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Specifically, the Complainant, a blind 

vendor, challenged the SLA’s selection 

of a nonblind severely disabled vendor 

to operate the snack bar vending facility 

at Nesbett. In March 2006, the SLA 

issued a vacancy announcement for 

Nesbett. Both vendors applied for the 

Nesbett snack bar vending facility. At 

that time, the nonblind vendor had been 

operating the snack bar vending facility 

at Nesbett as a secondary vending site 

on a temporary basis, in addition to his 

primary vending site. Meanwhile, 

Complainant was operating a vending 

facility on Federal property as his 

primary location. 

During the selection interview 

process, the nonblind vendor indicated 

that he was willing to give up his 

current primary location and he 

intended, if selected, to operate the 

Nesbett snack bar vending facility as his 

primary site. At the same time, the 

Complainant indicated that he did not 

intend to relinquish his primary site, 

but would manage the Nesbett snack bar 

vending facility as a secondary vending 

facility site. After the interview and 

evaluation of the two vendors according 

to the SLA’s transfer and promotion 

policies and procedure, the selection 

committee chose the nonblind vendor 

for the Nesbett snack bar vending 

facility. 

Complainant then requested a full 

evidentiary hearing from the SLA on 

this matter, which was held. On May 29, 

2008, the Administrative Law Judge 

(ALJ) issued a decision ruling that (1) 

The Nesbett snack bar vending facility 

is not ‘‘other’’ property as defined by the 

Federal Randolph-Sheppard Act; (2) 

The Alaska Chance Act granted blind 

persons and persons with severe 

disabilities a priority when seeking a 

license to operate vending facilities on 

certain properties, but the Chance Act 

gave blind persons a first priority or 

prior right over a nonblind disabled 

person to operate a vending facility on 

public property; (3) The SLA’s 

interpretation of its regulations that a 

vending license is site specific and a 

qualified vendor may only have one 

license to operate a facility is 

reasonable; and (4) The SLA was correct 

when it granted the nonblind vendor a 

license to operate the Nesbett snack bar 

vending facility as his primary site, 

when there was no blind vendor seeking 

to operate the Nesbett snack bar vending 

facility as a primary site. 

On July 7, 2008, the SLA issued a 

decision as final agency action adopting 

the ALJ’s decision. Subsequently, 

Complainant filed with the Department 

a request for Federal arbitration seeking 

an appeal of the State fair hearing 

decision. On July 31, 2009, the SLA sent 

a letter to the Department stating that 

Complainant’s request was a ‘‘State-only 

matter’’ and it did not involve the 

Federal Randolph-Sheppard Program as 

the ALJ had ruled that the Nesbett snack 

bar vending facility was not ‘‘other 

property,’’ as defined under the Act and 

its implementing regulations. 

On August 24, 2009, the Department 

responded to the SLA’s letter stating 

that this is a Randolph-Sheppard matter 

under the Act and its implementing 

regulations and it is up to a Federal 

arbitration panel to decide on the issue 

of whether the Nesbett snack bar 

vending facility is or is not ‘‘other 

property.’’ 

A Federal arbitration panel was 

convened. Prior to the arbitration 

hearing, the SLA filed with the 

arbitration panel a Motion for Summary 

Disposition, arguing that the Nesbett 

snack bar vending facility was State 

property not subject to the Act and its 

implementing regulation. Therefore, the 

arbitration panel lacked jurisdiction to 

hear the complaint. 

By order dated April 9, 2010, the 

arbitration panel concluded that there 

was insufficient evidence before the 

panel to determine whether the Nesbett 

snack bar vending facility was ‘‘other 

property’’ under the Act, but that there 

were issues of material fact requiring a 

hearing and, therefore, the panel denied 

the SLA’s motion. The central issue 

before the arbitration panel was whether 

the Nesbett State courthouse snack bar 

vending facility qualified as ‘‘other 

property’’ within the meaning of the Act 

and its implementing regulations. 

