National Education Assessment (NEA) and School Education Assessment (SEA) Support/Printing of test items

The United States Government represented by the US Agency for International Development (USAID/Ghana) is requesting quotations for printing, packaging, and delivery of test materials for the National Education Assessment (NEA) and the School Education Assessment (SEA). The NEA and SEA are bi-annual assessment administered by the Ghana Education Service (GES) at the Primary 2-6 levels. The test materials will include test booklets, test administration guides, and answer sheets. Test items will be packaged by District Education Offices and delivered to the GES warehouse located at Tema, Ghana. The support for the NEA and SEA forms part of USAID/Ghana’s assistance to “Improve Quality of and Access to Basic Education” in Ghana. The successful contractor will be responsible for printing, packaging, and delivery of the test items in the various versions. Attached are the detailed specifications and instructions. This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13.5 – Test Program for Certain Commercial Items that allows the use of simplified acquisition procedures for acquisition of supplies and services in amounts greater than the simplified acquisition threshold but not exceeding $5.5 million dollars.