The Collier Report of U.S. Government Contracting

Sampling of Federal Government Funding Actions/Set Asides

In order by amount of set aside monies.

• $6,725 - Tuesday the 29th of May 2012
  State Department
  OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MGMT - MA
  DS ANTENNA SITES (COMMERCIAL DOMESTIC)

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• $2,938 - Wednesday the 21st of March 2012
  State Department
  OFFICE OF ACQUISITION MGMT - MA
  ADD $2,937.50 TO LINE ITEM 001 TO PAY INVOICING.

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• $222,260 - Monday the 10th of August 2015
  National Aeronautics And Space Administration
  NASA SHARED SERVICES CENTER
  THE WGBH EDUCATIONAL FOUNDATION (WGBH) PROPOSES TO PARTNER WITH WNET/NEW YORK AND THE PUBLIC BROADCASTING SERVICE (PBS) TO DEVELOP AND DISSEMINATE A COLLECTION OF MEDIA RESOURCES TARGETING "THE YEAR OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM" FOR FEATURED PRESENTATION ON THE ACCLAIMED AND RECENTLY EXPANDED TEACHERS' DOMAIN DIGITAL LIBRARY PLATFORM. DRAWN FROM NASA SOURCES, INCLUDING ITS ARCHIVES AND WEBSITES, AND CONTEXTUALIZED TO ADDRESS COMMONLY TAUGHT PLANETARY SCIENCE CURRICULUM NEEDS AT THE K-12 LEVEL, THESE MATERIALS WILL BE DESIGNED FOR USE BY BOTH STUDENTS AND TEACHERS IN CLASSROOMS, PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SETTINGS, AND/OR INDEPENDENT STUDY. WE PROPOSE TO WORK WITH NASA OFFICIALS AND A NATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD OF SCIENTISTS AND EDUCATORS TO IDENTIFY A FEATURED SET OF VIDEO, INTERACTIVE, AND OTHER MEDIA RESOURCES CURRENTLY PRESENTED ON WEBSITES SUCH AS "NASA E-CLIPS" AND "YEAR OF THE SOLAR SYSTEM." SOME WILL BE PRESENTED THROUGH TEACHERS' DOMAIN FOR DIRECT ACCESS, OTHERS WILL BE SELECTED FOR CUSTOMIZED REVERSIONING AND EXPANDED DEVELOPMENT (E.G., BACKGROUND ESSAYS, STANDARDS ALIGNMENTS, TEACHING TIPS, ETC.), AND ALL WILL BE CONSIDERED FOR INCLUSION IN A SET OF SELF-PACED ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ENABLE ACTIVE ENGAGEMENT WITH THE DATA PRESENTED IN THESE MATERIALS. TEACHERS' DOMAIN (WWW.TEACHERSDOMAIN.ORG) IS A FREE ONLINE SERVICE THAT CURRENTLY BOASTS OVER 3,300 SUCH PURPOSE-BUILT RESOURCES, SELECTED, ORGANIZED AND PRESENTED TO ADDRESS THE CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OF EDUCATION IN THE 21ST CENTURY, ESPECIALLY IN THE SCIENCES. IT IS PREDICATED ON THE NOW WELL-TESTED PREMISE THAT TEACHERS AND STUDENTS ARE EAGER TO ACCESS RICH MEDIA RESOURCES THAT ENGAGE THE LEARNER IN WAYS THAT TEXT ALONE CANNOT, PROVIDING OPPORTUNITY TO OBSERVE WHAT CANNOT BE SEEN IN DAILY LIFE, HEAR AUTHENTIC COMMENTARY, VISUALIZE PROCESSES IN ACTION, AND CONTROL THE MODE AND PACE OF HOW CONTENT UNFOLDS. DEVELOPED OVER THE PAST DECADE, THE SERVICE HAS ATTRACTED OVER 600,000 CURRENTLY REGISTERED USERS FROM 193 COUNTRIES (INCLUDING OVER TWO THIRDS OF THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS IN THE U.S.). REACH AND IMPACT PROMISE TO RISE EXPONENTIALLY IN THE NEXT YEAR, AS TEACHERS DOMAIN HAS RECENTLY MERGED WITH PBS'S DIGITAL LEARNING LIBRARY, EXPANDING NOT ONLY THE QUANTITY AND BREADTH OF AVAILABLE RESOURCES, BUT ALSO THE EXTENT OF DISSEMINATION SUPPORT THROUGH THE NATIONAL PBS NETWORK OF 365+ AFFILIATE STATIONS. THE PROPOSED INITIATIVE WILL LEVERAGE NASA'S CURRENT INVESTMENT IN SEVERAL RELATED WGBH PROJECTS, INCLUDING THE NOVA TELEVISION PROGRAM "LIFE BEYOND EARTH," THE "INSPIRING STEM EDUCATORS" PROJECT NOW IN DEVELOPMENT WITH OUR SISTER STATION WNET, AND AN EVER-EXPANDING ARRAY OF EFFORTS TO PROMOTE WIDESPREAD DISSEMINATION OF NASA RESOURCES THROUGH BOTH TEACHERS' DOMAIN AND PBS'S DIGITAL LEARNING LIBRARY. THE PROJECT WILL BE LED BY PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TED SICKER, EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF TEACHERS' DOMAIN FOR THE PAST DECADE. WNET CONTRIBUTIONS WILL BE COORDINATED BY SANDRA GOLDBERG, DIRECTOR OF THE NASA-SUPPORTED "INSPIRING STEM EDUCATORS' K-12 EDUCATION PROJECT, AND LAUREN GOLDENBERG WILL MANAGE THE EXTERNAL EVALUATION BY THE EDUCATION DEVELOPMENT CENTER'S CENTER FOR CHILDREN AND TECHNOLOGY.

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