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R -- EVALUATION CONSULTANT SERVICES POC Jo-Lynn Davis (301) 443-7076, Suzi Winter (301) 443-7077 E-MAIL: Program Support Center, swinter@psc.gov. The proposed acquisition listed herein is a 100% small business set-aside. The Department of Health and Human Services/Program Support Center (PSC)/Division of Acquisition Management (DAM) has a requirement to obtain evaluation consultants with expertise in the major areas of evaluation and performance measurement methodology. Evaluation consultants may be needed for the following (but not limited to these) types of activities: identification of evaluation or performance measurement objectives, design options, and strategies for stakeholder involvement; design of evaluation feasibility studies, or "evaluability assessments," and use of logic models; design of evaluation synthesis or meta-evaluation studies; development of specific evaluation designs; selection of indicators, including procedures for data collection, standardization of measures, validity and reliability tests, and data mining and retrieval; data analysis strategies, statistical procedures, and other techniques for presentation of results, dissemination strategies and effective uses of evaluation results or methods of performance data reporting; and special methodological applications. The PSC anticipates awarding multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements, which will be utilized on an as needed basis throughout the period of performance. The anticipated period of performance is one year. The Request for Quote will be available approximately five (5) days from the date of issuance. The closing day will be approximately fifteen (15) days after issuance. A copy of the RFQ may be obtained by submitting a written request to the attention of Jo-Lynn Davis/Suzi Winter, citing RFQ number 00E000207. Written requests may be mailed to the address above, sent by facsimile to (301) 443-2761 or e-mailed to jdavis2@psc.gov. See numbered Note 1. Posted 05/19/00 (W-SN456615). (0140)

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