D -- ACCESS ERIC EDUCATION INFORMATION RESOURCES INFORMATION CENTER

Notice Date

October 13, 2000

Contracting Office

U.S. Department of Education, Contracts and Purchasing Operations, CPO, 7th & D Streets SW, Room 3616, Washington, DC 20202-4443

ZIP Code

20202-4443

Solicitation Number

EDOERI-01-000002

Response Due

November 27, 2000

Point of Contact

Dean Pike, Contract Specialist, (202) 260-1679; Yolanda Abney, (202) 708-6498

Description

The US Department of Education has a need for the operation and maintenance of the ACCESS ERIC component of the Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC). This OERI/NLE requirement coordinates system wide activities to improve public awareness and use of ERIC and to provide reference and referral services to users. ACCESS ERIC coordinates the ERIC Outreach: the development and dissemination of system wide materials marketing activities; publicizes significant new materials available through ERIC; develops new reference and referral systems to assist clients in obtaining up-to-date information, and; operates the ERIC internet web site which provides a common point of entry for individual web sites that exist for each ERIC component. The contract will require a knowledge of the ERIC system; and expertise in outreach and dissemination. The contract also requires technical knowledge and expertise in metadata, metadata standards, database management and internet technologies to help the ERIC system continue its move from a paper-based system to an online web-based system. The contract will be for a 12 months with four 12-month options. Authority for this activity comes under Title IX, Part D (f) of P. L. 103-227, "Goals 2000: Educate America Act". The anticipated release date of the RFP is October 27, 2000 with a closing date of November 27, 2000. Questions about this procurement should be submitted in writing to the contract specialist at the following address: U. S. Department of Education, Contracts and Purchasing Operations,ROB-3, Room 3616, MS-4447, Washington, DC, 20202-4447, Attention: Dean Pike, Contract Specialist. The cut-off date for receipt of questions is November 10, 2000.*****

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001017/DSOL008.HTM (W-287 SN5042O6)