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B -- CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND UPDATE OF "WORK RELATED TRAINING OF ENGINEERS: 1995" POC Contract Specialist Elissa Royal, 703/306-1242, Contracting Officer Jeff S. Leithead, 703/306-1242 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, eroyal@nsf.gov. NSF seeks to award a contract to Oak Ridge Associated Universities to produce a paper on the subject of the training of engineers which will update and expand upon an earlier draft written in June 1999, "Work Related Training of Engineers: 1995". This paper will utilize data from the 1997 Survey of College Graduates. The earlier draft will be updated to substitute 1997 data for 1995 data wherever possible. The paper will describe additional aspects of the training of engineers made possible by new questions on the 1997 Survey of College Graduates. The paper will use both tables and graphs to present data, and will have a 3-4 page executive summary. To the extent possible, it will cite the research literature on the training of engineers or other professionals so as to put this paper in the context of earlier research. The paper will follow any style guidelines provided by NSF. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Posted 08/23/99 (W-SN371225). (0235)

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