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B -- EVALUATION OF THE SCIENCE ENRICHMENT PROGRAM SOL N02-CO-81020-11 DUE 122097 POC Wayne E. Jackson WEB: Research Contracts Branch Solicitation Website, Http://rcb.nci.nih.gov/RFP.HTM. E-MAIL: Wayne E. Jackson, Contract Specialist, NCI, wj8u@nih.gov. The National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health is soliciting proposals to conduct a scientifically sound evaluation of the Science Enrichment Program (SEP). Evaluation activities shall begin in the Spring of 1998 and continue for five years (through the year 2002). SEP Evaluation proposals will be solicited from eligible small businesses to develop and implement the necessary survey instruments and aptitude tests; develop and implement a system for collecting comparable types of data across SEP sites, analyze the data, conduct site visits and submit reports. Each eligible offeror shall have adequate office space, qualified staff, appropriate equipment, and other resources necessary to perform the statement of work. Key questions of the evaluation focus on whether the SEP is effective and what explains or limits its effectiveness. At least two SEP sites with significant geographical distances between them shall have been established. Each site shall have a minimum of 50 rising tenth-grade students for participation in the SEP each summer. Only one award for the evaluation of the SEP will be issued as a result of this solicitation. The award period shall be for five years beginning April 15, 1998. This acquisition has been designated as a small business Set-Aside. The solicitation is scheduled for electronic release approximately November 21, 1997. The RFP may be accessed through the Research Contracts Branch Home page by using the following Internet address: http://rcb.nci.nih.gov/RFP.HTM It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the above Internet site for the release of this solicitation and amendments, if any. POTENTIAL OFFERORS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR DOWNLOADING THEIR OWN COPY OF THE SOLICITATION AND AMENDMENTS. Point of contact: Wayne E. Jackson, Contract Specialist, or Charles H. Jackson,Jr., Contracting Officer, NCI Electronic Mail address: wj8u@nih.gov. Fax: (301) 480-0241. Telephone: (301) 435-3779. No collect calls will be accepted. See number Note 1. (0309)

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