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U -- DEVELOPMENT OF SECONDARY SCHOOL SCIENCE CURRICULUM SUPPLEMENTS SOL 263-97-P(GE)-0036 POC Wanda F. Russell, Contract Specialist, (301) 402-3085 The National Institutes of Health, Office of Science Policy, Office of Science Education has a requirement for the development, production and distribution of science curriculum supplements. Supplements must comply with the National Science Education Standards. ( A copy of this publication is available on the World Wide Web at URL http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses/. This procurement is unrestricted and is being advertised as full & open competition. The period of performance is two years. The offeror will develop three science curriculum supplements, based upon the following themes: 1) The dynamics of emerging and re-emerging infectious diseases; (Target Group: Seventh grade middle school life science students), 2) Decisions a cell makes: division, differentiation, and death; (Target Group: General biology high school students), and 3) The importance of human genetic variation: (Target Group: General biology high school students). The offeror is expected to field test the supplements in schools that represent the intellectual and diversity spectrum found in secondary schools across the nation. The offeror will be expected to provide 500 copies of each supplement. All of the supplements will be in the public domain and will not be copyrighted. Solicitations will be issued on or about May 1, 1997. Only written request will be honored. No telephone request accepted. All request should include name of organization, and point of contacts with phone and FAX numbers. Please include solicitation number on all request. Offerors proposals will be evaluated on meeting the needs of the requirement., technical approach corporate experience, staff resources, corporate managemnet and facilities and past performance. The Government reserves the right to make an award to the best advantage of the Government, cost and other factors considered. Send all request to the above address, ATTN: Wanda F. Russell. (0104)

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