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U -- PROVIDE SCIENCE CURRICULUM FOR MIDDLE SCHOOLS AND HIGH SCHOOLS SOL 263-99-P(BD)-0027 DUE 060199 POC Marcia Goldman, Contract Specialist, 301-496-2302 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 Internet at http://www.nap.edu/readingroom/books/nses) . The period of performance is three years. The offeror will develop three science curriculum supplements, based upon the following themes: 1) Understanding Alcohol (Ethanol): Separating Fact from Fiction; (Target Group: Middle School students in grades 5-8), and 2) Your Ear: A sensitive, Rapid, but Fragile Sound Processor; (Target Group: Middle School students in grades 5-8), and 3) The Biology of Sleep and Its Relationship to Health (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. All of the supplements will be in the public domain. NIH intends for the materials to be freely reproduced for classroom use. It is also the intention of the NIH to reproduce copies of the materials for distribution to schools across the nation. NIH does not intend for the materials to be used by commercial organizations for sale or profit. All materials developed for the curriculum supplements must be in two formats: print and "web ready". Any multimedia that is created must be "Web Ready" and be able to run under all of the most popular web browsers eg. Netscape's Navigator, Microsoft's Internet Explorer, etc. utilizing both Macintosh and Windows platforms. The offeror will be expected to provide 500 finished and complete copies of each supplement. Solicitations will be issued on or about April 21, 1999. Only written requests will be honored. No telephone requests accepted. All request should include name of organization, and point of contacts with phone and fax numbers. Please include solicitation number on all requests. Offerors proposals will be evaluated on meeting the needs of the requirement. 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: Marcia Goldman or fax at (301)402-3407 Posted 04/02/99 (W-SN315763). (0092)

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