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U -- SCHOOL LEADERSHIP ACADEMY TRAINING SOL MDA410-00-R-0012 DUE 090100 POC Barbara La Falce, 703/696-3846, x1406 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, blaflc@hq.odedodea.edu. This is a combined synopsis solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation. Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. The Solicitation Number is MDA410-00-R-0012. This action will be processed using simplified acquisition procedures. The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is an education activity and qualifies for academic/educational pricing. DoDEA requires staff development training for 104 school administrators from an accredited university noted for excellence in providing programs for school leadership. This training shall commence with the 2000-2001 school year (SY). DoDEA has the administrative responsibility for schools in military communities overseas and within the United States that provided education to dependents of military and Department of Defense civilians assigned to various military commends. Presently, there are 116 schools in Europe, 37 schools in the Pacific, 1 school in the Americas and 76 schools in the United States. The DoDEA Leadership Academy was created in 1995 to achieve Benchmark 7.2 of the Community Strategic Plan. It was designed to engage administrators in continuous professional development that is focused on the knowledge, skills, and attributes that are needed to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century schools. The Leadership Academy provides developmental activities to aspiring, newly appointed and experienced administrators. It is comprised of the following institutes: a. Institute for Aspiring Leaders (teachers, district liaisons and headquarters specialists who desire to become administrators and are eligible to attend); b. Institute for New Assistant Principals (assistant principals with 0-2 years of experience are eligible to attend, with preference give to those with the least years of experience); c. Institute for New Principals (individualswith 0-2 years in the principalship position eligible to attend); d. Institute for New Assistant Superintendents (individuals new to the position of Assistant Superintendent are eligible to attend); e. Institute for New Superintendents (individuals new to the position of District Superintendent are eligible to attend); f. Institute for Experienced Leaders (Superintendents, Assistant Superintendents, and Principals with three or more years of experience in their current position are eligible to attend). REQUIREMENT: The University shall co-design, co-develop, and co-deliver the training program with DoDEA staff members. The design must: a) provide for a comprehensive leadership continuum pathway from the aspiring leader to the superintendency and b) include differentiated programs, services, and learning experiences for the classroom teacher aspiring to educational leadership and for both beginning and experienced administrators. This program shall be delivered through various formats such as summer institutes, distance learning and on-campus experiences. The program shall provide each participant, either on-campus or at a neutral site, with an annual minimum of 70 training hours, of which 40 hours shall be completed during the summer months of the Base year plus 1 option year period. The highest priority within the various levels proposed for involvement in the program and the average number of anticipated annual participants are a) Teachers aspiring to leadership positions -- 20; b) beginning Assistant Principals -- 20; c) beginning Principals -- 20; d) beginning assistant superintendents -- 2; e) beginning superintendents -- 2. The next level of priority is schools administrators seeking promotions: a) Assistant Principals seeking Principalships -- 20 and b) Principals aspiring to Assistant Superintendency -- 20. The University shall include consideration of the National Leadership Standards in the program design, development, and implementation of program content. The focus of the programshall be instructional leadership, school improvement, and powerful teaching and learning. Participants who successfully complete the program shall, at a minimum, receive a certificate of completion from the University. Program development shall include the following additional points of emphasis: a) Leadership options that offer participants continuous opportunity for introspection, reflection, and renewal (learning from experience by means of cognitive strategies and processes is crucial to the improvement of professional practice); b) Assessment of individual participant's leadership skill and knowledge with feedback to each individual from assessment instruments. Assessments will serve as a basis for personal planning, growth and development; c) Be based on emerging theory and contemporary issues to maintain a dynamic learning experience; d) Incorporation of contemporary complexity of leadership issues to assure substantive content and programmatic rigor; e) Training activities designed to be interactiveand experiential; f) Provide for experiences from which participants can learn new leadership skills and competencies as well as enriching the leadership capabilities they have learned from previous experiences. The program content shall be developed to address the following core skills for participants: Strategic Leadership; Instructional Leadership; Interpersonal Relationships; Education Equity; Curriculum, Instruction and Supervision of the Learning Environment; Performance Management; Information Management and Evaluation; and Strategic Management. Period of Performance: Base year plus one option year. Anticipated award date is 1 Oct 00. The following clauses/provisions apply to this solicitation and are in effect through FAC 97-19 and DCN 20000627: FAR 52.212-1, Instructions to Offerors -- Commercial; 52.212-2, Evaluation -- Commercial Items. A single award will be made to the responsible offeror whose offer conforms with all the requirements of this solicitation and whose proposal reflects the best value to the Government. Proposals will be evaluated based upon the following criteria: 1. Demonstrated experience and/or capability in ALL of the following: (a) Designing School Leadership programs, (b) Understanding of professional development and adult learning theories, (c) Course and training design (d) Infrastructure to develop curriculum, (e) Infrastructure to administer the program, (f) Providing on-line training (g) Use of professional development standards to design leadership programs, such as National Staff Development Council (NSDC) and the Interstate School Leadership Licensure Consortium (ISLLIC) standards for school leaders; 2. Past Experience and Performance in the design, development and course presentation of similar or like Leadership programs. 3. Corporate capabilities and personnel to perform the work in a worldwide environment. 4. Cost. 52.212-3, Offerors Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, which MUST accompany the offeror's proposal; 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items; 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items; 52.222-26, Equal opportunity, 52.222-35, Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans; 52.222-37, Employment reports on Special Disabled Veterans and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, Historically Black College and Minority Institution Representation, 52.226-2. The following DFAR provisions a hereby incorporated by reference: 252.204-7004, Required Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and 252.232-7009, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer. CLIN 0001 -- School Leadership Academy Training for SY 2000-20001 (FY01); CLIN 0002 -- School Leadership Academy Training for SY 2001-2002 (Option Year FY02). The following items shall be submitted in writing to the address shown above by 4:00 p.m. EST 01 SEP 00: 1. Proposal, along with Representations and Certifications; 2. Two references (point of contact and telephone number), 3. Cost Breakout, i.e. design, materials, instruction, etc. Contractors are also requested to provide DUNS, Tax Payer ID number and CAGE code, if available. Fax proposals are not acceptable. Posted 08/02/00 (W-SN481084). (0215)

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