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U -- IMPROVING MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE EDUCATION SOL 263-95-P(BL)-0060 POC Christopher Belt, Contract Specialist, Ph: (301) 402-3067, Fax: (301) 402-3406/7. NIH intends to procure on a sole source basis the Montgomery County Public Schools, Carver Educational Services Center, 850 Hungerford Drive, Rockville, Maryland, 20850, for the requirement to impplement a program designated to facilitate the improvement of mathematics and science education at the secondary school level. Specifically, the contractor will provide the following services; The contractor will coordinate Science Communication Workshops, prepare materials to be uploaded to NIH EDNET on the World Wide Web, collect materials on biomedical information to be available on-line and in hardcopy to supplement textbooks, expand and coordinate the pedagogical aspects of the NIH Speakers Bureau, coordinate the ''Young Women's Network'' Brown Bag Series and coordinate the activities of Montgomery County Public School student and teacher interns on the National Institutes of Health campus. The period of performance will be for one (1) twelve month period with options to renew for four (4) additional one-year periods. It is believed that Montgomery County Public Schools is the sole-source for this requirement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 because of the following: In order to continue the implementation of the science education initiative mandated by Presidential Executive Order 12821, entitled ''Improving Mathematics and Science Education in Support of National Education Goals'', it is imperative that the contract be awarded to a vendor who is intimately familiar with the NIH Office of Science Education and its programs. For the past several years, the Montgomery County, Maryland Public School System has worked closely with the Office of Science Education in developing and implementing science education programs that emphasize the importance of biomedical research as an integral part of the learning process. This partnership has resulted in the creation of an extensive internship program for hish school students. The Montgomery County, Maryland Public School System has demonstrated a strong commitment to preparing students for careers in biomedical research as well as the emerging biotechnology industry through a vriety of innovative science education programs. The Montgomery County, Maryland Public School System will assign staff to this project during the past three years. Any competing firm that is able to provide the above requirement is invited to demonstrate that capability to the Contract Specialist. See Numbered Notes (s) 22. (0242)

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