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R -- EVALUATION OF YOUTH OPPORTUNITY AREA DEMONSTRATION SOL RFP-DCS-99-33 DUE 042699 POC James Chestnut, contract Specialist (202) 219-8698 ext 162, Keith A. Bond, Contracting Officer WEB: Department of Labor, Employment and Training Adminstration's, http://www.doleta.gov. E-MAIL: James Chestnut, Contract Specialist, jchestnut@doleta.gov. The U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (DOL/ETA) is soliciting proposals to continue and complete specific evaluation activities in eleven "neighborhoods" that compose the YOUTH OPPORTUNITY AREA DEMONSTRATION. Each Opportunity Area consists of an identified target area within a designated empowerment zone (EZ) or enterprise community (EC) with a population of between 10,000 and 20,000 persons and poverty rate in the 1990 Census that is among the highest in the EZ/EC. The three primary objectives of this initiative are: (1) Estimating and comparing youth employment rates in the designated areas before and three years into program administration. (2) Performing a process evaluation that examines services provided to program participants in the grant areas. (3) Conduct ethnographic studies to assess the neighborhoods' sense of well-being and under the demonstration by interviewing a variety of individual residents in the new areas. The period of performance for the prospective award is forty-two (42) month from the date of execution of the contract by the Government. This requirement is let under Full and Open Competition. The SIC Code is 8732 and the Size Standard is $5 million. Please be advised that 20% of the total contract amount must be subcontracted to small and small disadvantaged businesses, including women-owned businesses, HUBZone small businesses and businesses participating in the Small Business Administration's 8(a) Business Development Program. Request for proposals are available on the Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration's Home Page approximately 15 days from this publication. Request for proposals in hard copy form will be available at the same time on a first come, first served basis, until the supply is exhausted. Telephone requests will not be honored. For requests made after the supply is exhausted, the Contracting Officer will determine whether payment of a fee is warranted. The fee will not exceed the cost of duplication of the solicitation documents. Closing date for receipt of proposals is April 22, 1999 at 2:00 P.M. Local Time. Request for proposals must cite RFP-DCS-99-33 and include two self addressed labels. Failure to enclose labels may cause delays in mailing. Posted 03/03/99 (W-SN304217). (0062)

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