Office of Justice Programs, Contracts Branch Rm 3617, 810 Seventh Street NW, Washington DC 20001

R -- RESEARCH, EVALUATION & DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM SOL OJP-99-R-004 POC Richard A. Sites, Contracting Officer, (202) 514-1886 The Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) has a requirement for services to support NIJ in planning for and managing all phases of NIJ's extramural and intramural research, evaluation and demonstration activities. The following tasks illustrate the general nature of management services to be acquired: (1) Peer Review of Applications; (2) Meetings & Other Related Consultant Assignments; (3) Product Review; and (4) Data Management. Work assignments, deliverables, documentation, etc., will be provided by Technical Direction Letters. The contractor shall provide a full range of services and direct and coordinate all support tasks; this encompasses but is not limited to the following: maintaining an NIJ consultant database; providing relevant names of possible consultants from the NIJ database; determining selected consultants availability, obtaining commitments, scheduling work and setting performance expectations; providing meeting facilities, meals, and refreshments asrequired and permitted; developing various letters, agendas, and other documents/materials; copying documents and distributing them prior to meetings; mailing various materials in consultation with NIJ staff; providing quality control review and editing of all documents; arranging for participant travel (transportation, lodging, meals, etc.); providing reimbursement of travel costs and payment of any consultant fees; providing written records of all meetings and conferences. OJP envisions an incrementally funded cost-reimbursement type of contract; the total duration of the contract, including exercising any options, is anticipated to be three years. OJP anticipates a Request for Proposal solicitation will be available fifteen (15) days after this notice is published. Telephone inquiries shall not be honored; however, firms intending to propose as a prime contractor may submit a nonbinding letter of intent, which requests a copy of the solicitation, to Mr. Richard A. Sites at sitesr@ojp.usdoj.gov, by facsimile at 202-307-0086, or at the above office address. Please reference the solicitation number and provide company name, solicitation mailing address, point of contact, and his/her telephone and facsimile number and e-mail address. All firms are invited to participate in this acquisition. Posted 12/02/98 (I-SN276216). (0336)

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