Office of Justice Programs, Contracts Branch, 633 Indiana Avenue, NW., Washington, DC 20531

U -- TRAINING TRACK WORKSHOPS FOR NATIVE AMERICANS CONFERENCE SOL OJP-97-200-M DUE 080497 POC Karen L. Stringfield, Purchasing Agent, 202-514-5731 or Raymond C. German, Contracting Officer, 202-307-0613 The Office of Justice Programs intends to award a sole source purchase order to the National Indian Justice Center,Inc.(NIJC), #7 Fourth Street, Suite 46, Petaluma, California, 94952, to provide a training track of workshops relevant to Native Americans for a conference sponsored by the National Organization for Victim Assistance (NOVA). It is necessary for the Office of Justice Programs to utilize an organization who has knowledge and expertise of victimization issues in Indian country. It is critically important to have an agency that can effectively manage scholarships for tribal personnel, including registration fees, travel arrangements, and hotel accommodations when necessary. The NIJC has considerable knowledge of Indian tribes, their cultures, languages, their criminal justice and social services systems, and crime victims issue on the various reservations. This purchase order will be negotiated under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 252(c)(1) - -- Only One Responsible Source with Unique Capabilities. This is not a request for quotations. Any interested firms may submit their technical capabilities. (0202)

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