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B -- PERFORM A NATIONAL LONGITUDINAL STUDY OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE CHILD WELFARE SYSTEM SOL RFP-7-97-HHS-OS POC Ms. Gaynel M. Abadie (202) 690-7506 This purpose of this procurement is to conduct a longitudinal study of a national sample of children and families who come in contact with the child welfare system, to determine the outcomes for those children and families, and to identify key variables, particularly in terms of child and family characteristics and services received, that contribute to those outcomes. The period of performance will be six years. The contractor will be expected to complete the study design, including creating a sampling frame which takes into account system as well as population characteristics; drawing a sample; defining variables and measures; and making preparations for field work (including negotiating agreement from local child welfare agencies for participation) and tracking respondents over time. Field work is expected to involve face to face interviewing (with, at a minimum, children, families, and staff) as well as collection of administrative data from local agencies. The contractor will collect data on the national sample of children and families at least annually, revising the design and measures as appropriate at each data collection point; complete both cross-sectional and longitudinal data analyses; and prepare the data from each year's data collection for archiving as public use data sets. The date of issue for this RFP will be approximately May 30, 1997. Requests for this RFP must be made in writing to the address and contact point listed above. Requests may be faxed to Ms. Abadie at (202) 690-5698. (0107)

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