Specifications include, but are not limited to: The Alabama State Department of Education (ALSDE) is seeking proposals from eligible applicants to contract as independent IDEA mediators for special education dispute resolution under Part B of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). The purpose of these contracts is to fulfill the ALSDE’s responsibility to provide this IDEA procedural safeguard in accordance with 20 U. S. C 1400, et. seq., (IDEA, P. L. 108-446) CFDA 84.027A, 34 Code of Federal Regulations (C.F.R.) Part 300 and Alabama Administrative Code (AAC) 290-8-9.08(9)(b) State Education Mediation Procedures . The ALSDE seeks to offer contracts to five eligible applicants to serve as independent IDEA mediators for special education dispute resolution under Part B of the IDEA.