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R -- HEAD START MONITORING SUPPORT SERVICES SOL 105-97-1526 POC Sylvia M. Johnson, Contracting Officer, (202) 401-9358; Kimberly A. Marshall, Contract Specialist, (202) 401-4721 The Head Start Bureau of the Administration for Children and Families (ACF) requires the services of a contractor to make logistical arrangements for and provide payments to reviewers to assist the ACF's Regional Offices, the American Indian Programs Branch (AIPB), the Migrant Programs Branch (MPB) and the Head Start Bureau in reviewing Head Start and Early Head Start grantees. These reviewers will assist the Federal staff by reviewing specific functional areas of the Head Start program as part of a team effort in approximately one-third of each Region's grantees each year. The contractor shall provide management assistance to help plan and organize on-site monitoring reviews and shall pay travel, per diem and honoraria expenses for review team members. In addition, the contractor shall provide travel and per diem associated with training potential review team members in each Region. The on-site monitoring review activity that this procurement supports is part of a more comprehensive monitoring system that the Regional Offices carry out. This system includes a prior analysis of the grantees program using a variety of information sources available internally and can result in the Regional Office taking action to resolve any non-compliance issues prior to the on-site review. The portion of the monitoring system that this procurement supports assures that the Regional Offices will have decision-making authority regarding the various aspects of the review process, including the selection of specific grantees to be reviewed and the dates of these reviews, identification of the pool of consultants available for team assignment, approval of team members selected to participate, and the format of the report generated from the review. Tasks to be performed under this contract include: 1)Attend an orientation meeting with the Federal Project Officer (FPO); 2)Establish an implement an overall system of coordination for on-site monitoring review team support for all Regions, AIPB, and MPB; 3)Establish and implement a system for arranging logistical support for on-site monitoring review team members in each Region and for AIPB and MPB; 4)Establish and implement a payment system for review team member's travel, per diem, and honoraria, including a method for issuing plane or train tickets and travel advances; 5)Provide logistical support for training potential reviewers; 6)Provide logistical support for reviewers at the request of the National Head Start Bureau for the review of special projects; 7)Provide monthly project status reports to the FPO and 8)Provide a final report to the FPO. In addition, the contractor shall also maintain a computerized national data bank of reviewers that can be used across Regions to identify potential reviewers. The period of performance shall be 1 year with four 1-year options, if exercised. The solicitation will be issued on or about May 2, 1997 as RFP 105-97-1526. All requests for the RFP must be in writing. No telephone requests will be honored but you may fax your request to the Contracting Officer at (202) 205-5886. The SIC code for this requirement is 7379. All responsible rces may submit an offer which will be considered by the Agency. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. See Note Number 1. (0106)

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