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R -- HEALTH EDUCATION ASSESSMENT PROJECT SOL 1999N00144 DUE 053099 POC Susan Cleveland, Contracting Officer, (770) 488-2699 17. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention plans to award a noncompetitve contract to the Council of Chief State School Officers -- State Collaborative on Assessment and Student Standards. The objectives of the contract will be to prepare resources that foster meaningful assessment of student knowledge and skills within a coordinated school health program. These resources include valid and reliable assessment items suitable for large-scale and individual classroom use in upper elementary, middle and high schools. Also includes preparation of scoring guides, technical assistance and professional development resources for improving curriculum planning and delivery. The basis of the sole source determination is the demonstrated capability of this entity to represent and collaborate with state education agencies and to recognize the needs, issues and priorities of these entities. Qualifications include 9 years of experience in the process of conducting collaborative assessment development projects with state education agencies and the development of effective assessment resources. Personnel assigned to the contract project must have advanced/graduate degree in the area of education and public health. Education personnel will have advanced/graduate degree in the area of educational measurement, evaluation, assessment or psychometrics and have a minimum of 10 years of experience in developing large scale and performance-based assessment resources. Public health personnel will have advanced/graduate degree in the area of public health and have a minimum of ten years experience in health education research and evaluation. Organizational missions of the contractor are the same as those of the Government in accomplishing the contract goals and objectives. See Numbered Note 22. Posted 05/03/99 (I-SN326967). (0123)

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