Arbitration Panel Decision 

The panel heard testimony and 

concluded that Federal regulations 

implementing the Act defined ‘‘other 

property’’ as ‘‘property which is not 

Federal property and on which vending 

facilities are established or operated by 

the use of any funds derived in whole 

or in part, directly or indirectly, from 

the operation of vending facilities on 

any Federal property.’’ See 34 CFR 

395.1(n). 

Then, the panel determined that in 

order for Complainant’s claim to 

prevail, he must prove that the Nesbett 

snack bar vending facility was 

established or operated with funds 

derived directly or indirectly from the 

operation of vending facilities on 

Federal property. If Complainant was 

able to meet that burden, the SLA would 

concede that the Act applied to the 

Nesbett snack bar vending facility and 

the Complainant would be entitled to 

the priority in operating the Nesbett 

snack bar vending facility over the claim 

of the nonblind severely disabled 

vendor. 

After reviewing the entire record, the 

panel found that the evidence presented 

at the arbitration hearing demonstrated 

that the Nesbett State courthouse snack 

bar vending facility was not established 

or operated with any funds derived 

directly or indirectly from the operation 

of vending facilities on Federal 

property. Thus, the arbitration panel 

ruled that the Nesbett State courthouse 

was not ‘‘other property’’ subject to the 

Randolph-Sheppard Act and its 

implementing regulations and, 

therefore, the SLA’s decision did not 

violate the Act. Accordingly, the 

arbitration panel denied Complainant’s 

Federal arbitration appeal. 

The views and opinions expressed by 

the panel do not necessarily represent 

the views and opinions of the 

Department. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this is the 

document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this 

site you can view this document, as well 

as all other documents of this 

Department published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF). To use PDF 

you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 

which is available free at this site. 

Dated: April 14, 2011. 

Alexa Posny, 

Assistant Secretary for Special Education and 

Rehabilitative Services. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9477 Filed 4–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

Notice Inviting Proposals for Taking 

Ownership and Operation of the 

TEACH Campaign 

AGENCY: Office of Innovation and 

Improvement, U.S. Department of 

Education. 

ACTION: Notice inviting proposals for 

ownership and operation of the TEACH 

Campaign, including the recruiting 

effort and the maintenance and 

operation of the Web Portal. 

SUMMARY: The U.S. Department of 

Education (Department) has set a goal 

for the United States to lead the world 

in completion of postsecondary 

education by 2020. The Department 

recognizes that the most significant inschool-factor in a student’s education is 

his or her teacher, and wants to 

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encourage a large and diverse group of 

high-performing individuals to pursue a 

career in teaching. As one strategy to 

reach this goal, the Department 

launched the TEACH Campaign—a 

national teacher recruiting effort with 

the goal of contributing to a highperforming and more diverse teaching 

force by linking prospective teachers to 

opportunities for preparation, licensure, 

and employment. Through a contract, 

the Department launched the TEACH 

Campaign using traditional media, 

digital media, social networking, and 

direct outreach and follow-up activities 

with potential and current teachers, and 

supported it with a Web-based portal 

(http://www.teach.gov, and associated 

social networking accounts with 

YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook, 

collectively referred to as the ‘‘Web 

Portal’’) that is available for use by 

potential and currently employed 

teachers for free. The TEACH Campaign 

(i) targets individuals between the ages 

of 18 and 25, especially those who are 

potential high-performers and are 

among populations under-represented 

in the teaching profession or are 

individuals interested in teaching 

English learners, students with 

disabilities, or in the fields of science, 

technology, engineering, and 

mathematics (STEM) in underserved 

communities (the targeted populations), 

(ii) strives to enhance public perception 

of teachers, and (iii) develops support 

for new and already-practicing teachers. 

The TEACH Campaign, which is 

supported through the Web Portal, is 

based on a comprehensive strategic 

communications plan, which includes a 

clear and identifiable ‘‘brand,’’ celebrity 

and teacher public service 

announcements that are disseminated 

through multiple formats (e.g., 

traditional media, digital media, and 

social networks), and direct outreach 

and follow-up activities with potential 

teachers. The Web Portal is designed to 

improve the recruitment, training, 

mentoring, retention, and placement of 

teachers. 

