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Department Of Defense → DOD Education Activity

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611710 - Educational Support Services

Place of Performance

ALEXANDRIA, VA, 222350, USA

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PostedSep 30

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Response DeadlineOct 7

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10/07/2016, 09:00:00 PM UTC

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DOD Education Activity

Contacts1 person available

OfficeALEXANDRIA, VA, 22350-1400, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → DOD Education Activity

Office AddressALEXANDRIA, VA, 22350-1400, USA

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Full Description

The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is issuing this Sources Sought Request for Information (RFI) for market research purposes to locate capable businesses to participate in a Virtual Industry Day on October 13, 2016. The purpose of this industry day is to hold open dialogue with interested vendors regarding English as Second Language (ESL) proficiency assessment that aligns to the Common Core State Standards, the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), systemic language learner standards, and membership in a Comprehensive Assessment Consortia. Please see attachment for further details on how to participate in the Virtual Industry Day. Provide information requested below no later than 4:00 PM EST on October 7, 2016 to Tracey.Wilder@hq.dodea.edu. 1. Company Information: name, address, telephone number, points of contact(s) and email address. 2. Cloud-based questionnaire. 3. Meeting Platform. 4. Capability Information: include a brief description of experience in providing ESL Proficiency Assessments. (DoDEA is under no obligation to provide feedback to the company on the capability information). Information should be limited to no more than 5 pages. 5. Identification of business size and whether currently designated as a small business as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation FAR Part 19 and also currently registered in the System for Award Management (SAM). 6. Any special contract terms and conditions that would need to be included in a subsequent solicitation. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes and does NOT constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI will be treated as business confidential information. Nonetheless, submitters should properly mark their responses if the information is confidential. Response to the RFI will not be returned. DoDEA will not be responsible for any costs incurred by interested parties in responding to this RFI. In accordance with FAR 15.201(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Attachment: Virtual Industry Day details. Attachment: Cloud-based questionnaire.