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<div><font color="purple">The Oregon Department of Education is interested in increasing its online courses for kindergarten through grade 12 for public school students.</font></div>
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<div><font color="purple">The purpose of this RFP is to receive information about courses your entity may have and also to evaluate the availability of those courses to the Agency. The Agency intends to award contracts in order to provide online courses with
Highly Qualified (HQ) teachers to small and rural schools in Oregon in the fall of 2015.</font></div>
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<div><font size="3" color="purple"><span style="font-size:12pt;">Please find attached an opportunity to submit a proposal related to online academic courses your entity may have to offer students in Oregon.</span></font></div>
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<div><font color="purple"> If you have any questions please feel free to contact my office. </font></div>
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<div><font color="purple">Respectfully,</font></div>
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<div><font size="3" color="#990099"><span style="font-size:12pt;"><b>Lillie Gray</b><font size="2"><span style="font-size:10pt;"><b>, </b></span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size:7pt;">CPPB, OPBC<br>
</span></font><font size="1"><span style="font-size:8pt;">Director of Procurement Services | Office of Finance and Administration | Oregon Department of Education<br>
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<div><font size="1" color="#0000CC"><span style="font-size:8pt;"><i>“Oregon Department of Education fostering excellence for every learner.”</i></span></font></div>
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<div align="center" style="text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="#990099"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;">Oregon Procurement Information Network (ORPIN) system is where our solicitations may be found.</span></font></div>
<div align="center" style="text-align:center;"><font size="1" color="#990099"><span style="font-size:7.5pt;">Vendors register at <a href="http://orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/welcome"><font color="blue"><u>http://orpin.oregon.gov/open.dll/welcome</u></font></a><font face="Calibri"> </font>
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