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B -- EVALUATION OF THE PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM OF TITLE II OF THE HEA SOL n/a POC Janet Mata-Hitz, Contract Specialist,( 202) 260-0092 Sources sought: The purpose of this notice is to inform all interested parties that a Draft Performance Work Statement for the procurement entitled, Evaluation of the Partnership program of Title II of the Higher Education Act, and twelve related documents, will be posted for your review on the Department of Education's web-site at http://ocfo.ed.gov/Coninfo/epphea.htm on or around 04/10/00. These documents will remain available on the web-site until on or around 04/20/00. Furthermore, samples of several applications from Partnership grantees will be made available for your review at the Department's ten regional offices. This is not a request for proposal, nor a solicitation for comments or questions. The RFP for this procurement is expected to be issued on or about April 30, 2000. Any concerns may be directed to Janet Mata-Hitz at Janet_Mata-Hitz@ed.gov. ***** Posted 04/07/00 (W-SN442661). (0098)

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