The Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) is seeking proposals for K-5 Science instructional resources and lab kits for 161 schools globally, serving approximately 66,000 students. The contract, spanning a 5-year base period with five 1-year options, requires print and digital student and teacher resources, lab kits, kit refills, professional learning, and technical support. Key requirements include alignment with DoDEA's College and Career Ready Standards for Science, integration of three-dimensional learning (concepts, practices, crosscutting ideas), embedded assessments, and a comprehensive shipment plan for hazardous materials to overseas locations. The contractor must also comply with stringent technical, cybersecurity, privacy, and accessibility standards (Section 508, FedRAMP Level 2, SCORM®). The estimated student population is 34,220, with 2,120 teachers across K-5. The goal is to enhance elementary science education through engaging, standards-aligned resources and robust support systems.

The document provides an inventory checklist for FOSS® Next Generation Grade-Level Kits for Kindergarten through Grade 5. Each grade-level kit is meticulously detailed with contents organized by modules and storage drawers. The kits include teacher toolkits, big books, various science resources, and a wide array of equipment and consumable items categorized for shared use across modules or unique to specific modules such as Animals Two by Two, Materials and Motion, Trees and Weather, Air and Weather, Plants and Animals, Sound and Light, Insects and Plants, Pebbles Sand and Silt, Solids and Liquids, Motion and Matter, Structures of Life, Water and Climate, Energy, Environments, Soils Rocks and Landforms, Earth and Sun, Living Systems, and Mixtures and Solutions. The document's purpose is to provide a comprehensive list of educational materials for science instruction, likely for procurement or grant applications related to federal, state, or local educational programs.