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B -- MANAGEMENT OF THE NLSY79 AND THE NLSW FOR THE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS SOL RFP L/A 99-18 POC Leonard L. Bednar, Contract Negotiator, (202) 219-6445, Phyllis R. McMeekin, Contracting Officer, (202) 219-6445 The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has a requirement for a contractor to manage the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 79 and the National Longitudinal Survey of Women. The contractor will be required to assist the BLS with the coordination with other Federal agencies, with other NLS survey organizations, and with the use of the NLS by the research community. The contractor will also be required to design and develop questionnaires; prepare OMB clearance documents; collect survey data for the Youth 79; perform data creation, cleaning, and documentation; perform data program and package maintenance; prepare CD-ROMs for BLS and for public use; provide public user services; develop the data base; provide descriptive analyses covering the cohort; and engage in methodological studies relevant to the project. The Census Bureau has performed the survey data collection and the data reduction for the four original cohorts since 1966. The Census Bureau will continue to perform the survey data collection and the data reduction for the NLSW through an interagency agreement with the Department of Labor. Those Census performed duties are therefore excluded from the proposed contract; however, all other functions mentioned above associated with the NLSW will be the responsibility of the contractor. The proposed contract is anticipated to be awarded about September 1, 1999 and run through November 15 of 2003. Offerors must submit written requests for the solicitation and those requests must reference the solicitation number (RFP L/A 99-18). Requests may be faxed to (202) 219-6853. Please do not send a duplicate request in the mail. The Government will consider proposals from all responsible vendors. There will be one award. See Numbered Note 26. Posted 06/01/99 (I-SN337496). (0152)

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