Teacher Certification, Bureau of Indian Affairs

Department of the Interior, Bureau of Indian Education U ¿ Teacher Certification service, as required by the Department of the Interior (DOI), Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only notice; Proposals are being requested and a written solicitation is issued. This solicitation is issued as a Request for Proposals (RFP). The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through the Federal Acquisition Regulation. The North American Industry classification (NAICS) code is 923110. This acquisition is being solicited accordance with FAR Part 13.5 and FAR 37.6 which includes a Statement of Objectives. The Period of Performance (POP) will be based on the solution. The resultant contract will be awarded as a Requirements contract as defined in FAR 16.5. The Government intends to make a single contract award. See the solicitation for the Statement of Objectives and other details. Scope The overarching goal is for the contractor to provide commercially available process that shall certify a minimum of 500 BIE teachers out of BIE¿s total population of approximately 3,000 educators. The 3,000 teachers or educators, includes all Tribal and BIE funded/ managed schools. The contractor¿s teacher certification process must have a proven track record within the education industry, a well-defined educational testing/classroom learning system, and the contractor¿s system must have the capacity to determine which teachers meet these rigorous standards. The contractor shall create, distribute, administer, analyze, score and present the results of their findings to BIE schools and management. The contractor¿s process must include the necessary professional development to assist BIE teachers in raising their skills in order to exceed national standards. This shall entail the ability to reach teachers in rural remote locations. Objectives The objective of the BIE teacher¿s certification process is to improve the standard for all American Indian students within the BIE system. Consistent with national education reform efforts like Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP), the BIE expects to utilize this certification process to improve overall teacher knowledge of the core curriculum they teach to Indian students. This requires an integrative approach that uses multiple measures of teacher knowledge to determine a teacher¿s actual level of academic achievement and classroom techniques, which shall assist BIE management and principals in determining the appropriate course of action to improve the education process. Any educator within the BIE funded system, Tribal or BIE operated schools, is eligible for this certification process. The contractor must have a proven core knowledge testing/assessment process that determines the core knowledge level of BIE educators. With this information BIE can analyze and improve the effectiveness of the traditional school curriculum, with the ultimate goal of improving the education of Indian students within the BIE funded school system. Building on the core knowledge testing/assessment BIE teachers shall be further evaluated. BIE shall be able to create an environment that improves the classroom learning experience of Indian students being educated within the BIE education system. The proposal shall include a classroom teaching analysis to allow the view from an Indian student perspective. An evaluation of interaction and professional responsibilities as an educator including but not limited to their students, peers, Tribal interactions and local community. The contractor must provide all orientation; mentoring, candidate support training and any additional training costs associated with these requirements. The contractor shall address in the final report, any trends, best practices, weaknesses or strengths by location, differences between BIE managed and tribally controlled schools, pre and post impact of the teacher certification process, its impact on training, recruitment, and retention of highly effective teachers, and any best practices that can be identified/implemented. The Government shall not exercise any direct supervision or control over the contract service providers performing the services herein. The contractor is responsible for furnishing all resources, labor, tools, equipment, materials, supplies, services, and supervision necessary to perform the contract.