The Department plans to transfer 

ownership and operation of the TEACH 

Campaign, including the recruiting 

effort and the Web Portal, to an entity 

or to a group of entities that enter into 

an agreement to collaborate, form a 

consortium, or establish a partnership 

(entity) that works outside of the 

Federal Government and that would, 

with its own resources, execute and 

continuously improve an excellent and 

effective teacher recruiting effort, 

continuously improve a highly visible 

and useful Web Portal, and continue to 

make the Web Portal available at all 

times to potential and currently 

employed teachers for free. Through this 

notice, we are inviting proposals from 

entities interested in owning and 

operating the TEACH Campaign, 

including the recruiting effort and the 

Web Portal. 

DATES: To ensure that your proposal 

receives consideration, it must be 

received by the Department no later 

than May 19, 2011. The Department 

would like to announce the selected 

entity on or about June 20, 2011. 

Please inform us via e-mail by May 4, 

2011, if you intend to submit a proposal. 

Notification of your intent to submit a 

proposal will help the Department 

prepare for the review process. Please 

note that you may still submit a 

proposal if you do not indicate that you 

intend to apply. Instructions for 

submitting a proposal are set forth in the 

Submission Requirements section later 

in this notice. 

Individuals with disabilities who 

need an accommodation or auxiliary aid 

in connection with the application 

process should e-mail 

TEACHrfp@ed.gov. If the Department 

provides an accommodation or auxiliary 

aid to an individual with a disability in 

connection with the application 

process, the individual’s proposal 

remains subject to all other 

requirements and limitations in this 

notice. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For 

further information, please send an email to: TEACHrfp@ed.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: 

Background 

Through the fiscal year 2009 

appropriation under the School 

Improvement Programs account, 

Congress authorized the Secretary of 

Education to carry out activities, such as 

the TEACH Campaign, to improve the 

recruitment, training, mentoring, 

retention, and placement of teachers in 

order to improve educational outcomes. 

See Public Law 111–8, Division F, Title 

III, March 11, 2009 Omnibus 

Appropriations Act (Act), Div. F, Title 

III, School Improvement Programs, 

Section 4, preceding Division A of the 

Act, and the House Manager’s 

Explanatory Statement, published in the 

Congressional Record on February 23, 

2009, which provided the following: ‘‘In 

addition, up to $7,500,000 shall be 

available for the Secretary to use for 

teacher and principal quality initiatives 

designed to improve recruitment, 

training, mentoring, retention, and 

placement, and transform education 

outcomes.’’ 

To achieve the ultimate goal of once 

again leading the world in college 

completion by 2020, the Department, 

through a contract, designed and created 

the TEACH Campaign, including the 

recruiting effort and the Web Portal. The 

recruiting effort and the Web Portal 

were designed to, among other things: 

(i) Increase interest in, and access to, the 

tools needed to prepare for and secure 

a position in the teaching profession, 

particularly among the targeted 

populations, (ii) enhance the public 

perception of teachers, and (iii) develop 

support for new and already practicing 

teachers. The Web Portal was launched 

on September 27, 2010, and continues 

to be available to potential and currently 

employed teachers for free. 

The Department believes that the 

effectiveness of the TEACH Campaign 

would be significantly enhanced—that 

is, would provide long-lasting benefits 

to the targeted populations and to the 

Nation—if an outside entity assumed 

responsibility for ownership and 

continued operation of the recruiting 

effort and the Web Portal. The 

Department will provide the selected 

entity with information we gathered on 

the early use of the recruiting effort and 

the Web Portal, including on the costs 

of operation and the audiences that have 

accessed the Web site, in order to help 

the entity effectively maintain, operate, 

and enhance the Web Portal and 

improve the recruiting effort. In 

addition, the Department will, through 

a transfer agreement signed by the 

Department and the selected entity, set 

forth the terms of the transfer of 

ownership of the TEACH Campaign, 

including the recruiting effort and the 

Web Portal, to an entity outside of the 

Federal Government, and the operation 

of the TEACH Campaign and the Web 

Portal by that entity with the entity’s 

own resources. 

