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B -- SUMMARY REPORT AND RESEARCH NOTE ON THE 1997 SURVEY OF PUBLIC PARTICIPATION IN THE ARTS SOL RFQ 97-08 DUE 072197 POC William I. Hummel, Contract Specialist, (202) 682-5482. This requirement is for the preparation of a Summary Report and a Research Note based on the results of the 1997 Survey of Public Participation in the Arts. The Survey will be conducted between June 4, 1997 and October 5, 1997. Over 12,000 telephone interviews of adults will be conducted and the results will be provided in tabular and machine readable form. Comparable national surveys of the adult population regarding their participation in the arts were conducted in 1982, 1985, and 1992. The Summary Report and Note to be produced under this contract would provide the results, analysis, and comparisons of the 1997 Survey with the prior surveys. The resultant contract will be a purchase order, awarded under the simplified acquisition procedures of Part 13 of the FAR. Release date for RFQ 97-08 is approximately June 30, 1997. Requests for the Solicitation should reference RFQ 97-08 and include two (2) self-addressed labels. Verbal requests for the Solicitation will not be honored. See numbered Note 1. (0157)

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