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R -- CHILDREN'S SAFETY NETWORK; NATIONAL INJURY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER SOL HRSA 240-MCHB-12(7)sks DUE 070797 POC Contact Point, Suzanne Stinson, (301)443-5130, Contracting Officer, James L. Quinn III, (301)443-5130 TITLE: CHILDREN'S SAFETY NETWORK: NATIONAL INJURY AND VIOLENCE PREVENTION RESOURCE CENTER The purpose of this contract is to establish a lead center within the Children's Safety Network (CSN) to continue the work of three current CSN centers: the National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center/CSR; the National Injury and Violence Prevention Center/EDC; and the Adolescent Violence Prevention Resource Center. The successful offeror, which will be designated the National Injury and Violence Prevention Resource Center (NIVPRC), shall operate the CSN lead sites, one of which must be located in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area. The mission of NIVPRC is to assist the Maternal and Child Health Bureau to promote the development of injury and violence prevention strategies in maternal and child health services, programs, and organizations. Under the general guidance of MCHB, NIVPRC shall take the leadership in a collaborative arrangement with other CSN sites, the CSN Rural Injury Prevention Resource Center, and the CSN Economics and Data Analysis Resource Center. It shall serve as a resource to provide MCHB and state and local agencies and organizations with information and assistance in both injury and violence content and program to increase their ability to address intentional and unintentional injury among children and adolescents. The NIVPRC shall also represent CSN and, when requested, MCHB, with respect to child and adolescent safety issues, in dealings with national organizations located in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. Solicitation will be issued on or about June 6, 1997. All requests must be in writing, to the attention of Suzanne Stinson and cite RFP No. HRSA 240-MCHB-12(7) sks. You may FAX your request to 301-443-6038. If you choose to FAX your request, please send the hard copy in the mail as the FAX copies are sometimes unreadable. Your written request for the solicitation should be mailed to the attention of Suzanne Stinson, HRSA, Room 13-15, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857. All requests should include the name of the contact person, mailing address and telephone number in the body of the letter. Telephone requests cannot be honored. (0141)

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