Solicitation ED-00-R-0026
Amendment 1

Effective Date:	May 25, 2000

The purpose of this amendment is to the answer the following question,
make a change to the Technical Proposal Instructions and make a 
correction to the Statement of Work.

1.  Question:  Subtask 6.2 on page 14 of the SOW requires the
               contractor to submit a final list of from 10-15 schools
               for site visits.  However, Section L, page 59 instructs
               the offeror to assume a case study sample of 18 schools.
               Is there an explanation for this apparent inconsistency?
               Should the bidder plan to submit a list of at least 
               18 schools?  Does the Department have specific schools
               already in mind for the case studies?

    Response:  On page 14 of the SOW, the number of schools to be 
               selected for site visits should be 15-18 schools.  The 
               Department does not have specific schools already in 
               mind for the case studies -- indeed, the RFP states on 
               page 59 (Section L) that "the offeror shall propose a 
               strategy for selecting schools for the case studies."  
               The SOW suggests, on page 8, possible strategies for 
               choosing case study schools, but these are intended as 
               suggestions for possible criteria, not a definitive 
               list.

2.  Under Clause L.7  TECHNICAL PROPOSAL INSTRUCTIONS (MARCH 1986)
    (311-3), General Instructions for Technical Proposal, delete the
    third paragraph and replace with the following:

    Technical proposals must be limited to a maximum of 100 double-
    spaced pages, in addition to resumes and tables.  Corporate
    experience and management and staffing information are excluded
    from the 100-page limit.  Offerors should not put substantive
    materials in the appendix in order to subvert the 100-page limit.

3.  In Attachment A, Page 3, "Reading Excellence Act:  School
    Implementation Study", delete the last sentence and replace with
    the following:

    Surveys will be conducted in 2001-02, 2002-03, and 2003-04.