Some of the key provisions of the 

transfer agreement will be the following: 

Objective. The transfer agreement will 

require the selected entity to agree that 

the objective of the TEACH Campaign is 

to (i) recruit more than a million total 

new teachers, with an emphasis on 

recruiting members of the targeted 

populations, (ii) enhance public 

perception of teachers, and (iii) develop 

support for new and already-practicing 

teachers (the Objective). 

Privacy Policy. The transfer agreement 

will require, among other things, that 

the selected entity include on the Web 

Portal a privacy policy that protects the 

privacy of the users and limits the 

selected entity’s use of users’ data. 

Further, the transfer agreement will 

require that any data about users that 

the Department transfers to the selected 

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entity will be used only for the purpose 

of improving the recruitment, training, 

mentoring, retention, and placement of 

teachers in order to improve educational 

outcomes and will not be used for 

another purpose without the consent of 

the user. 

Trademarks. The Department has 

created trademarks to identify and 

distinguish the TEACH Campaign 

(Trademarks). Pursuant to the transfer 

agreement, the Department will assign 

all rights in the Trademarks to the 

selected entity. 

Web Address. Because the Web Portal 

is currently registered as a ‘‘.gov’’ 

domain and ‘‘.gov’’ domains are only 

available to official government 

organizations, the selected entity must 

re-register the Web Portal with an 

alternate domain that is appropriate 

(e.g., .org, .com, or .edu). 

Responsibilities of the Selected Entity. 

The duties of the selected entity will 

include, at a minimum: 

(1) Making the Web Portal readily 

available at all times to potential and 

currently employed teachers for free. 

(2) Solving any implementation 

problems in order to keep the recruiting 

effort and the Web Portal operating in at 

least the same condition in which they 

are transferred to the entity. 

(3) Enhancing the overall quality of 

the recruiting effort and the Web Portal, 

including but not limited to, enhancing 

the content made available through 

each, such as providing better 

information on how to become a 

teacher, on State certification processes, 

and on job listings. 

(4) Identifying new populations of 

potential teachers (e.g., members of the 

military, mid-career professionals, and 

recent retirees), while continuing to 

reach out to the targeted populations 

identified in this notice. 

(5) Continuing and enhancing 

outreach efforts designed to elevate the 

public perception of teaching and 

through traditional and digital 

marketing and outreach strategies. 

(6) Continuing and enhancing direct 

outreach and follow-up activities with 

the targeted populations through, for 

example, public events and other 

programming. 

(7) Building business partnerships 

and coalitions that will help develop the 

TEACH Campaign into a nationally 

prominent effort to bring a large number 

of high-performing individuals into the 

next generation of teachers, including 

individuals from the targeted 

populations. 

Based on these general expectations, 

an entity interested in acquiring 

ownership and operation of the TEACH 

Campaign, including the recruiting 

effort and the maintenance and 

operation of the Web Portal, should 

submit a proposal that addresses the 

following key factors, which are 

designed to enable an entity to 

demonstrate its ability to recruit 

teachers, its prior success in executing 

large projects, and its ability to 

effectively manage the TEACH 

Campaign, including the recruiting 

effort and the Web Portal. 

Key Factors 

The entity’s proposal must include 

evidence that the entity will meet the 

following factors: 

(1) The entity’s ability to increase 

interest in, and access to, the teaching 

profession among the targeted 

populations. 

(2) The entity’s ability to achieve 

established goals, including prior 

success in executing large projects. 

(3) The entity’s planned use of a 

privacy policy that protects the privacy 

interests of the users of the Web Portal; 

limits the entity’s use of users’ data; and 

ensures that any data about users that 

the Department transfers to the selected 

entity will be used only for the purpose 

of achieving the Objective and will not 

be used for any other purpose without 

the consent of the user. 

