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R -- FAMILY AND PERSONAL ISSUES RESOURCE AND REFERRAL SERVICES SOL Reference-Number-JFJMD-00-0069 DUE 022200 POC Kenneth Freeman, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 307-1971, Fax (202) 307-1933, Email kenneth.h.freeman@usdoj.gov -- Kenneth Freeman, Contracting Officer, Phone (202) 307-1971, Fax (202) 307-1933, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=Reference-Num ber-JFJMD-00-0069&LocID=2261. E-MAIL: Kenneth Freeman, kenneth.h.freeman@usdoj.gov. The U.S. Department of Justice has a requirement for a dependent care resource and referral service. At a minimum, the contractor shall provide required services through telephone counselors, online support, resource materials, checklists, guidebooks, kits, and videos. The contractor shall offer Department of Justice employees customized referrals to the best sources for assistance, on the range of dependent care issues covered, at local and/or national levels -- whichever meets the needs of the employee. The contractor shall be knowledgeable of, and shall provide employees up-to-date information on such issues as, child care regulations, higher education options and financing strategies, long-term care insurance, and Medicare regulations pertinent to State of residence. All of the above information is meant to be general and descriptive and is not all-encompassing of what will be required under the contract. The base period of performance will be from October 1, 2000 or the issuance of the Noticeto Proceed, whichever is later, through September 30, 2001, and there will be government options to extend the period of performance up to a total of 60 months. The solicitation document will be available about January 20, 2000 and will be distributed solely through the General Services Administration's Electronic Posting System (EPS) web site at http://www.eps.gov (hard copies of the solicitation document will not be available). The EPS site provides downloading instructions. All future information about this acquisition, including solicitation amendments, will also be distributed solely through the EPS site. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring the EPS site to assure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. Posted 12/14/99 (D-SN408262). (0348)

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