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R -- EVALUATION AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE OF THE TITLE IV-E CHILD WELFARE WAIVER DEMONSTRATIONS SOL 105-98-1653 DUE 071798 POC Contract Specialist, Mary Mitchell, (202)401-5406/Contracting Officer, J. Blair Hayes, (202)401-5404 The purpose of this contract is to provide (1) technical assistance to States for the evaluation of the child welfare demonstration projects that will be implemented by States which receive waivers for certain requirements of Titles IV-b and IV-E of the Social Security Act; (2) to collect, analyze, synthesize and disseminate information that becomes available through the State-conducted evaluations and similar evaluation efforts; (3) to provide a national assessment of program implementation and program impact for the projects already begun and any approved in the future; and (4)to provide logistical support for meetings among State and Federal Staff involved in the implementation and evaluation of the demonstration projects. The anticipated period of performance for this project is five years (5) which shall consist of five (5) phases. This project is set aside for small businesses, interested parties should request RFP 105-98-1653. All requests shall be submitted in writing, no telephone requests will be honored. The anticipated RFP release date will be on or about June 29, 1998. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered See Note 1 (0153)

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