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R -- HEAD START SYMPOSIA AND OTHER RESEARCH ACTIVITIES SOL 105-96-1599 DUE 062896 POC Kimberly A. Marshall, Contract Specialist, (202) 401-4721; Sylvia M. Johnson, Contracting Officer, (202) 401-9358 The Head Start Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families requires the services of a contractor to conduct symposia and other research activities and research support which promote Head Start's leadership role in the field of early childhood and families and its interaction and partnership with the academic community. This project will be conducted in five 12-month phases with an anticipated period of performance of 60 months. Responsibilities of the contractor shall be as follows: (1) Conduct symposia; (2) convene focus groups or workgroups on emerging research and methodological issues; (3) conduct reanalyses of existing databases; (4) conduct literature review, research syntheses, and meta-analyses on specific research topics; (5) update Head Start annotated bibliographies and maintain Head Start Research Library; (6) solicit new Head Start reviewers and consultants and maintain consultant files; (7) provide logistic support for Head Start grantee meetings; (8) coordinate and provide logistical support for the Consortium of Local Early Head Start Research Grantees; and (9) provide assistance for research proposal reviews. The solicitation will be issued on or about May 24, 1996 as RFP 105-96-1599. All requests for the RFP must be in writing. No telephone requests will be honored. This is a 100% small business set-aside. See Note 1. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. (0117)

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