Description
This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial services prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. Solicitation No. MDA410-02-R-0002 is issued as a request for proposals (RFP) and this announcement constitutes the only solicitation and no further written solicitation will be issued. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 2001-01. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 6117110 and the Business Size Standard of $5.0 M applies to this procurement. Services required: Contractor shall plan, execute, and provide follow-up for the Department of Defense (DoD) Roundtable: "Education Issues of the Mobile Military Child." in Seattle, Washington, 26 and 27 February 2002 . The Educational Opportunities Directorate of the Department of Defense (Ed Op) is tasked with improving the educational transition of children of our mobile military families. The roundtable format has been selected as a means of canvassing areas of the country that are highly-impacted by military presence to: 1) surface educational transition issues, 2) discuss possible solutions to transition issues, 3) promote partnerships between military installations and surrounding school districts. Families of active duty military personnel include approximately 760,000 school-aged children. DoD operates schools overseas and at a limited number of stateside locations. These schools serve about 110,000 students leaving 650,000 to be educated outside DoD-managed schools. More specifically, the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) provides schooling for eligible DoD military and civilian dependents from preschool through grade 12 with two programs: the DoD Domestic Dependents Elementary and Secondary Schools (DDESS) for dependent students at locations within the United States, and the DoD Dependents Schools (DoDDS) for dependent students residing in foreign countries. The DDESS system serves an estimated 36,360 students in 70 schools located in seven states, Guam and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The DoDDS system serves about 76,428 students in 154 schools in 13 countries. As many as 650,000 school-age students of military members may be enrolled in public school systems surrounding military installations in the United States. In the past, DoD has not played a major role in advocating for these military children. However, in the year 2000, DoD established the Educational Opportunities Directorate (Ed Op) and chartered it to address transition issues associated with the education of students of mobile military families. Ed Op has been charged with helping to increase connections between military and civilian community schools to address educational issues and concerns affecting the quality of kindergarten through 12th grade educational opportunities for all military students, whether in DoD or in local school districts in the United States. The end result should be a continuum of quality education for all military children regardless of where their parents are assigned. Beginning in the fall of 2000, Roundtables were established as one of the means by which Ed Op would begin to accomplish its mission. SCOPE OF WORK: Contractors will perform planning, execution and follow-up for the DoD Roundtable: Education Issues of the Mobile Military Child in the Seattle area of the state of Washington on 26-27 February 2002. The Roundtable will consist of approximately 100 participants including: Installation commanders and the top enlisted persons from major Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and Coast Guard bases in the state of Washington; 20 military dependent high school students selected from public schools in the Tacoma-Seattle area; Parents from major Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine and Coast Guard installations in the state of Washington; State Legislators repre