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U -- IASA TITLE I BYPASS-MISSOURI SOL RFP-96-016 DUE 040496 POC Linda Feeney, Contract Specialist, 202-708-8282, Helen M Chang, Contracting Officer, 202-708-9740. Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act ( the Act), as amended by the Improving America's Schools Act (P.L. 103-382) requires each participating local educational agency (LEA) to provide Title I services to eligible private school children. These services must be equitable to those provided public school children in each LEA. If an LEA is prohibited by law from providig equitable services in accordance with &200.11 of the Title I regulations to private school children or if the Secretary determines that na LEA has substantially failed or is unwilling to provide such services to private school children, that LEA is ''bypassed.'' In this case, the U.S. Secretary of Education (Secretary) makes arrangements to provide services to eligible private school children through a special contract. The Department seeks to award a contract to provide opportunities for children served to acquire the knowledge and skills contained in the challenging State content standards and to meet the challenging State performance standards developed for all children. This purpose shall be accomplished through the provision of special educational services such as reading, math, and language arts and other benefits on an equitable basis to those provided to public school students in each bypassed LEA. This procurement is made pursuant to Section 1120 of the Act. A portion of the Title I grant to each LEA will be withheld from the State and will be used in this procurement to provide Title i services to private school children. The Department anticipates awarding one contract for this purpose in the State of Missouri. It is anticipated that the contract will have one year base perion and four one-year option periods which may be exercised at the sole discretion of the Government. Awards of a contract is contingent on the availability of funds. Requests to be placed on the mailing list for the solicitation, RFP 96-016, may be directed to the Attention of Yolanda Abney by telephone 202-708-6498. Solicitation to be issued on or about April 4, 1996. (0096)

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