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R -- HEAD START QUALITY CONSORTIUM'S PERFORMANCE MEASURE CENTER SOL RFP105-96-1912 DUE 071696 POC Carla Marchinetti, Contract Specialist, (202)401-5410; Sylvia M. Johnson, Contracting Officer, (202)401-9358 The Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF), a component of the Administration for Children and Families, requires the services of a contractor to provide research and logistical support for ACYF's efforts to examine the quality of the Head Start program practices, the implementation of Head Start program Performance Measures, and the outcomes/results of the Head Start program for children and families. The contractor will be required to provide coordination of the Head Start Quality Research Center (QRC) Consortium and the Child Care Research Partnerships (CCRP) Consortium activites with Head Start and Child Care Bureau's monitoring, training and technical assistance, research and evaluation, and program information collection and reporting activities. The contractor will provide logistical and literature review support functions for the QRC and CCRP Consortiums. Based on pilot work by the QRCs, the contractor shall prepare OMB clearance packages for collecting data on Head Start Performance Measures. The contractor shall collect, analyze, and report data regarding Head Start Performance Measures for nationally representative samples of children, parents and Head Start staff. The contractor shall conduct analyses of extant data and provide limited data archive and clearinghouse functions for existing and newly created datasets and reports relevant to Head Start Quality and Performance Measures, including those generated by the QRC Consortium and other research and evaluation efforts. The period of performance is five (5) years, incrementally funded in five (5) phases of 12-months each. The contract will have two (2) optional data collection tasks. Each optional task will be exercised separately in each phase. Option A is for the conduct of Fall/Spring data collection activites in Phases 2 through 5. Option B is for the conduct of Kindergarten follow-up data collection activities in Phases 2 through 5. The solicitation will be issued on or about May 31, 1996. All requests for the RFP must be in writing. Requests are to specify name, mailing address, and solicitation number. No telephone requests will be honored. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. (0131)

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