Added: Jul 01, 2008 4:02 pm
The National Assessment Governing Board is seeking a contractor to implement a bookmark-type standard setting procedure to produce recommendations for setting achievement levels for the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) for science at grades 4, 8, and 12. The Governing Board invites proposals for implementing standard setting methodologies and procedures that are appropriate to the assessment and consistent with Governing Board policies on achievement levels. (Please refer to www.nagb.org for more information.) The work will include identifying well-informed and well-qualified panelists to engage in a process of extensive training for making informed judgments regarding the cut scores to represent performance of students in grades 4, 8, and 12, on the science NAEP at the Basic, Proficient, and Advanced levels of achievement. In addition, proposals will need to describe a methodology for selecting illustrative items to use in reporting student performance relative to the achievement levels. Finally, proposals will need to describe information that will be provided to the Governing Board in support of the validity of the achievement levels-setting process. The Governing Board will determine final achievement levels to be used in reporting the 2009 NAEP science assessment results.
The period of performance will be 24 months: approximately September 25, 2008 through September 20, 2010. All requests for the RFP shall reference the RFP number above. The anticipated release date of the RFP is on or about July 7, 2008. Telephone requests should be placed by calling (202) 357-0392 or (202) 357-6938. Fax requests may be sent to (202) 357-6945. Written requests should be sent to the attention of Stephen Swearingen at the address shown above.
The Statement of Work will appear on the Governing Board website http://www.nagb.org on or after July 7, 2008.
In response to telephone, fax, or written requests, the Governing Board will send copies of the RFP by regular U.S. Postal Service mail on or after July 7, 2008. Copies may be picked up at the Contracting Office address on or after the release date, Please ensure that copies are available for distribution once the RFP is released by calling the Governing Board office at (202) 357-6938.
Added: Jul 02, 2008 8:25 am
This synopsis is being cancelled due to a posting error. This synopsis should have been posted under Reference-Number-ED-08-R-0028. All future postings will be under Reference-Number-ED-08-R-0028 in FBO.
