Web-related Research and Dissemination

Small Business Hub zone Set Aside only

Description

The U.S Department of Education will accept proposals only from Small Hub Zone Businesses. All other submissions will not be considered.

The U.S. Department of Education anticipates the release of the subject solicitation on or about November 18, 2010.

As the independent research arm of the U.S. Department of Education, the Institute of Education (IES) is charged with providing rigorous and relevant evidence upon which to ground school practice and policy and sharing this information broadly. In addition to publications and other products, the IES website serves as the principal resource for communicating and disseminating information about education research. To further enhance our efforts to make research easily accessible to education stakeholder, IES requires a contractor to provide it with a range of web-related research and dissemination support. The support will include, among other tasks,

•Evaluating the IES website with an eye toward improvements, which will help IES better understand who uses the site and for what purposes, and how users navigate through the site.

•Writing, editing and graphic services for a variety of publications and other products such as annual reports and short pieces translating education research into clear, user-friendly documents for a diverse non-technical audience.

•Product development, both electronic and print, including online tutorials and other resources.

•An assessment of and rebuilding of IES' photo/image library used in its graphic design work.

•Media planning for the release of IES reports.

The contract is for a period of 15 months.

Contracting Office Address:
550 12th Street SW, 7th Floor,
Washington, DC 20202
Primary Point of Contact:
Scott Caldwell, Contract Specialist
Email: Scott.Caldwell@ed.gov
Phone: 202-245-6009; Fax: 202-245-6297

Point of Contact
Vidya Vish, Contract Officer
Email: Vidya.Vish@ed,gov
Phone: 202-245-6167