U -- EDUCATION AND TRAINING SERVICES!! DODDS-EUROPE EARLY CHILDHOOD INITIATVES TRAINING

Notice Date

February 27, 2001

Contracting Office

DODEA European Procurement Office, Unit 29649, Box 6000, APO AE 09096-9649

ZIP Code

09096-9649

Solicitation Number

MDA412-01-Q-0006

Response Due

March 6, 2001

Point of Contact

Don K. Kehren, Contract Specialist, Phone 01149-6134-604-810

E-Mail Address

linwood_davis@eu.odedodea.edu (don_kehren@eu.odedodea.edu)

Description

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is a Department of Defense field activity operating under the direction, authority, and control of the Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for personnel Support, Families, and Education. It is comprised of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) and the Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS). The Department of Defense Dependents Schools Europe (DoDDS-Europe) provides a high-quality PreK-12 education to children of Department of Defense military and civilian personnel stationed in Europe and the Middle East. DoDDS Europe students receive an American-style education and get the added educational benefit of living in a foreign country. The 116 schools are organized into 8 districts and are located in the countries of Bahrain, Belgium, England, Germany, Iceland, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, and Turkey. The DoDDS Europe Headquarters is located in Wiesbaden, Germany. The Department of Defense Dependents Schools European Procurement Office in Germany intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. This requirement is for non-personal services in support of the DoDDS-Europe Early Childhood Initiatives. Approximately 150 teachers and 45 Administrators will be involved in one-day training sessions in the United Kingdom, Brussels, and Turkey District Areas between March 12 -- October 19, 2001, provided by the trainer Dr. Sandra Stone, the author of the text entitled ?The Multiage Classroom: Process Learning.? The sessions will provide teachers/administrators with skills to improve the quality of instruction in a multiage classroom as well as in any Early Childhood classrooms. Each session will provide participants with strategies to improve teaching techniques in a multiage classroom as well as a regular classroom. These training sessions facilitate the accomplishment of the mission by informing early childhood educators of current trends, research, and issues in quality educational programs for young children. No solicitation is available. Under authority of Far 5.203, the Publicizing and Response time has been shortened to 5 days from the date of this notice. (See Note 22.)

Web Link

www.odedodea.edu (www.odedodea.edu)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010301/USOL001.HTM (W-058 SN50E783)