accurate. Reference information should include: a. Organization and address; b. Contract number if any; c. Period of performance; d. Original price; e. Name, phone number, and email address of contracting officer or similar official; f. Name, phone number, and email address of individual who monitored performance; and g. Type of contract (i.e., Fixed Price, Time and Material). The above page limitations do not include pages necessary to complete clauses or provisions listed above, such as FAR provision 52.212-3. 2) Price Quotation - The Government contemplates the establishment of a Fixed-Price contract. Your price quotation must detail the labor category(ies) and labor rate(s) proposed and any travel, materials, and other direct expense associated with the proposal. Other : The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses that are incorporated by reference: The clauses listed below implement provisions of law or Executive order: 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors - Commercial. 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications - Commerical Items. 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions - Commercial Items. 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders - Commercial Items. This contract incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were taken in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at this address: http://www.acquisition.gov/far/index.html. Prohibition Of Discrimination Against Individuals With Disabilities. The Contractor shall comply with all applicable requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 including Section 302, which provides that: No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of any place of public accommodation by any person who owns, leases (or leases to), or operates a place of public accommodation. Failure to comply with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, as amended, shall be considered a failure to comply with the terms of this contract. The Contractor shall also assure that any meeting, conference, or seminar held pursuant to the contract will meet all applicable standards for accessibility to persons with disabilities pursuant to section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended (29 U.S.C. 794), Sections 504 of the Americans with Disabilities Act (1990), and any implementing regulations of the Department. Background: Although drug use among America's youth has declined in recent years, far too many young people continue to use these harmful substances. Results of the 2005 Monitoring the Future Survey show that in the 30 days prior to the survey, use of an illicit drug was reported by 8.5 percent of 8th graders, 17.3 percent of 10th graders and 23.1 percent of 12th graders. Annual prevalence rates for these age groups were 15.5 percent, 29.8 percent, and 38.4 percent respectively. The consequences of drug use by this vulnerable population are clear. According to the Department of Health and Human Services, students using illegal drugs are more likely to have negative attitudes about school (2003 National Survey on Drug Use and Health0 and to have engaged in the following delinquent behaviors during the past year: gotten into a serious fight at school or work, attacked someone with the intent to inflict serious injury, carried a handgun, sold illegal drugs, or had stolen or tried to steal something worth $50 or more (2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health). In addition, an analysis of data from the national Household Survey on Drug Abuse over a three year period (1994-1996) found that frequent marijuana users were more likely than less frequent users to report delinquent behaviors such as running away from home, stealing, and cutting classes or skipping school. Clearly, drug abuse both interferes with a student's ability to learn and disrupts the orderly environment necessary for academic achievement. Since 2003, ED, working in close collaboration with the Office of National Drug-Control Policy in the Executive Office of the President, has awarded grants to 87 school districts and other entities to support implementation of student drug testing in the nation's schools. This program has been identified as a priority by the Administration and the President's budget request calls for significant increases in its funding in fiscal year 2008. In light of this anticipated growth, ED and ONDCP need information about the implementation of these grants in order to assess the efficacy of the programs and respond to requests for information about drug testing. The Office of Management and Budget has approved a 30-item questionnaire that will be sent to all grantees. ED will mail the questionnaires to each of the grantees in July 2007, provide any follow-up that may be necessary to encourage grantees' voluntary participation in the survey, and collect all surveys that are returned by the grantees. An 80 percent response rate is anticipated. The contractor will receive the questionnaires from ED, enter the responses into an appropriate database, analyze the information, and prepare reports of the findings. At the conclusion of the period of performance, the contractor shall deliver to ED the data base and all data on each of the grantees. Data from these reports shall not be made public or used in any manner by the contractor without the express written consent of ED. Point of Contact (Contract Officer): Debbie Kalnasy U.S. Department of Education Office of Safe and Drug-Free Schools 400 Maryland Avenue, SW Room 3E228, FB6 Washington, DC 20202 e-mail: debbie.kalnasy@ed.gov Telephone (202) 260-1926 Fax (202) 401-4379
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