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A -- STATISTICAL ANALYSIS SUPPORT SOL RFP-96-012 DUE 070996 POC Brenda Smiley, 202-708-7947. The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) of The U.S. Department of Education (ED) is seeking to obtain the services of a contractor to collect, analyze, and disseminate statistics and other data related to education in the United States and in other nations. To support these services, a need exists for contractor support for high level and high quality statistical analysis support for the Surveys and Cooperative Systems Group (SCSG) or NCES. SCSG participates in a wide variety of data collection and analysis activities including design and implementation of sample surveys and universe collections, developmentof indicators or United States and International education and trends in education, statistical analysis of education data, publication or various types or reports, quality assurance, data dissemination, and the development of policies and procedures governing these activities. SCSG, as well as the rest of NCES, is also responsible for responding to requests for comparable education data and information on the U.S. on states, school districts, schools, staff, and students. These requests come from Department of Education officials, the White House, Congressional leaders, the National Goals Panel, state government officials, school district officials, and policy analysts, and the information is generally needed quickly. To meet their needs, information must be collected, analyzed, evaluation, summarized, and prepared for release within a very short time. The contract is for a one year effort with four renewable option years. Funding of the option years is dependent upon the performance of the contractor and the availability of funds. Requests for copies of the solicitation may be made by telephone, mail, telegram or in person. The anticipated issue date is 6/7/96, the closing date is 7/9/96. All requests shall reference the number and title of the RFP(RFP 96-012, Statistical Analysis Support). Telephone requests may only be placed at 202-708-6498. Mail or telegram requests shall be sent to the address given below. Copies may be picked up in person on the issue date at the same address. (0144)

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