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R -- PROVIDE SHORT-TERM EVALUATION AND POLICY ASSESSMENTS SOL RFP-14-96-HHS-OS POC Contact Point, Cheryl Howe, 202/690-5552 Provide the Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation with the capability to execute, on an ''as needed'' basis, quick turnaround policy assessments regarding the provision of social services to vulnerable children, youth and their families and barriers to positive social development. Typical areas of service include child care, and development, child health, and mental health, child welfare services, substitute care systems, youth development, and comprehensive services for children, youth and their families. This contract emphasizes policy-oriented research and evaluation studies over management-oriented studies. Requests for this RFP must be made in writing to the address and contact point listed above. (0095)

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