SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- NCES LOGISTICS SUPPORT AND SERVICES
- Notice Date
- 4/25/2005
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 541618
— Other Management Consulting Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Education, Contracts & Acquisitions Management, Contracts (All ED Components), 550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor, Washington, DC, 20202
- ZIP Code
- 20202
- Solicitation Number
- ED-05-R-0008
- Response Due
- 6/16/2005
- Small Business Set-Aside
- Total Small Business
- Description
- Under this contract, the contractor shall provide logistics support and services to assist NCES in meeting its mandated mission in education statistics, analysis, and technical development. The work assigned to NCES, which serves as the statistical agency of the U.S. Department of Education, is typically complex, long term and flexible. The purpose of this contract is to obtain logistics support and services to facilitate the education statistics, analysis and technical development work of NCES in four (4) general categories: 1. Coordinating meetings The contractor shall support NCES in the planning and conduct of meetings. In general, when called upon to arrange meeting sites for NCES, meeting locations must be accessible via public transportation, preferably located in a downtown metropolitan area. 2. Hiring external experts The contractor shall arrange for the services of external subject matter experts to prepare commissioned papers on education issues, serve as facilitators or presenters for meetings, or serve as trainers in NCES sponsored workshops. The contractor shall contact the individuals, negotiate performance agreements and oversee the work. The contractor shall handle all necessary logistics in support of such experts, including payment within agreed upon timeframes specified by each task. External experts address specific issues, (e.g., task forces on dropouts, international survey non-response, statistical standards development and review, significance testing, and multiple data comparisons). 3. Website support The contractor shall provide basic website management and support by designing new websites and web pages, converting text-based documents to post on the web, upgrading existing web tools, and enhancing the coherence and usefulness of its electronic dissemination. The contractor shall adhere to NCES' requirements regarding development and maintenance work on the NCES website. 4. NCES-wide editorial and graphics support and publication release The contractor shall provide final copy-editing and graphics support prior to a document's release on the web and in preparation for printing by the Government Printing Office. The contractor shall adhere to NCES Statistical Standards and Style Guidelines. In addition, the contractor shall assist NCES with the planning, logistics, and materials needed for events surrounding the release of select NCES reports. The Department estimates a period of performance of a 12 month base year and four 12 month options. The solicitation will be a set-aside for small business concerns. The Department encourages small businesses to establish teaming arrangements with other small businesses. The opening date is on or around May 16, 2005, the closing date is June 20, 2005 at 2:00 p.m. EST. Copies of the solicitation will be available for download on http://www.fedbizopps.gov/.
- Record
- SN00795014-W 20050427/050425211705 (fbodaily.com)
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