U.S. Department of Education, Contracts and Purchasing Operations, CPO, 7th & D Streets SW, Room 3616, Washington, DC 20202-4443

R -- TRACK ENROLLMENT CHANGES AMONG DIRECT LOAN BORROWERS SOL n/a DUE 111599 POC Ellen Mason, Contract Specialist, (202) 708-8603 The U.S. Department of Education (ED) intends to issue enter into a sole source contract for one base (1) year and four (4) option periods with The National Student Clearinghouse, 2191 Fox Mill Road, Suite 300, Herndon, VA 20171. The Clearinghouse collects, organizes and maintains full enrollment data from more than 2,000 schools, comprising of seventy to eighty percent of the nation's total enrollment. Under the proposed contract, the Department of Education will provide the Clearinghouse with periodic lists of Federal Direct Loans borrowers. The Clearinghouse will compare the full enrollment data received from member schools to the lists of borrowers provided by ED. The Clearinghouse will provide the Department of Education with weekly updated enrollment data on Direct Loans borrowers resulting from such comparison. Interested parties who can show they have the capabilities of producing a majority of the data for full enrollment should submit their capabilities statement by 2:00 P.M., Eastern Standard Time, November 15, 1999 to: U.S. Department of Education, CPO,7th & D Sts, SW, ROB-3, Room 3624, Washington, D.C 20202. ATTN: Ellen Mason. Posted 11/02/99 (W-SN397107). (0306)

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