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B -- NATIONAL YOUTH SURVEY SOL RFP L/A 95-17 POC Charles E. Greer, Jr., Contract Negotiator, (202) 219-6445 Phyllis R. McMeekin, Contracting Officer, (202) 219-6445. The U.S. Department of Labor's, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) sponsors collection and production of data from the National Longitudinal Surveys(NLS). Each of these surveys has gathered information at multiple points in time on the labor market experiences of five groups of American men and women: Young Men who were 14-25 years old in 1968, Young women who were 14-25 years old in 1968, Older Men who were 45-60 years old in 1966, Mature Women who were 30-45 years old in 1967, and Youth who were 14-22 years old in 1979. In the early 1980's the Young Men and Older Men surveys were discontinued. In 1995, the Young Women and Mature Women surveys were combined into a single survey, which will be fielded on a biennial cycle. The Youth survey was interviewed annually from 1979 through 1994. After 1994, the survey will continue on a biennial cycle. BLS requires a contractor to manage these surveys. The contractor will assist BLS with coordination with other Federal agencies, with other NLS survey organizations, and with the use of the NLS by the research community. The contractor shall design and develop questionnaires, prepare OMB clearance documents, collect survey data, perform data creation, cleaning, and documentation, perform data program and package maintenance, prepare CD-ROMs for BLS and for public use, provide public use services, and develop the data base. All requests for a copy of the solicitation shall be in writing and received within fifteen days of publicaition of this notice. Requests may be faxed to (202) 219-6853. (0135)

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