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B -- STUDIES OF EMPLOYEE BENEFIT ISSUES AND TOPICS SOL RFP L/A 97-31 POC Leonard L. Bednar, Contract Negotiator, (202) 219-6445 Phyllis R. McMeekin, Contracting Officer, (202) 219-6445. The Contractor will be required to conduct economic and related applied research studies across the array of employee benefits issues and topics framed by ERISA and the policy interests of the DOL and its Pension and Welfare Benefits Administration. All work will be performed under task orders. The period of performance will be one year, and the Government will have the right to extend the period of performance for four additional one-year periods. Offerors must submit written requests for the solicitation, and those requests must reference the solicitation number (RFP L/A 97-31). Requests may be faxed to (202) 219-6853. Please do not send a duplicate request through the mail. The Government will consider requests from all responsible vendors. The Government anticipates making a maximum of six awards. The second, fourth, and (if awarded) sixth contracts will be set aside to qualified small businesses. The SIC code for the work is 8732 and the small business size standard is $5 million. See Numbered Notes 2 and 26. (0134)

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