Bureau of the Census, Procurement Office, FOB #3, Room 1541, Washington,(Suitland, MD) DC 20233

R -- ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES SOL 6-9-2714 POC Linda Catterton, 301-457-1840 The Bureau of the Census intends to issue a sole source contract to Ross Coggins, 212 Nottingham Hill, Sherwood Forest, Md 21405 to provide expert advice and assistance to the Census 2000 Publicity Office in developing a plan to establish and support partnerships with the Federal Government. This plan will include the development of a strategy for using the Federal Government as a partner, the selection of specific Federal Government Agencies based on a priority list, a plan for approaching the entities selected, identification and development of required materials, and a proposal for evaluating the effectiveness of the program. The period of performance will be October 1, 1998 through September 30, 1999. Interest parties may identify their interest and capabilities in response to this requirement no greater than 15 days from the published date of this announcement to the above address. The determination by the Government not to compete the 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 future competitive procurements. No solicitation document exists and request for such document will be considered nonresponsive. Posted 09/16/98 (W-SN250563). (0259)

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