UPDATE - JUNE 30, 2000

Amendment 0002 (20K ASCII File) to RFP ED-00-R-0052 has been issued. It includes (1) responses to questions received on or before June 12, 2000 and (2) a list of the Federal Information Processing (FIP) Standards that are applicable to the RFP. Note that the Closing Date of this RFP remains unchanged. Proposals are due to the NIFL by 4 p.m., Tuesday July 18, 2000.

SOLICITATION NUMBER: RFP ED-00-R-0052
PROPOSAL DUE DATE: July 18, 2000 4:00 P.M. E.S.T.
POINT OF CONTACT: Sharyn Abbott at (202) 233-2026

The National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) has a requirement to design and implement a comprehensive system to provide information on scientifically-based reading research to teachers, parents, and teacher educators to increase their awareness of research-proven methods for teaching reading, preventing reading difficulties, and correcting reading problems; and to assist in carrying out NIFL??s responsibilities as authorized in the National Reading Excellence Act. The system will include a web site, an on-line reference collection; satellite meetings; training institutes for teachers and teacher educators; technical assistance networks; and self-paced, multi-media teacher training packages, available in a variety of formats, including on-line, CD-ROM, and in print.

The entire solicitation is available below for download. Requests for a hard copy of the RFP may be made by telephone, mail, e-mail, or in person. All requests shall reference the RFP number (ED-00-R-0052) and title. Telephone requests may be placed by calling Sharyn Abbott at 202-233-2026. Mail requests shall be sent to the following address, National Institute for Literacy, 1775 I Street, NW, Suite 730, Washington, DC 20006-2417. E-mail requests may be sent to Sharyn_Abbott@ed.gov. Copies of the RFP may be picked up in person on the issuing date at the above address. Issue date is June 6, 2000 and closing date is July 18, 2000 (4:00PM EST). All responsible sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. The dates listed herein are subject to change.

SOLICITATION52.ZIP (157K) - All files needed to prepare a proposal, zipped for easy downloading, including the RFP in PDF format, which retains exact formatting as the hardcopy RFP, and the Statement of Work in MS Word format. There are 10 separate documents contained in this file. All are in either MS Word or PDF format. Zip utility software is required to extract the 10 files from this zip file before viewing in word processor or other applications. The Adobe Acrobat Reader, which is available free, is required to view and print PDF files.

SOW52.DOC (117K) - Statement of Work in MS Word format for quick viewing.

Contact Gary Weaver at (202) 401-0083 for downloading problems only.

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