U.S. Department of Education, Contracts and Purchasing Operations, CPO, 7th & D Streets SW, Room 3616, Washington, DC 20202-4443

R -- PRE-PROPOSAL CONFERENCE FOR THE STUDY OF THE QUALITY AND IMPACT OF THE SAFE AND DRUG-FREE SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITIES PROGRAM SOL ED-00-R-0045 DUE 062200 POC Sang Park, (202) 708-8222, Contract Specialist; Isadora Binder, (202) 708-5141, Contract Specialist The United States Department of Education (ED) is sponsoring a pre-proposal conference to provide potential offerors with background information that will be useful in proposing to conduct the Study of the Quality and Impact of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools Communities Program. This conference will be held at The United States Department of Education Headquarters, Federal Building 6, 400 Maryland Avenue, SW, Room 1W108, Washington, DC, 20202 on June 5, 2000. The conference will begin at 10:00 A.M., and is anticipated to last approximately (2) two hours. Attendance at the pre-proposal conference is OPTIONAL BUT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED for all potential Bidders. The purpose of the conference is to provide prospective offerors an overview of the Source Selection Procedures and the Request for Proposal. Also, representatives from Research Triangle Institute the author of the Evaluation Design will present an overview of the Evaluation Design for a Study of the Quality and Impact of the Safe and Drug-Free Schools and Communities Program. A question and answer period will follow thereafter. Interested firms shall RSVP by contacting Sang Park at Sang_Park@ed.gov or Isadora Binder at Isadora_Binder@ed.gov by June 02, 2000. Firms are encouraged to submit written questions prior to or during the conference concerning any aspect of the solicitation. If you have questions prior to the conference, please submit them electronically to Sang Park at Sang_Park@ed.gov or Isadora Binder at Isadora_Binder@ed.gov no later than June 02, 2000, to ensure replies are provided during or shortly after the conference period. RFP ED-00-R-0045 is now available. Requests for copies of the RFP may be made by telephone, facsimile, mail, E-mail, telegram or in person. All requests shall reference RFP ED-00-R-0045 and the title of the RFP. The Request for Proposals can also be found on the Internet at http://ocfo.ed.gov/coninfo/00R0045.htm. Telephone requests may ONLY be placed by calling 202/708-6498. Faxes can be received at 202/708-9817.E-mail requests shall be sent to Yolanda_Abney@ed.gov. Mail or telegram requests shall be sent to the above address. Copies may be picked up in person at the same address. All proposals submitted by responsible sources will be considered. Posted 05/24/00 (W-SN458380). (0145)

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