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R -- NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON COMPREHENSIVE SCHOOL REFORM SOL ED-99-R-0013 DUE 051799 POC Sang Park, Contract Specialist, 202-708-8222 The Office of Reform Assistance and Dissemination(ORAD), part of the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Education Research and Improvement(OERI), seeks to establish a new national clearinghouse on comprehensive school reform. The purpose of this Clearinghouse is to improve the national dissemination of information on comprehensive school reform. This Clearinghouse shall collect, analyze, and disseminate information on comprehensive school reform in educational institutions serving the K-12 population, including public schools, public school districts, state educational agencies, and private schools in the United States. The Clearinghouse may be administered by a single organization, or by an organization serving as a prime contractor for a consortium. The audience for this Clearinghouse shall be teachers and school administrators, researchers, policymakers, and the general public. RFP ED-99-R-0013 will be issued on or about 04/02/99. The closing date is 05/17/99. Requests for copies of the RFP may be made by telephone, mail, E-mail, telegram or in person. All requests shall reference RFP ED-99-R-0013 and the title of the RFP. The Request for Proposals can also be found on the Internet on or about the RFP issue date at http://gcs.ed.gov or gopher://gcs.ed.gov. Telephone requests may ONLY be placed by calling 202-708-6498. E-mail request 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 on the issue date at the same address. All proposals from responsible sources will be considered. Posted 03/16/99 (I-SN309141). (0075)

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