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R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES SOL EASC 97-2048. Due 092496. Contact Carrie Houck at (757) 441-6648/Contracting Officer William Privott (757) 441-6648. REQUEST FOR QUOTE EASC97-2048. Contact Carrie Houck (757) 441-6648/Contracting Officer, William Privott, 757/441-6561. Contractor to provide support and report to the Director, US Export Assistance Center, Boston, Massachusetts, in providing export assistance programs and services to the local business community in and around Boston, Massachusetts. Contractor shall provide research data bases and other electronic media to support trade professionals in preparation of market research statistical/data reports and compilations portraying export potential for industry sectors, sub-sectors, and/or specific US companies. Source data is available from hard copy reports and data bases. Develop charts and tables via manipulating, formatting and printing economic/trade data and statistics contained in the National Trade Data Bank, Census publications and other data bases and sources. Assembles, packages and distributes data compilations and information on export assistance programs and services available from the Commerce Department and other agencies. Conduct electronic/multimedia basic research on a case-by-case basis in response to export-related needs/interests of specific US Companies, trade associations, chambers of commerce and/or other entities. Software environment required: LOTUS 123/LOTUS NOTES, word perfect/windows, PC Anywhere, Harvard Graphics, WAN/LAN Systems Software. The contractor shall work forty hours a week, 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. The period of performance shall be October 1, 1996 through September 30, 1997. This procurement is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. All small business sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. All requests must be in writing. No telephone requests will be accepted. Faxed requests are acceptable. Fax Number is (757) 441-3735. (232)

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