(4) Demonstrated substantive interest 

in the goals of the TEACH Campaign 

and an expertise in recruitment. 

(5) Demonstrated capacity to complete 

a recruiting effort, or demonstrated 

willingness to enter into a partnership 

with an entity with such capacity. 

(6) Demonstrated organizational 

capacity to conduct direct outreach to, 

and follow-up efforts with, the targeted 

populations, or demonstrated 

willingness to enter into a partnership 

with an entity with such capacity. 

(7) Entity’s capacity to enter into 

partnerships with partners or potential 

partners, who can supplement and 

enhance the entity’s ability to establish 

a successful recruiting effort. 

(8) The technological infrastructure 

and other resources to operate and 

maintain effectively the TEACH 

Campaign, including the Web Portal, 

and make it available to potential and 

currently employed teachers for free. 

(9) A proposed system for measuring 

the entity’s success in meeting the 

Objective. 

(10) Evidence of the entity’s fiscal and 

management capabilities. 

The Department will use the 

following criteria to evaluate how well 

the proposals submitted in response to 

this notice address these Key Factors. 

Note: The maximum total score any 

proposal can receive is 100 points. The 

maximum score for each criterion is 

indicated in parentheses below. 

Organizational Capacity (25 Points) 

(1) The extent to which the entity 

describes a comprehensive vision for an 

enduring recruiting and outreach effort 

that at a minimum meets the Objective. 

(2) The quality of the proposed project 

personnel, and the extent to which the 

personnel have the appropriate 

qualifications, competencies, and 

experience in the management of (i) a 

recruiting effort that includes traditional 

media, digital media, social networking, 

and direct outreach and follow-up 

activities with prospective teachers, and 

(ii) the operation and maintenance of 

the Web Portal in a manner that 

achieves the Objective. 

(3) The extent to which the entity (i) 

has the technological and financial 

resources, and skills to maintain and 

operate the TEACH Campaign, 

including the Web Portal, and ensure 

that the Web Portal is made available to 

potential and currently employed 

teachers for free, (ii) has the capacity to 

develop and execute a recruiting effort 

that includes traditional media, digital 

media, social networking, and direct 

outreach and follow-up activities with 

prospective teachers and (iii) has the 

resources and capability to meet the 

Objective. 

(4) The extent to which the entity 

demonstrates the ability to enter into 

partnerships and coalitions that will 

help develop the project into a 

nationally prominent movement to 

recruit a large, high-performing and 

diverse group of individuals into the 

next generation of teachers. 

Management Plan (25 Points) 

(1) The extent to which the entity 

provides a comprehensive description 

of the proposed plan in a clear and 

sequential fashion for (i) accomplishing 

all of the responsibilities listed in the 

Responsibilities of the Selected Entity 

section of this notice, (ii) effectively 

managing the TEACH Campaign, 

including the recruiting effort and the 

Web Portal, and (iii) enhancing and 

continuing operation of the recruiting 

effort and the Web Portal. 

(2) The extent to which the entity’s 

proposed system for evaluating its 

success in meeting the Objective is 

likely to produce data that accurately 

measure its success in recruiting more 

than a million total new teachers, 

including teachers from the targeted 

populations. 

(3) The extent to which the entity’s 

privacy policy to protect the users of the 

Web Portal is effective, limits the 

entity’s use of users’ data, and ensures 

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that any data about users that the 

Department transfers to the selected 

entity will be used only for the purpose 

of improving the recruitment, training, 

mentoring, retention, and placement of 

teachers in order to improve educational 

outcomes and will not be used for any 

other purpose without the consent of 

the user. 

(4) The extent to which the time 

commitments of the entity’s staff are 

appropriate to operate and maintain the 

TEACH Campaign, including the Web 

Portal, and an effective recruiting effort 

that includes traditional media, digital 

media, social networking, and direct 

outreach and follow-up activities with 

prospective teachers. 

