Office of Justice Programs, Contracts Branch, 810 7th Street, NW, Washington, DC 20531

R -- CONDUCT A REPLICATION OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA STUDY: AN 11 YEAR FOLLOW-UP OF DELINQUENTS TO ADULT CORRECTIONS USING UTAH DATA POC Melissa Martel, Purchasing Agent, 202-616-9900, or Raymond C. German, Contracting Officer, 202-307-0613 The Office of Justice Programs intends to award a sole source purchase order to Jan Rivers Solomon to conduct a replication of the "South Carolina Study: An 11 year follow-up of Delinquents to Adult Corrections using Utah Data," which will track all males referred to Utah's Family Court for delinquency to determine how many matriculated to adult probation or prison. In addition, the study will address the issue surrounding age of jurisdiction at which juveniles are processed in adult courts; and it will examine juveniles who were placed on adult probation or committed to prison at age seventeen (South Carolina) versus those who were placed on juvenile probation or committed to juvenile facilities (Utah). It is necessary for the Office of Justice Programs to utilize Jan Rivers Solomon who has knowledge of and twenty (20) years experience in developing and operating criminal justice information systems and conducting research and evaluation studies. Ms. Solomon is familiar with both the Utah and South Carolina adult and juvenile justice systems and their operations, including legal practices, organizational structure, terminology, systems designs and personnel in the affected State agencies (the South Carolina Departments of Juvenile Justice, Corrections, Probation, Parole and Pardon; the Utah Department of Corrections; and the Utah Court Administration). Ms. Solomon has worked with the management information data systems (MIDS) of all of the agencies involved, including development and management of both the South Carolina Juvenile Justice MIDS and Probation, Parole and Pardon systems. Ms. Solomon has also conducted research utilizing those data systems as well as the Utah Department of Correction's MIDS (includes both adult probation and institutional data) and the South Carolina Department of Correction's MIDS. This purchase order will be negotiated under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 2152(c)(1) -- Only one responsible source with unique capabilities. This is not a request for quotations. Any other firm desiring consideration must submit documentation which demonstrates its technical capability to perform the requirements. See Note(s): 22. (0015)

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