MODIFICATION
R -- Resource Collection for the Literacy Information and Communication System (LINCS)
- Notice Date
- 4/3/2014
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 611710
— Educational Support 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
- VAEP140017AP
- Point of Contact
- Elizabeth Price, Phone: 202-245-6185, Stephen Scheffer,
- E-Mail Address
-
elizabeth.price@ed.gov, Stephen.Scheffer2@ed.gov
(elizabeth.price@ed.gov, Stephen.Scheffer2@ed.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This sources sought Notice is being issued as part of the U.S. Department of Education's (Department's) market research efforts to identify interested parties, and in particular small business companies, with the capabililties to meet its operational requirements for resource collection for the LINCS system. In doing so, the Department will host a webinar focused on providing interested parties with an overview of the requirements and to seek feedback from interested parties regarding the draft performance work statement (PWS). The primary goal of the LINCS Resource Collection project is to provide a collection of high-quality evidence-based online resources for adult educators at the state and local levels. These resources will enable educators to design and deliver high-quality learning opportunities for adults so they can succeed in further education and training. The Department's Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education (OCTAE) is seeking a contractor to fulfill the following operational requirements: - Manage the project to ensure accountability and successful outcomes; - Recruit, train and manage reviewers to review materials for inclusion into the collection; - Identify, organize and expand subject-oriented collections of instructional and multimedia resources to help state and local adult educators improve the quality and effectiveness of instruction; - Develop new or revise existing evidence-based professional development resources informed by the highest quality researchavailable for use by adult education and literacy educators, and assure the quality of the professional development deployed through LINCS Regional Professional Development Centers (RPDCs); and, - Disseminate information on new resources in the collection to state and local adult educators through communities of practice and/or other appropriate means, and devise communications that promote the adoption of research into practice. · Given the nature of this requirement, the Department anticipates competing this requirement on an unrestricted basis using GSA Federal Supply Schedule 874 for Mission Oriented Business Integrated Services (MOBIS) Special Item Number 874-1, Integrated Consulting Services. Invitation to Webinar: The purpose of this market research is to identify potential offerors, clarify OCTAE’s requirements, and remove any barriers to maximize competition. Interested parties are invited to participate in a webinar on Monday, April 7, 2014, at 2:30 p.m. ET. During the webinar, the Department will share its vision and goals for the procurement as well as answer questions. Please RSVP for the webinar to Elizabeth Price at Elizabeth.Price@ed.gov by 2:00 pm Eastern Time, Friday, April 4, 2014. Please note that you will not receive a confirmation to your email as the details on the webinar are posted with this announcement. Any written responses to this notice shall be submitted electronically to Elizabeth Price at Elizabeth.Price@ed.gov with a cc: to Stephen Scheffer at Stephen.Scheffer@ed.gov. WEBINAR INFORMATION Topic: LINCS Resources Collection Date: Monday, April 7, 2014 Time: 2:30 pm, Eastern Daylight Time (New York, GMT-04:00) Meeting Number: 740 772 148 Meeting Password: OCTAE WITHIN A FEW DAYS FOLLOWING THE WEBINAR, THE DEPARTMENT WILL ISSUE THE LIST OF THOSE INDIVIDUALS AND COMPANIES THAT SUBMTTED AN RSVP, ALONG WITH AN ELECTRONIC COPY OF THE POWERPOINT PRESENTATION SLIDES AND A TRANSCRIPT OF THE WEBINAR, IF ONE IS AVAILABLE. ------------------------------------------------------- To join the online meeting (Now from mobile devices!) ------------------------------------------------------- 1. Go to https://educate.webex.com/educate/j.php?MTID=m90724ddb36da9312e434b0f0e7ba5d0c 2. If requested, enter your name and email address. 3. If a password is required, enter the meeting password: OCTAE 4. Click "Join". To view in other time zones or languages, please click the link: https://educate.webex.com/educate/j.php?MTID=m30e0cb10e17242d97666eff1e004923e ------------------------------------------------------- To join the teleconference only ------------------------------------------------------- Dial in number: (888)946-3815 Pass code: 8439654 ------------------------------------------------------- For assistance ------------------------------------------------------- 1. Go to https://educate.webex.com/educate/mc 2. On the left navigation bar, click "Support". You can contact me at: william.moser@ed.gov To update this meeting to your calendar program (for example Microsoft Outlook), click this link: https://educate.webex.com/educate/j.php?MTID=m1ffe75c58788cd2b867e10178cf6e7b3 WebEx will automatically setup Meeting Manager for Windows the first time you join a meeting. To save time, you can setup prior to the meeting by clicking this link: https://educate.webex.com/educate/meetingcenter/mcsetup.php The playback of UCF (Universal Communications Format) rich media files requires appropriate players. To view this type of rich media files in the meeting, please check whether you have the players installed on your computer by going to https://educate.webex.com/educate/systemdiagnosis.php. Sign up for a free trial of WebEx http://www.webex.com/go/mcemfreetrial http://www.webex.com IMPORTANT NOTICE: This WebEx service includes a feature that allows audio and any documents and other materials exchanged or viewed during the session to be recorded. By joining this session, you automatically consent to such recordings. If you do not consent to the recording, discuss your concerns with the meeting host prior to the start of the recording or do not join the session. Please note that any such recordings may be subject to discovery in the event of litigation. http://lincs.ed.gov/professional-development/resource-collections
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