Outreach Efforts (25 Points) 

(1) The quality of the entity’s 

marketing and outreach plan for the 

TEACH Campaign, which includes a 

description of the goals of raising the 

public perception of teachers and of the 

TEACH Campaign’s Objective. 

(2) The extent to which the entity 

demonstrates the ability and prior 

success in executing large efforts of this 

type. 

(3) The extent to which the entity 

demonstrates strong familiarity with 

and success in using traditional media, 

digital media, and social media 

campaigns and how it plans to maintain 

active communities via social media 

networks such as Facebook, Twitter, 

email lists, and bulletin boards to 

encourage new users to engage with the 

TEACH Campaign and encourage return 

visits to the Web Portal. 

(4) The extent to which the entity 

demonstrates a thorough understanding 

of the targeted populations of potential 

and current teachers. 

(5) The quality of the entity’s plan for 

continuing and enhancing direct 

outreach and follow-up activities with 

the targeted populations (through, for 

example, organizing public events and 

other programming). 

The Web Portal (25 Points) 

(1) The quality of the entity’s plan and 

vision for the enhancement and 

continued operation of the Web Portal. 

(2) The extent to which the entity 

demonstrates that it has the 

technological and financial resources 

and skills to maintain and operate the 

Web Portal, and to ensure that the Web 

portal is made available to potential and 

currently employed teachers for free in 

perpetuity. 

(3) The extent to which the entity 

demonstrates the capability to aggregate 

content and data regarding the full cycle 

of becoming a teacher (e.g., teacher 

preparation institutions, scholarships, 

State certification processes, and job 

listings) and publish and maintain upto-date and useful information for 

potential and current teachers. 

(4) The extent to which the entity 

demonstrates the ability to integrate the 

Web Portal into off-line (e.g., radio, 

print, and television) and on-line (e.g., 

search engine, video, and video games) 

advertising and promotion campaigns. 

(5) The extent to which the entity 

provides credible evidence that the 

management of personnel, partners and 

potential partners, physical resources, 

activities, and work production will 

result in a robust and high-quality Web 

Portal with a 99.99 percent ‘‘uptime 

rate’’ exclusive of published 

maintenance periods and inclusive of 

clear communication to users of what to 

expect in the event of technical 

difficulties. 

(6) The quality of the entity’s plan for 

monitoring and evaluating the intended 

use, effectiveness, and improvements of 

the Web Portal. 

Interests of the Federal Government 

To protect the Department’s interests 

in the TEACH Campaign, including the 

Web Portal and the Trademarks, the 

selected entity must provide a written 

assurance executed by an appropriate 

officer that— 

(1) The entity acknowledges that the 

Department will assign to the selected 

entity ownership and operation of the 

TEACH Campaign, including the Web 

Portal and all rights and interests it 

possesses in the data and content 

therein, as well as the Trademarks, 

including all rights and interests 

possessed therein. 

(2) The entity agrees to own and 

operate the TEACH Campaign, 

including the Web Portal and the 

Trademarks, consistent with its 

proposal and with the purposes and 

provisions of this notice. 

(3) The entity agrees, per calendar 

year, to submit three quarterly reports 

and an annual report regarding the 

operation, audience, and use of the 

TEACH Campaign, including the Web 

Portal, in such detail as the Department 

specifies in the transfer agreement until 

the Department and the entity mutually 

agree in writing that the selected entity 

achieved the Objective. 

(4) The entity acknowledges that if it 

fails to comply with the transfer 

agreement at any time prior to achieving 

the Objective, all rights and interests in 

all data and content of the TEACH 

Campaign, including the Web Portal, 

and any improvements thereto; all 

intellectual property rights, including 

the Trademarks; and all databases 

needed to operate the TEACH Campaign 

and the Web Portal will revert back to 

the Department at no cost to the 

Department (Reversion). 

In the event of a Reversion, the 

Department can transfer ownership, 

operation, and interests in the TEACH 

Campaign, the Web Portal, and the 

Trademarks, to another entity in 

accordance with a notice published in 

the Federal Register. 

