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R -- REQUEST FOR COMMENTS -- DRAFT SOLICITATION FOR THE CENSUS 2000 TELEPHONE QUESTIONNAIRE ASSISTANCE (TQA) PROGRAM SOL 52-SOBC-8-00002 POC Gloria Smith, (301) 4457-1867 The Bureau of the Census intends to acquire via competitive RFP, Telephone Questionnaire Assistance for Census 2000. The objective of this project is to acquire a network of call centers capable of supporting high-volume, limited-duration inbound TQA calls from the general public as well as outbound follow-up calls to residential telephone numbers furnished by the Bureau of the Census. Selected sections of the RFP in draft will be available on our website, http://www.census.gov/procur/www/tqa.html on or about February 17, 1998. Comments will be due 21 days from the posting date and be submitted to the above address to the attention of Gloria Smith. Please reference Draft Solicitation No. 52-SOBC-8-00002. (0029)

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