In light of me being out of the office the past few days, I would like a status update on all the contracts that you have with me, that have pending actions such as new awards, exercise of option year, or other modification.

This announcement is a Pre-solicitation Notice to notify all small businesses of the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) requirement. It is anticipated that the Request for Proposals (RFP) will be available on or about May 16, 2012. The award is anticipated to be awarded no later than June 29, 2012. This requirement is a SMALL BUSINESS SET ASIDE, pursuant to FAR Part 6.203 and 19.5. NAICS Codes of 541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities and 611710 - Educational Support Services will be considered. The Department's Office of English Language Acquisition (OELA) is seeking a small business contractor capable of providing support for the procurement, "National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA)." This requirement will provide support and assistance to OELA on providing the services listed below in an innovative and twenty-first century manner. Services provided by the contractor shall include: (a) operating and maintaining the NCELA website, (b) preparing reports, (c) providing logistical support, (d) managing the resources and personnel, (e) providing additional products and services. The contractor must have knowledge and experience in providing support for the work activities of National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and Language Instruction Educational Programs (NCELA). The contractor should have the following: - Expertise and experience utilizing technology that is very user-friendly and accommodates multi-media formats that allow for interactive events such as: webinar/webcast technology, virtual communities of practice, social networks, a virtual dashboard, and an easy-to-search resource database. Additionally, the capability statement should address the ability to maintain and continually upgrade websites in an innovative and creative, and cost effective manner. - Expertise and experience with education issues related to a variety of English learners instructional needs ranging from cradle to career, including those with special needs. Knowledge of Title I and Title III policies, Language Instruction Educational Programs (LIEP), evaluation, assessment, research, demographics, bilingual issues, and the challenges Limited English Proficient (LEP) children, face in meeting high academic standards. - Expertise and experience in preparing various written materials and reports in a clear, concise, professional format that will support the dissemination of information function of the Clearinghouse. - Experience providing logistical support for various information dissemination events, i.e., conferences, forums, meetings, etc.