B -- Twelfth Grade Mathematics Achievement Levels

The National Assessment Governing Board (NAGB) is seeking a contractor to develop recommendations for setting achievement levels for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) in the area of mathematics assessment at the twelfth grade level. Specifically, the requirement is to use panels of informed, well-qualified educators and members of the public, whose judgments will be used to develop recommendations of cut scores defining the achievement levels (Basic, Proficient, and Advanced) on the NAEP twelfth-grade mathematics test results. The NAEP mathematics assessment is scheduled to be administered at the national level in a field test at grade 12 in 2004. Data from that field test will provide input for the achievement level setting process. The period of performance will be 12 months. All requests for the RFP shall reference the RFP number ED-03-R-0021. The anticipated release date of this RFP is on or about August 18, 2003 and the closing date is September 16, 2003. The RFP can be retrieved using any of the following methods: The Statement of Work will appear on the NAGB website, http://www.nagb.org on or after August 18, 2003. Telephone requests should be placed by calling (202) 357-0392 or (202) 357-6938. Fax requests may be sent to (202) 357-6945. Written requests should be sent to the address shown above as Contracting Office Address, attention Stephen Swearingen. In response to telephone, fax, or written requests, RFP's will be mailed by regular U.S. Postal Service mail on or after August 18, 2003. Copies may be picked up at the Contracting Office Address on or after the release date.