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76 -- INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SERVICES FOR DODEA K-8 MATHEMATICS PROGRAM SOL MDA414-99-R-0001 DUE 032699 POC Contract Specialist Alexander Stuart (804-327-0681), Contracting Officer Sue K. Sarnecky (804-327-0560) Provide instructional materials for Kindergarten-Eighth Grade DoDEA Mathematics Program. Solicitation MDA414-99-R-0001 due 03/26/99. Publishers will be required to submit student textbooks or equivalents, teacher's editions of the student text, teacher's resource packages/materials, student workbooks or equivalents, assessment materials, parent involvement books if available, manipulative materials if available, and technological and multi-media materials if available. The publisher shall also provide related professional development training and support services as requested prior to the full implementation of the adopted materials in the classroom. Publishers shall submit program materials for grades K-8 for review and evaluation. A maximum of three awards will be made as a result of this solicitation for the grade groupings of K-2, 3-5, and 6-8. However, the Government may award only one contract for a publisher's complete K-8 program. All materials required shall adhere to the following standards: Textbooks or equivalent materials for each grade level of each program shall be consistent with the DoDDS grades K-8 Mathematics Standards (available at DoDEA's web site, http://www.odedodea.edu). All materials within each program shall include collaborative and cooperative learning techniques and developmentally appropriate activities. All teachers' materials shall include recommended activities for varying ability levels. The offeror shall provide their latest materials available to school systems in the United States as stated in their most current catalog or price list. All materials shall be free of racial, color, national origin, age, disabling conditions, sexual, religious, and ethnic bias and shall present a balanced coverage of multi-cultural contributions, where appropriate. Software supplied, if any must be compatible with MAC 8.0, Windows NT or Windows 95, Microsoft Office, Lotus cc:Mail, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes and Novel Network versions 4.1 which are approved DoDEA standard software packages. Contractors shall not submit any mathematics instructional materials for review to schools, teachers, mathematics coordinators or other employees of the Department of Defense Education Activity during the solicitation phase of this acquisition. The proposed contract(s) will be a requirements type contract with a base period of twelve months with five option years. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. The solicitation is expected to be issued approximately 11 Feb 99. The solicitation will contain specific details concerning submission of proposals. Solicitations may be requested from Alexander Stuart via telephone at 804-327-0681, via facsimile at 804-327-0673/0674 or via E-Mail: alex_stuart@odedodea.edu. The Contracting Officer for this acquisition is Sue K. Sarnecky, telephone 804-327-0560. See numbered Note 12. Posted 01/05/99 (W-SN285320). (0005)

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