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R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO STATES ON LITERACY ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEMS Due 080596. Contact Darlene McDonald, 202/632-1525/Executive Officer, Sharyn Abbott, 202/632-1503. The National Institute for Literacy (NIFL) is seeking interested bidders for a full and open competition. The NIFL seeks to work with a contractor for the purpose of designing, developing implementing and delivering a program of technical assistance to states interested in building interagency accountability systems that enhance their ability to: 1) define and monitor results of adult literacy and basic skills programs (in terms of what impact they have on the ability of adults to achieve real world outcomes); and 2) to continuously improve the quality of programs and policies to improve such impact. Such technical assistance will comprise an integrated program including: written materials, seminars, workshops and academies, creation of a resource bank and peer mentoring network that builds on and integrates the accomplishments and learnings from NIFL's Performance Measurement Reporting and Improvement Systems (PMRIS), Interagency Staff Development Systems (ISDS) and Equipped for the Future (EFF) initiatives as well as related programs of other federal agencies and national organizations. The expected release date of the RFP is on or about 06/24/96. (164)

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