In February 2015, the CES awarded an Intermediate Professional Learning – Stage One contract for the design of a plan of seven new intermediate-level courses to supplement the existing trio of National courses. An abriged version of the Stage One report is available online (in English only).

The purpose of this request for proposals (RFP) is to solicit proposals for contracted assistance with Stage Two, the design of seven new courses on behalf of the CES. This assistance will take the form of support for the course development contractors in the three areas of instructional design, the online learning platform (to be selected in consultation with the successful bidder), and the management of the course development project.

The overarching goal of this contract is to ensure the production of seven new, well-designed courses (four by April 30, 2016 and three more by March&bsp;31, 2017) based on the content guidelines included in the Phase One consultant's report using a combination of face-to-face instruction and a consistent online learning platform.

An electronic copy of the proposal must be submitted to the CES Executive Director at [email protected] by 5PM EDT on Monday, August 24, 2015. Details are available in the complete RFP (in English only).

UPDATE: This document contains answers to the questions asked on this RFP.