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U -- IASA TITLE I BYPASS-VIRGINIA SOL RFP-96-015 DUE 061196 POC Linda Feeny, Contract Specialist 202-708-8282, Helen M. Chang, Contracting Officer, 202-708-9740. Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (the Act), as amended by the Improving America's Schools Act (P.L. 103-382) requires each participating local educational agency (LEA) to provide Title I services to eligible private school children. These services must be equitable to those provided public school children in each LEA. If and LEA is prohibited by law from providing equitable services in accordance with &200.11 or the Tletle I regulations to private school children or if the Secretary determines that an LEA has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide such services to private school children, that LEA is ''bypassed.'' In this case, the U.S. Secretary of Education (Secretary) makes arrangements to provide services to eligible private school children through a special contract. The Department seeks to award a contract to provide opportunities for children served to acquire the knowlege and skills contained in the challenging State content standard and to meet the challenging State performance standards developed for all children. This purpose shall be accomplished through the provision of special educational services such as reading, math, and language arts and other benefits on an equitable basis to those provided to public school students in each bypassed LEA. This procurement is made pursuant to Section 1120 of the Act. A portion of the Title I grant to each LEA will be withheld from the State and will be used in this procurement to provide Title I services to private school children. The anticipates awarding on contract for this purpose in the State of Virginia. It is anticipated that the contract will have a one year base period and four one-year option periods which may be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government. Award of a contract is contingent on the availability of funds. Requests to be placed on the mailing list for the solicitation, RFP 96-015, may be directed to the Attention of Yolanda Abney by telephone, 202-708-6498. Solicitation to be issued on or about May 7, 1996. (0117)

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