Capability Statement Instructions_NCSER_2012.doc

Capability Statement Instructions

Logistics and Administrative Support Contract for the National Center for Special Education Research The U.S. Department of Education (ED) anticipates the award of an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with fixed price tasks, to provide logistic and administrative support services for the National Center for Special Education Research (NCSER) at the Institution of Education Sciences (IES). These activities are designed to assist NCSER in advancing the rigor and quality of special education research by planning meetings, hosting webinars, and assisting with research leadership activities.

In response to this Draft Performance Work Statement, ED hereby solicits capability statements from eligible contractors. These statements shall be no longer than six pages. Contractors should include resumes in the appendix (no more than five resumes shall be included and only resumes for key personnel that will work on the tasks are to be included). These resumes will not be counted as one of the six pages of the capability statement. The capability statement should describe the qualifications and experience of key staff, as well as related corporate experience and capacity, and have expertise, in each of the following areas:

a. Planning, coordinating, and hosting meetings, trainings, and workshops.

b. Planning, coordinating, and hosting webinars and teleconferences.

c. Supporting the preparation of research papers that integrate information from various sources.

d. Editing technical documents related to education research

e. Delivering high-quality products under tight time constraints

f. Developing print and web-based production materials.

g. Graphic design related to government reports and publications as well as government websites.

h. Producing online video presentations that are 508(a) compliant.

ED will evaluate the capability statements based on the relevant qualifications, knowledge, and expertise demonstrated in each of these areas. A solicitation will be issued only to those offerors that demonstrate the most capabilities in the areas identified above.

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