"critical Functions" Igf::ct::igf Supports the National Center for Education Statistics (nces) in Strategic and Operational Planning Activities Aimed AT Ensuring That National Assessment of Educational Progress (naep) Program Objectives and General Activities ARE Aligned With Naeps Focus on Identified Major Issues, and With Major Shifts in the Large-Scale Assessment Environment. the Contract Shall Provide Contract Staff and Consultants With Proven Experience Developing and Implementing Various Industry-Recognized Models of Strategic Planning. in Support of Operational Planning, the Contractor Shall Lead the Alliance in Making Recommendations to Nces for Ensuring That Naeps Program Objectives, and General Activities ARE Aligned With Naeps Overall Goals, and Major Relevant Shifts in the Large-Scale Assessment Environment. the Contractor Therefore, Must Maintain an In-Depth Understanding of the Technological, Educational, Policy, and Legislative Contexts of Naep
Contract Overview
Contract Amount: $27,538,824 ($27.5M)
Contractor: Educational Testing Service
Awarding Agency: Department of Education
Start Date: 2013-03-07
End Date: 2019-07-31
Contract Duration: 2,337 days
Daily Burn Rate: $11.8K/day
Official Description: "CRITICAL FUNCTIONS" IGF::CT::IGF SUPPORTS THE NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS (NCES) IN STRATEGIC AND OPERATIONAL PLANNING ACTIVITIES AIMED AT ENSURING THAT NATIONAL ASSESSMENT OF EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS (NAEP) PROGRAM OBJECTIVES AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES ARE ALIGNED WITH NAEPS FOCUS ON IDENTIFIED MAJOR ISSUES, AND WITH MAJOR SHIFTS IN THE LARGE-SCALE ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENT. THE CONTRACT SHALL PROVIDE CONTRACT STAFF AND CONSULTANTS WITH PROVEN EXPERIENCE DEVELOPING AND IMPLEMENTING VARIOUS INDUSTRY-RECOGNIZED MODELS OF STRATEGIC PLANNING. IN SUPPORT OF OPERATIONAL PLANNING, THE CONTRACTOR SHALL LEAD THE ALLIANCE IN MAKING RECOMMENDATIONS TO NCES FOR ENSURING THAT NAEPS PROGRAM OBJECTIVES, AND GENERAL ACTIVITIES ARE ALIGNED WITH NAEPS OVERALL GOALS, AND MAJOR RELEVANT SHIFTS IN THE LARGE-SCALE ASSESSMENT ENVIRONMENT. THE CONTRACTOR THEREFORE, MUST MAINTAIN AN IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF THE TECHNOLOGICAL, EDUCATIONAL, POLICY, AND LEGISLATIVE CONTEXTS OF NAEP.
Place of Performance
Location: New Jersey, 08540