SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Teacher Quality Evaluation, Data Collection and Analytic Support
- Notice Date
- 3/29/2012
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541611
— Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, Contracts & Acquisitions Management, Contracts (All ED Components), 550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor, Washington, District of Columbia, 20202
- ZIP Code
- 20202
- Solicitation Number
- ESETP120007
- Point of Contact
- Alice K. Mihill, Phone: (202)245-6207, Gabriella I. McDonald, Phone: 202-245-6188
- E-Mail Address
-
alice.mihill@ed.gov, gabriella.mcdonald@ed.gov
(alice.mihill@ed.gov, gabriella.mcdonald@ed.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is a Synopsis of an upcoming requirement. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) seeks to support state and local educational agencies in implementing the Title II, Part A "Teacher and Principal Training and Recruiting Fund" and meeting the teacher quality goals of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, as amended by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001. The Academic Improvement and Teacher Quality Programs (AITQ) office part of the Office of Elementary and Secondary Education (OESE), administers the Title II, Part A program to improve student academic achievement by deepening the content knowledge of teachers and providing research-based professional development. The Title II, Part A program focuses on preparing, training, and recruiting high-quality teachers and principals. State educational agencies (SEAs), local educational agencies (LEAs), and state agencies for higher education (SAHEs) receive funds for these purposes and are held accountable to the public for improvement in academic achievement, and to use these funds to address challenges in Teacher Quality. The Department anticipates using one of the following NAICS Code: 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services and 541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities. The solicitation will be released around the week of April 9, 2012. Capabilities: In order to successfully perform the work of this contract, interested parties must have ALL of the following competencies or the ability to provide all of these competencies: • Providing logistical support for grantee meetings and working group meetings • Providing meeting facilitation services • Assisting program staff with program monitoring • Survey development and Office of Management and Budget (OMB) clearance • Data collection and analysis • Assisting with review of equitable distribution plans (optional task) The contractor shall demonstrate that its staff has expertise in current policy in and research on teacher quality, teacher effectiveness, and the equitable distribution of teachers. These areas of expertise are essential if the contractor is to successfully demonstrate that it can engage in the following activities: • Analysis and management of data related to teachers and teacher quality • Survey development and implementation, as it pertains to collecting information on and about teachers, teacher quality policy, and teacher effectiveness • Monitoring of Federal education programs, especially program related to teacher quality.
- Web Link
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FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/ED/OCFO/CPO/ESETP120007/listing.html)
- Record
- SN02709699-W 20120331/120330000257-34b2b57103cd7e8bfa794bce895662f2 (fbodaily.com)
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