Termination of Certain Rights, Duties, 

and Obligations 

All duties, obligations, and 

restrictions of the selected entity, as 

specified in the transfer agreement, 

including, but not limited to, the 

selected entity’s obligation to provide 

quarterly and annual reports to the 

Department, and the Department’s right 

to repossess the TEACH Campaign, 

including the Web Portal and the 

Trademarks, will end upon the 

Department’s and the selected entity’s 

mutual written determination that the 

selected entity achieved the Objective. 

Availability of Funds 

The Department anticipates that there 

will not be any Federal funds available 

to support the TEACH Campaign, 

including the Web Portal, once 

ownership and operation are transferred 

from the Federal Government to the 

selected entity. Upon the transfer, the 

TEACH Campaign, including the Web 

Portal will be the sole responsibility of 

the selected entity to bear all costs 

associated with ownership and 

operation thereof. 

Other Required Information in 

Proposals 

Proposals submitted in response to 

this notice also must include the 

following information: 

(1) Name, address, and contact 

information for the entity submitting the 

proposal. 

(2) Mission statement of the entity. 

(3) The entity’s current Web site URL. 

(4) The most recent audited 

information (such as that contained in a 

consolidated financial statement) 

regarding the financial condition and 

other capabilities of the entity. 

(5) Description of existing programs 

owned and operated by the entity that 

could support the entity in achieving 

the goals of the TEACH Campaign, 

including the Web Portal. 

Submission Requirements: Interested 

entities must submit a proposal for 

owning and operating the TEACH 

Campaign, including the recruiting 

effort and the maintenance and 

operation of the Web Portal, that 

addresses the factors and associated 

criteria outlined in this notice. 

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Proposals may be submitted 

electronically or in paper format by mail 

or hand delivery. We will not consider 

any proposal that does not comply with 

the deadline requirements. 

a. Electronic Submission of Proposals. 

If you choose to submit your proposal 

to us electronically, email your proposal 

to TEACHrfp@ed.gov. Please note the 

following: 

• You must complete the electronic 

submission of your proposal by 4:30 

p.m., Washington, DC time, on May 19, 

2011. 

• You will not receive additional 

point value because you submit your 

proposal in electronic format, nor will 

we penalize you if you submit your 

proposal in paper format. 

• You must submit all documents 

electronically, including any narrative 

sections and all other attachments to 

your proposal as files in a .PDF 

(Portable Document) format only. If you 

upload a file type other than a .PDF or 

submit a password-protected file, we 

will not review that material. 

• Prior to submitting your electronic 

proposal, you may wish to print a copy 

of it for your records. 

• We may request that you provide us 

original signatures on other documents 

at a later date. 

Deadline Date Extension in Case of 

System Unavailability: If you are 

prevented from electronically 

submitting your proposal on the 

deadline date because 

TEACHrfp@ed.gov was unavailable, we 

will grant you an extension of one 

business day to enable you to transmit 

your proposal electronically, by mail, or 

by hand delivery. We will grant this 

extension if— 

• TEACHrfp@ed.gov was unavailable 

for 60 minutes or more between the 

hours of 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., 

Washington, DC time, on the deadline 

date; or 

• TEACHrfp@ed.gov was unavailable 

for any period of time between 3:30 p.m. 

and 4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, on 

the deadline date. 

We must acknowledge and confirm 

these periods of unavailability before 

granting you an extension. To request 

this extension or to confirm our 

acknowledgment of any system 

unavailability, you may e-mail 

TEACHrfp@ed.gov. If TEACHrfp@ed.gov 

was unavailable due to technical 

problems with the system and, 

therefore, the proposal deadline is 

extended, an e-mail will be sent to all 

entities that informed the Department 

that they intended to submit a proposal. 

