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RFP 97-012 is amended as follows:

Section C

Task 1.1 Page 3 - third line delete "C"

Task 1.2 Page 3 - eighth line delete "Institute" and substitute "and Improvement"

Task 1.4 Page 4 - second line delete "resend" and substitute "present"

Task 1.6 page 5 - last sentence shall read - "The contractor (s) shall also coordinate with any	advisory or technical panels that are formed."

Task 1.6 page 5 - add the following paragraph:

The contractor (s) shall meet with OERI and the contractor responsible for licensing to coordinate time lines. The meeting shall be held in Washington DC, in November/December 1997, soon after the licensing contract is awarded. The contractor (s) shall continue coordination with the Licensing Contractor throughout the life of the contract.

Task 1.8 page 7 - eleventh line delete (see optional Task #1)

Task 2 page 9 - eight line after "performance" add "items".

Task 2.4 Page 10 - fifth line, should read "Section 504..."

Task 2.5 page 11 - Second paragraph, last line delete "participants" substitute with
"participation"

Task 3.4 Page 15 - add at end of paragraph "(see Task 2.7)"

Task 3.5 Page 15 - delete "plans" add "...accommodations provided pursuant to Section 504 of	the ADA ,..."

Task 3.5 Page 16 - third paragraph correct Task 15 to read Task 14.

Task 4.1 Page 18 - add the following:

Preliminary versions of the following deliverables listed under Task 5 shall be delivered to the OERI COTR: 1) Specifications for printing, handling and distribution of test booklets, (Task 5.3) 2) scoring guidelines (Task 5.5) and 3) test reporting guidelines (Task 5.6). The COTR will have a two week review period. Preliminary versions will be revised and shall be submitted by May 8, 1998. This preliminary guidelines shall be used by the licensing contractor to develop standards for licensing the printing, distribution, scoring and reporting providers. Contractor (s) shall attend a meeting with the COTR and the licensing contractor approximately 5 working days later in Washington, DC. Final versions of these documents are due as indicated in Task 5.

Task 5.3 Page 22 - last sentence shall read "...bilingual (only for NTM) versions. "

Task 5.5 page 23 - change due date to January 4, 1999.

Task 5.7 Page 23 - seventh line delete "specialist committees" substitute "others"

Task 5.8 page 24 - first sentence delete "develop" substitute "finalize"

Task 14 A (2) Page 26 - delete everything after "...uses."

Task 14 B Page 26 last paragraph third line should read "year"

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Key Personnel Page 27

Project Director: add the following after the first sentences "This individual should have a Ph.D.

in education, psychometrics or a related field."

Assistant Project Director : should read: "The qualifications for the assistant project director for	test development are a graduate degree in education, psychometrics, or a related field	and ......."

Section F.

Clause F.2 Deliverables

is corrected as follows: "kinds, quantities and dates indicated in Clause F.5."

Clause F.5 Schedule of Core Task Deliverables and Milestones

The following are added under Task 4.

Task - Preliminary Specifications for printing, handling and distribution of test booklets.

Due Date - May 8 1998

Quantity - 2 copies

Task- Preliminary Scoring guidelines

Due Date - May 8, 1998

Quantity - 2 copies

Task - Preliminary Test Reporting guidelines

Due Date - May 8, 1998

Quantity - 2 copies

Task 5 is corrected as follows:

Page 35 - correct first Test utilization guide to read "Test Reporting Guidelines"

Page 35 - correct second to read Test utilization guide to read "Test Utilization Guidelines"

All reference to January 1, 1999 are corrected to January 4, 1999.

Section L

Clause L.2 last line should read "contractor" in stead of "contract"

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Clause L.5 - Technical Proposal Requirements

A.1.3 Page 99 - delete last sentence that reads: "Offerors should address how they will
accomplish the optional tasks."

Task 1 1. Page 100 - delete entire paragraph which reads:

The Department of Education is currently considering moving the administration of the NTR/NTM from spring to fall, in which case the first operational administration of the NTR/NTM would shift from spring 1999 to fall (October to November) 1999. The timing of the pilot and field tests would shift accordingly, so that the field test would move from spring 1998 to fall 1998, with the pilot occurring some time before the field test. The offeror is to write the proposal assuming a spring 1999 administration cycle; however, the offeror should propose an alternate schedule that would result from shifting from a spring to fall testing cycle. The offeror should also discuss any impact of the alternate schedule on procedures, staffing and/or cost.

Task 1 3. Page 100 - last paragraph first line should read "...over sampling..."

Task 1 page 100 add:

The contractor (s) should plan on meeting with OERI and the Licensing Contractor responsible for licensing to coordinate time lines. The meeting will be planned to be held in Washington D.C. in November/December 1997, soon after the Licensing Contact is awarded. The contractor should meet with the other contractor(s) and OERI periodically throughout the life of the contract to coordinate activities.

Task 1 3. Page 101 - delete from first paragraph last sentence that reads: "This should describe	parameters for Department use."

Task 2 Page 101 - first paragraph last sentence deleted "to"

Task 2 Page 101 - second paragraph second sentence should read "This section should describe	in detail...

Page 105 is corrected as follows: Tasks 6-14 should read Tasks 6-13. Task 15 should read Task	14.

Task 14 Page 105 - add to the first paragraph after the sentence "... and 2) validation of test uses.	following at the end of the first paragraph: Under A (2) The offeror should propose what it determines to be the most important and appropriate validity study addressing test use. ..."

Task 14 Page 105 - Second paragraph delete in first sentence "to". Change "an" to "a".

Page 105 under A.1.4 - last sentence change from "submitting" to "submit"

Page 106 Under A.1.5 - second paragraph first sentence should read "...projects that are ..."

Clause L.18 Service of Protests is corrected with (FAR 52.233-2) (August 1996) which reads:

(a) Protests, as defined in section 33.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, that are filed directly with an agency, and copies of any protests that are filed with the General Accounting Office (GAO), shall be served on the contracting Officer (addressed as follows) by obtaining written and dated acknowledgment of receipt from the individual

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specified in block (10) of SF33 .

(b) The copy of any protest shall be received in the office designated above within one day of filling a protest with the GAO.

Clause L.23 Additional Business Proposal Instructions

Page 123. Number 1 is deleted.

Attachment 2

The following address is corrected to read:

Deanna M. De'Liberto

President

D SQUARED ASSESSMENTS, INC.

9 Bedle Road, Suite 250

Hazlet , NJ 07730-1209

This amendment does not change the recite date or time of proposals..