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76 -- INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS AND SERVICES FOR DODEA PHYSICAL EDUCATION CURRICULUM FOR GRADES PREK-12 SOL MDA414-00-R-0004 DUE 072100 POC Contract Specialist Camille Melton (804)327-0542, Contracting Officer Jan Matthews (804)327-0540) 1.Provide instructional materials for a comprehensive physical education program covering Pre-kindergarten through Grade 12. 2.Estimated value for 18-month base period and 5 one-year option periods is $5.3 Million. 3.DoDEA will review materials to meet instructional requirements in the following categories: Personal Fitness Course, Lifetime Sports Course, Comprehensive Physical Education Teacher Resource Book/Program, Physical Fitness Education and Assessment Program, Physical Education Concepts, Adapted Physical Education, Sports Safety and Care of Injuries, Dance Education, and Other Technology. 4.Contractors shall provide related professional development training and support services as requested prior to the full implementation of the adopted materials in the schools. 5.Contractors shall submit program materials for grades Pre-kindergarten through 12 for review and evaluation. 6.There could be as many as 35 awards or as few as 1 award for all of the 9 categories and components of these categories or any combination thereof. 7.All materials required shall adhere to the DoDDS Pre-Kindergarten through grade 12 Physical Education Standards (available at DoDEA's web site, http://www.odedodea.edu). 8.All materials within each program shall include collaborative and cooperative learning techniques and developmentally appropriate activities. 9.All teacher's materials shall include recommended activities for varying ability levels. 10.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. 11.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. 12.Software Specifications: must be compatible with Windows NT 4.x and/or Windows 95 and/or Windows 98. 13.Operational Systems: must be compatible with Microsoft Office, Microsoft Exchange, Lotus Notes, and Novell Network versions 4.x, which are approved DoDEA standard software packages. 14.Contractors shall not submit any physical education instructional materials, programs, software, and/or other technology items to schools, teachers, physical education coordinators or other employees of the Department of Defense Education Activity during the solicicitation phase of this acquisition. 15.The proposed contract(s) will be Requirements type contract(s) with a base period of 18 months and 5 option years. 16.All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered by the agency. 17.The solicitation is expected to be issued approximately 6/9/00. 18.The solicitation will contain specific details concerning submission of proposals. 19.Solicitations may be requested from Camille Melton/Contract Specialist via telephone at 804-327-0542, via facsimile at 804-327-0672, or via email at camille_melton@despo.odedodea.edu. 20.The Contracting Officer for this acquistion is Jan H. Matthews, who can be reached via telephone at 804-327-0540. See numbered Note 12. Posted 03/30/00 (W-SN439920). (0090)

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