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General Information
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Department for this solicitation:
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Procurement
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Date Prepared:
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11/21/17
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Types:
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RFP
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Advertisement Type:
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Solicitation/Project#:
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3517R07
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Solicitation/Project Title:
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National Summer Transportation Institute Program
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Description:
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In an effort to address the need for a diverse workforce in the Twenty-First Century and to create an awareness of the career choices and opportunities that exist in the transportation industry, the United States Department of Transportation (USDOT) and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) have established various educational initiatives. The National Summer Transportation Institute (NSTI) Program serves as the First Transportation Career Education Program for Secondary School Youth to be authorized by Congress under Section 1208 of the Transportation Equity Act for the Twenty-First Century the NSTI Program is a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) focused program for high school and middle school students. The NSTI has historically been administered by accredited colleges, community colleges and universities, accredited Tribal colleges, Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Minority Serving Institutions, Hispanic Serving Institutions, and Asian-American Native American Pacific Island Serving Institutions throughout the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Pacific Island territories and the U.S. Virgin Islands.
The NSTI program must focus on critical and systematic educational endeavors that will explore all aspects of the transportation industry and its role in our society. It must present a curriculum that introduces participants to the diverse modes of transportation, as well as to career opportunities that exist in the transportation industry. The curriculum must be Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) focused and developed in coordination with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) and the FHWA Pennsylvania Division Office. Input from the Intermodal Advisory Council (IAC) shall be required.
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