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B -- COMPUTER ASSESSMENT OF ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE LEARNERS DUE 060499 POC Elizabeth Hecker, Contract Specialist,(202)708-7234, Contracting Officer, Paula Williams-Bauvil, (202)708-8235 The Department of Education(ED)intends to award a contract to the Center for Applied Linguistics(CAL)for the development of a computerized assessment of the Basic English Skills Test(BEST). This assessment would measure oral language proficiency of non-native speakers of English. The proposed contractor has the unique qualifications to develop a revised, computerized version of the BEST because it created the original test in 1984,and has access to all test specifications and proprietary data. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, a Justification For Other Than Full and Open Competition(JOFOC) has been certified, justified, and approved for the Center for Applied Linguistics. This requirement will be accomplished through Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR 13. If no affirmative responses are received within 15 days from the date this synopsis is published, the Contracting Officer will proceed with the acquisition to the Center for Applied Linguistics. No solicitation is available. Closing date is June 4, 1999. Posted 05/18/99 (I-SN332636). (0138)

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