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R -- WORKSHOPS ON ESTABLISHING LONG-TERM RESEARCH AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS SOL RFQ CPO 98-017 DUE 080398 POC Philip King, 703-306-1246 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFQ in .pdf format., http:/www.nsf.gov/bfa/cpo/contract/sol.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the point-of-contact for this, pking@nsf.gov. The National Science Foundation (NSF) requires professional services to design and conduct a regional workshop in Denver, CO and Atlanta, GA that will contribute to improvement in the communication among NSF, minority-serving institutions (MSI's), and NSF-supported facilities/centers (NSFSFC's), and a higher degree of involvement of MSI's in the NSF proposal and award process. Each workshop shall be scheduled for the Fall, 1998 and last 1.5 days. The workshops shall focus on "learning from success", effectively using exemplary collaborative research and education relationships between MSIs and NSFSFCs as models for potential principal investigators from MSIs. NSF intends to integrate the establishment of long-term research and education programs at MSIs into the NSF proposal and award process. Information on the CIRE Program, including the Program Announcement No. 98-47, may be found at the following WWW page: http://www.nsf.gov/od/oia/cire/start.htm. This procurement is conducted using simplified acquisition procedures authorized by Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 13 and is set aside exclusively for small businesses. The anticipated value is less than $100,000. Interested parties may download a copy of the solicitation by accessing the following URL: http://www.nsf/gov/bfa/cpo/contract/sol.htm. See numbered Note 1. Posted 07/09/98. (0190)

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