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R -- TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO THE ENGINEERING DIRECTORATE IN PROGRAM EVALUATION SOL RFP ENG 97-045 POC S. McGregor, (703) 306-1242 WEB: Click here to view an example of a report produced under the previous contract., www.eng.nsf.gov/news/NE05002.HTM. E-MAIL: Click here to reach the point of contact by email., smcgrego@nsf.gov. The National Science Foundation intends to issue on or about October 30, 1997, Request for Proposals No. RFP ENG 97-045 for technical assistance to the Directorate of Engineering for monitoring and evaluating its programs and studying its modes of support. Activites include but are not limited to collecting historical and current data and information using Web and more traditional approaches; bibliometrics and patent analysis; developing Web-based data systems; assembling panels of academic and industrial researchers and program stakeholders to evaluate program results; sophisticated analysis of quantative and qualitative data and information from contracted data collections and existing sources; and technical writing of reports to NSF and summary documents for the general public. Task Orders may include, but are not limited to: (1) evaluating the medium- and long-term results of disciplinary and interdisciplinary engineering research programs; (2) monitoring and documenting progress and related aspects of performance of industry-university centers programs and engineering education programs; and (3) studies of programmatic or policy outcomes and impacts of importance to the Directorate for Engineering and the engineering community. The hypothetical tasks used in the RFP for proposal and evaluation purposes will be (1) evaluation of tribology program, (2) evaluation of CRCD, and (3) evaluation of SBIR. These are examples of categories of potential Task Orders, however, there is not necessarily a one-to-one correspondence between the descriptions of the three types of work and the hypothetical tasks. All responsible sources may submit proposals which shall be considered by the NSF. Only written requests for the RFP will be honored, but may be submitted by email or faxed to (703) 306-0280. (0262)

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