Federal Housing Finance Board, 1777 F Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006

R -- PROFESSIONAL, ADMINISTRATIVE, AND MANAGEMENT SUPPORT SERVICES SOL 00-296 DUE 012500 POC Constance C. Holmes, 202/408-2528 The Federal Housing Finance Board (Finance Board) intends to issue a solicitation for commercially available services in accordance with FAR Part 12. The Finance Board is seeking a contractor to review and prepare written recommendations on existing issuance policies and practices of the Office of Finance to small, women- and minority-owned firms in the distribution of Federal Home Loan Bank (FHLBank) System debt; prepare a written report on the means that major corporations and other governmental issuers of debt have used to successfully increase the participation of small, women- and minority-owned firms in the distribution of their debt; and provide written recommendations that the Finance Board could include in its proposed regulation concerning increasing participation of small, women- and minority-owned firms in the distribution of FHLBank System debt. All responsible proposals will be honored. Only written requests for copies of the solicitation will be honored. Written requests may be faxed to (202) 408-2530 or E-mailed to holmesc@fhfb.gov. Telephone requests will not be accepted. All requests for information and copies of the solicitation are to be directed to Constance C. Holmes, Contracting Officer, Federal Housing Finance Board, 1777 F Street, NW, Room 106, Washington, DC 20006-5210. Posted 01/07/00 (W-SN414078). (0007)

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