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R -- RESEARCH INTO THE SIMULTANEOUS REDESIGN OF TNE NHIS SURVEY AND ITS LINKED SURVEYS SOL 903061 DUE 090299 POC Jo Lasko, Contract Specialist, 301-443-3589 E-MAIL: PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, JLasko@psc.gov. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), through the General Acquisitions Branch, Program Support Center (PSC), intends to award a 12 month sole source simplified acquisition to Dr. Jonseph Sedranski. The purpose of this simplified acquisition is for research into the simultaneous redesign of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) and its Linked Surveys, and methodologies for the analysis of data from these surveys. Three surveys targeted for linkage to the NHIS are the National Survey of Family Growth, the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey and the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. "See Note(s) 22 and 23". Posted 08/19/99 (W-SN369878). (0231)

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