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R -- NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS (NCES) COOPERATIVE STATISTICS SYSTEMS SUPPORT SOL RFP-97-016 DUE 052097 POC Yolanda L. Abney, 202-708-6498, Harry Kessler, Contract Specialist, 202-708-9943 National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Cooperative Statistics Systems Support. The U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics proposes to solicit a twelve (12) month contract with four (4) optional years under which task orders may be issued to provide a broad spectrum of support to the three Cooperative Systems at NCES and their deliberative and working entities including the National Forum on Education Statistics (Forum), the Council on Postsecondary Education Statistics (Council), the Federal State Cooperative System (FSCS), for public library data and other library groups; and to provide strategic planning and program development support coordination for the three Cooperative Education Statistics Systems. Issue date: on or about 04/17/97. Closing date 05/20/97. (0092)

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