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B -- NATIONAL SURVEY OF FAMILY GROWTH, CYCLE VI SOL 200-98-7029 POC Bruce Cunningham, (301) 436-7007, Contract Specialist, Ronald Atherholt, Contracting Officer, (301) 436-7007 The contractor shall conduct Cycle 6 of the National Survey of Family Growth, based upon in- person, face-to-face interviews with a national sample of about 11,800 women 15-44 years of age in the civilian noninstitutional population of the United States. Interviewing shall be done with Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) and Audio Computer-Assisted Self- Interviewing (Audio CASI). In addition to the sample of women, a national sample of males will be interviewed for the first time in Cycle 6. If sufficient funds are budgeted, a national sample of about 7,200 males 15-49 years of age will be interviewed (or about 19,000 interviews total); at present, however, funds are sufficient only to interview the 11,800 females and about 3,500 males. The project shall produce national estimates of characteristics related to (1) trends and differentials in birth rates; (2) their determinants, including sexual activity, contraceptive use for birth control and disease prevention, infertility, and sterilization; (3) family formation and dissolution, including marriage, divorce, unmarried cohabitation, and adoption; and (4) behavior related to the risk of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and other Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Offerors shall have demonstrated experience and capability to (1) design, conduct and manage large-scale national multi-stage area, or list, probability samples with over samples of minority groups; (2) design, conduct and manage Computer-Assisted Personal Interviewing (CAPI) and Audio Computer-Assisted Self- Interviewing (Audio CASI) on a national scale; (3) recruit and direct a nation-wide staff of interviewers to conduct face-to-face interviews on highly personal subjects with both men and women, (4) compute and document appropriate weights and variance estimates for national statistics, and (5) generate and document complex micro-data files that include extensive recoding, imputation and file editing. Interviewing for Cycle 6 is currently scheduled for the year 2000. If in the best interest of the Government, and if sufficient funds are budgeted, NCHS may exercise an option in the contract to conduct Cycle 7 in 2004, and Cycle 8 in 2007. If Cycles 6, 7, and 8 are all conducted under this contract, the period of performance could be as long as 120 months; if only Cycle 6 is conducted under this contract, the period of performance will be approximately 42 months. The estimated release date of this RFP is approximately sixty (60) calendar days after the date of this publication and the closing date will be approximately thirty (30) days after issue date. No telephone requests for the solicitation package will be accepted, but FAX requests will be accepted at 301-436-3591, or in writing addressed to the attention of Mr. Bruce Cunningham; reference RFP Number 200-98-7029. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. Posted 07/02/98. (0183)

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