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P -- A PARTNERSHIP OF EXCELLENCE AND ACCOUNTABILITY IN TEACHING SOL RFP-97-010 DUE 042997 POC Zilphia E. Wright, (202)708-8572, Contract Specialist, Yolanda Abney, 202-708-6498, John Politte, Contracting Officer. Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) -- Partnership for Excellence and Accountability in Teaching. The U.S. Department of Education (ED)is interested in receiving abstracts for a study for a Partnership for Excellence and Accountability in Teaching that shall bring together elementary/secondary and postsecondary educational institutions, state and local education entities, national professional associations and other stakeholders whose influence is crucial to the success of professional communities and professional development systems in improving teaching effectiveness. The Partnership shall consist of a variety of member entities distributed across the nation and shall launch a focused, coordinated, and comprehensive national effort to promote, support, and sustain effective and efficient strategies to prepare induct, and provide career-long professional development and support for K-12 teachers. The effort shall consider the entire spectrum of teacher professional development and tie knowledge-to-application-to-dissemination while continuing to "push the envelope" of professional development research. ED intends to make a 12 months award with 4/12 month options years with estimate costs of $24,000,000. Telephone request shall be made ONLY to (202)708-6498. To request a copy of the BAA by mail or person, see the address above. A broad agency announcement will be available at the GCS Web Internet site form the Contracts Information/Contract Documents On-Line Page. Internet addresses are http://gcs.ed.gov or gopher://gcs.ed.gov. The documents will also be available for dial-up computer users on ED Board BBS from the Contracts RFP's and Work Statement On-Line Menu. The BBS phone number is (202)260-9950. The BBS has four 14,400 bps modems (settings:8-n-1). New users create their id and password at logon. For questions only on GCS Web or ED Board BBS, contact Audrey Hawkins or George Wagner at 202-708-6775. There will be no formal RFP or other solicitation regarding this requirement. ED will use two step submission process to evaluate proposals submitted in response to this announcement. Step 1-Offerors must submit abstracts which shall include proposed theoretical and technical approaches, and a l page cost summary of their budget(including total annual costs). ED will review the abstracts to establish a competitive range. Step 2-ED will send to all offerors in the competitive range past performance forms as part of the request for complete proposals. The past performance forms will be evaluated as a rating to be combined with the technical rating at a ratio of 36% to produce a combined quality rating. Each offeror in the competitive range will be requested to submit a statement of work, technical proposals, a detailed cost proposal, and past performance documentation. SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS; DEADLINE TO SUBMIT ABSTRACTS (30 DAYS AFTER ISSUE DATE). To be considered, abstracts shall be received by 2:00 p.m., EST, April 22, 1997 at Support Services Group address stated above. All abstracts must include the identifier RFP-97-010 and title on all packages. U.S. (DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION), Contracts and Purchasing Operations, 7th & D Streets, S.W. Room 3616, ROB-3, Washington, D.C. 20202-4443 (0078)

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