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B -- NATIONAL EVALUATION OF THE EVEN START FAMILY LITERACY PROGRAM SOL n/a POC Pamela J. Weaver, Contract Specialist, (202) 260-0183; or Dorothy Hunter, Contracting Officer, (202) 708-9256 The US Department of Education contemplates extending, until July 14, 2003, work under contract EA97049001. In July 1997, the US Department of Education awarded a contract to Abt Associates of Cambridge, MA for "National Evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy Program". The initial contract provided for design and implementation of an Experimental Design Study (EDS). ED is contemplating adding 9 more sites to the EDS data collection in 2000-2001, and to collect a second year of data on these new sites. The US Department of Education intends to execute this modification to extend this contract on or before May 30, 2000. See Note 22.***** Posted 05/09/00 (W-SN452985). (0130)

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