Extensions referred to in this section 

apply only to the unavailability of 

TEACHrfp@ed.gov. If TEACHrfp@ed.gov 

is available, and, for any reason, you are 

unable to submit your proposal 

electronically, you may submit your 

proposal in paper format by mail or 

hand delivery in accordance with the 

instructions in this notice. 

b. Submission of Paper Copies of 

Proposals by Mail. If you submit your 

proposal in paper format by mail 

(through the U.S. Postal Service or a 

commercial carrier), you must mail the 

original and two copies of your 

proposal, on or before the proposal 

deadline date, to the Department at the 

following address: The TEACH 

Campaign, Office of Innovation and 

Improvement, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–5930. 

You must show proof of mailing 

consisting of one of the following: 

(i) A legibly dated U.S. Postal Service 

postmark. 

(ii) A legible mail receipt with the 

date of mailing stamped by the U.S. 

Postal Service. 

(iii) A dated shipping label, invoice, 

or receipt from a commercial carrier. 

(iv) Any other proof of mailing 

acceptable to the Secretary of the U.S. 

Department of Education. 

If you mail your proposal through the 

U.S. Postal Service, note that the 

Department does not accept either of the 

following as proof of mailing: 

(i) A private metered postmark. 

(ii) A mail receipt that is not dated by 

the U.S. Postal Service. 

If your proposal is postmarked after 

the proposal deadline date, we will not 

consider your proposal. 

Note: The U.S. Postal Service does not 

uniformly provide a dated postmark. Before 

relying on this method, you should check 

with your local post office. 

c. Submission of Paper Copies of 

Proposals by Hand Delivery. If you 

submit your proposal in paper format by 

hand delivery, you (or a courier service) 

must deliver the original and two copies 

of your proposal by hand, on or before 

the deadline date, to the Department at 

the following address: The TEACH 

Campaign, Office of Innovation and 

Improvement, U.S. Department of 

Education, 400 Maryland Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20202–5930. 

The Department accepts hand 

deliveries daily between 8:00 a.m. and 

4:30 p.m., Washington, DC time, except 

Saturdays, Sundays, and Federal 

holidays. 

Electronic Access to This Document: 

The official version of this document is 

the document published in the Federal 

Register. Free Internet access to the 

official edition of the Federal Register 

and the Code of Federal Regulations is 

available via the Federal Digital System 

at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys. At this 

site you can view this document, as well 

as all other documents of this 

Department published in the Federal 

Register, in text or Adobe Portable 

Document Format (PDF). To use PDF 

you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader, 

which is available free at the site. 

Dated: April 14, 2011. 

James H. Shelton, III, 

Assistant Deputy Secretary for Innovation and 

Improvement. 

[FR Doc. 2011–9485 Filed 4–18–11; 8:45 am] 

BILLING CODE 4000–01–P 

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 

Environmental Management Advisory 

Board 

AGENCY: Department of Energy. 

ACTION: Notice of call for nominations 

for appointment to the Environmental 

Management Advisory Board. 

SUMMARY: This notice constitutes an 

open call to the public to submit 

nominations for membership on the 

Environmental Management Advisory 

Board. 

DATES: Nominations will be accepted 

through May 13, 2011. 

ADDRESSES: Environmental Management 

Advisory Board (EM–42), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Kristen G. Ellis, Designated Federal 

Officer, Environmental Management 

Advisory Board (EM–42), U.S. 

Department of Energy, 1000 

Independence Avenue, SW., 

Washington, DC 20585. Phone (202) 

586–5810; fax (202) 586–0293 or e-mail: 

kristen.ellis@em.doe.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The 

Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of 

Environmental Management is 

accepting nominations through May 13, 

2011, to fill vacancies on its 

Environmental Management Advisory 

Board (EMAB or Board). Applicants 

with expertise in project management, 

acquisition management, human capital 

management, environmental 

management and engineering, or other 

related fields are preferred; this 

expertise may be drawn from service in 

the private sector, academia, research 

institutions, professional organizations, 

or local and state governments. The 

Board seeks to have a balanced 

membership so that a diversity of 

perspectives is represented on the issues 

that come before it. This membership 

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