What Works Clearinghouse Guides to Research that Assists Practitioners in Education (WWC-GRAPE)

The purpose of this amendment is to serve as notice of formal soliciation. Please review and the SF1449 inclusive of: the Performance Work Statement, Instructions to Offerors, Source Selection and Evaluation Criteria.


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The purpose of this update is to post Amendment 0001 to the solicitation. Amendment 0001: (1) clarifies the submission deadline as July 26 rather than July 20; responds to questions; updates the Instructions to Offerors; and updates the Evaluation Criteria. Please see the attached document for additional information.

Note: the cover page of the SF30 notes that the submission deadline is not extended. This is an artifact of the contract drafting system as it assumes an original submission date of July 26. Again, the submission date is July 26, 2018 as stated in the original and amended Instructions to Offerors.

The purpose of this amendment is to serve as notice of formal soliciation. Please review and the SF1449 inclusive of: the Performance Work Statement, Instructions to Offerors, Source Selection and Evaluation Criteria.

***THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS****

This synopsis notice is posted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.203(a).The U.S. Department of Education (the "Department") anticipates release of a new Fiscal Year 2018 procurement titled "What Works ClearinghouseTM Guides to Research that Assists Practitioners in Education" ("WWC-GRAPE"). Through the WWC-GRAPE contract, IES intends to support the preparation of new or updated practice guides to provide educators in pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 and other stakeholders with research-based, actionable recommendations for improving student outcomes and other outcomes relevant to education.

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
The ordering period will span 60-months. Individual period of performance may vary, and the BPA will be structured to enable performance on an individual task order to extend beyond the life of the BPA as long as it is ordered before the ordering period expires.

ANTICIPATED ACQUISITION STRATEGY
The Department anticipates releasing the Request for Proposals (RFP) in June 2018. The Department anticipates using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR 13.5 in addition to 13.3 and Part 12 procedures for the creation of a multiple-award BPA/commercial items.

POINTS of CONTACT for QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
Questions or comments concerning this notice or its contents may be directed to Jaamal Jennings, Contract Specialist, via EMAIL ONLY to Jaamal.Jennings@ed.gov with a cc to Gabriella.McDonald@ed.gov

Contracting Office Address:
550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor
Washington, District of Columbia 20202

Primary Point of Contact.:
Jaamal Jennings
Contract Specialist
Jaamal.Jennings@ed.gov

Secondary Point of Contact:
Gabriella McDonald
Contracting Officer
Gabriella.McDonald@ed.gov

***THIS NOTICE IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS****

This synopsis notice is posted in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 5.203(a).The U.S. Department of Education (the "Department") anticipates release of a new Fiscal Year 2018 procurement titled "What Works ClearinghouseTM Guides to Research that Assists Practitioners in Education" ("WWC-GRAPE"). Through the WWC-GRAPE contract, IES intends to support the preparation of new or updated practice guides to provide educators in pre-kindergarten through Grade 12 and other stakeholders with research-based, actionable recommendations for improving student outcomes and other outcomes relevant to education.

ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE
The ordering period will span 60-months. Individual period of performance may vary, and the BPA will be structured to enable performance on an individual task order to extend beyond the life of the BPA as long as it is ordered before the ordering period expires.

ANTICIPATED ACQUISITION STRATEGY
The Department anticipates releasing the Request for Proposals (RFP) in June 2018. The Department anticipates using Simplified Acquisition Procedures under FAR 13.5 in addition to 13.3 and Part 12 procedures for the creation of BPAs/commercial items.

POINTS of CONTACT for QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
Questions or comments concerning this notice or its contents may be directed to Jaamal Jennings, Contract Specialist, via EMAIL ONLY to Jaamal.Jennings@ed.gov with a cc to Gabriella.McDonald@ed.gov

Contracting Office Address:
550 12th Street, SW, 7th Floor
Washington, District of Columbia 20202

Primary Point of Contact.:
Jaamal Jennings
Contract Specialist
Jaamal.Jennings@ed.gov

Secondary Point of Contact:
Gabriella McDonald
Contracting Officer
Gabriella.McDonald@ed.gov