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B -- STUDY OF THE EFFECTIVENESS OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIAL PARTICIPATION IN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING AND PROGRAMMING SOL DTFH61-99-R-00052 DUE 043099 POC Bruce Robinson, Contract Specialist, Phone (202) 366-4235, Fax (202) 366-3705, Email bruce.robinson@fhwa.dot.gov WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=DTFH61-99-R-0 0052&LocID=30. E-MAIL: Bruce Robinson, bruce.robinson@fhwa.dot.gov. THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION. The FHWA plans to negotiate a contract with the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA) to conduct a study of the effectiveness of local elected official participation in transportation planning and programming. NAPA, a Congressionally chartered not-for-profit organization, is uniquely qualified to carry out this study through its unique experience and expertise in analyzing and evaluating governmental structures and processes. It is uniquely positioned to take advantage of a broad network of scholars and practitioners of public administration whose practical experience comes from every level of government. In addition, NAPA is the only organization that has such a network already in place and that has a successful track record for using it to accomplish a great variety of projects to assist the Federal Government in accordance with its Charter. This notice is not intended to solicit competitive proposals. See Note 22. Posted 03/16/99 (D-SN308979). (0075)

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