70 -- 70 -- MODIFY,CALIBRATE & VALIDATE IEA MODULE

Notice Date

August 17, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Maxwell AFB Contracting Squadron, 50 LeMay Plaza South Bldg 804, Maxwell AFB, AL, 36112-6334

ZIP Code

36112-6334

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-F73ACS12151400

Response Due

August 17, 2001

Point of Contact

Deborah Downey, Contract Specialist, Phone 334-953-3541, Fax 334-953-3543, Email deborah.downey@maxwell.af.mil

Description

FURNISH ALL LABOR, EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS NECESSARY TO CREATE, CALIBRATE, AND VALIDATE (I.E. MEASURE THE RELIABILITY OF) AN INTELLIGENT ESSAY ASSESSOR MODULE FOR SCORING ESSAY EXAMS FOR AN AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE (ACSC) COURSE MATERIAL. THE CONTRACTOR WILL SCORE UP TO 1,000 ESSAY EXAMS FOR THIS PURPOSE. ACSC WILL PROVIDE BACKGROUND INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIAL OF AT LEAST 200 PAGES OF COURSE RELEVANT TEXT IN MACHINE READABLE FORM, ESSAY TEST ANSWERS OF 200-1000 WORDS, ALSO IN MACHINE READABLE FORM, GRADES ASSIGNED BY COURSE INSTRUCTORS TO A RANDOM SAMPLE OF AT LEAST 100 OF SAID ESSAYS, ALONG WITH A SECOND INDEPENDENT SCORE OF AT LEAST 50 OF SAME. THE CONTRACTOR WILL SUPPLY A SUBSCRIPTION ?SUMMATIVE? GRADING SERVICE FOR ESSAYS WRITTEN TO THE SAME PROMPTS AS THOSE CALIBRATED IN THE SCORING OF ACSC ESSAY EXAMS. THE TOTAL NUMBER OF ESSAYS TO BE SCORED BY THE CONTRACTOR SHALL NOT EXCEED 10,000. THE PERIOD OF THIS ACQUISITION IS FROM. II IS THE INTENT OF THIS AGENCY TO NEGOITATE A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT UNDER STUTORY AUTHORITY 10 U.S.C. 2304 (C) (1), SET FORTH IN FAR 6.302-1, (ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE AND NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES WILL SATISFY AGENCY REQUIREMENTS). THIS AGENCY INTENDS TO NEGOTIATE WITH KNOWLEDGE ANALYSIS TECHNOLOGIES, LLC, 4940 PEARL EAST CIRCLE ? SUITE 200, BOULDER, CO 80301. THIS REQUIREMENT IS BEING DIVIDED INTO 2 PERIODS OF PERFORMANCE. THE FIRST IS THE BASE YEAR OF 1 SEP 01 THROUGH 31 AUG 02 WHICH PROVIDES FOR SCORES FOR ALL SUBMITTED ESSAYS AND A CALIBRATION AND VALIDATION STATISTICAL REPORT ON ESSAYS NLT 15 DEC 01, AND ALSO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL ESSAY SCORING SERVICE. THE FIRST OPTION PERIOD OF 1 SEP 02 THROUGH 31 DEC 02 PROVIDES FOR PROJECT REPORTS NLT 15 DEC 02. SEE NOTE 22

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010821/70SOL004.HTM (D-229 SN50V350)