[Federal Register Volume 60, Number 57 (Friday, March 24, 1995)]
[Notices]
[Pages 15546-15547]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 95-7282]



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DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Office of Educational Research and Improvement (OERI); 
Presolicitation Conference on Draft Statement of Work for the Regional 
Educational Laboratories Program

AGENCY: Department of Education.

ACTION: Notice of presolicitation conference on draft statement of work 
for the Regional Educational Laboratories Program.

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SUMMARY: The Office of Educational Research and Improvement will 
conduct a pre-proposal conference to discuss a draft of the proposed 
statement of work to guide the activities of the regional educational 
laboratories during the 1995-2000 contract period. At this time the 
Office of Educational Research and Improvement wishes to offer both 
potential sources and parties interested in the work of the regional 
educational laboratories an opportunity to review a draft of the 
proposed statement of work and to attend a meeting to discuss the 
content of that statement of work prior to issuance of a Request for 
Proposal.

MEETING INFORMATION: The conference will be held on April 12, 1995, 
from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in the auditorium of the General Services 
Administration Regional Office Building, Seventh and D Streets SW., 
Washington DC (entrance on the D Street side). Persons unable to attend 
the conference who wish to provide comments on the draft statement of 
work may submit those comments by telefax or mail no later than April 
26 to the contact listed below.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On March 31, 1994 President Clinton signed 
Pub. L. 103-227, Goals 2000: Educate America Act. Title IX of that 
legislation, known as the Educational Research, Development, 
Dissemination, and Improvement Act of 1994, includes new authorizing 
legislation for the Regional Educational Laboratory program which will 
be implemented through the recompetition of the regional educational 
laboratories. The laboratory competition will be announced later this 
fiscal year, with awards to be made in fiscal year 1996.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Laverne Reddick, U.S. Department of 
Education, Grants and Contracts Service, 7th and D Streets SW., GSA 
Building, ROB-3, Room 3660, Washington, DC 20202-4724. Telephone: (202) 
708-8222. Individuals who use a telecommunications device for the deaf 
(TDD) may call the Federal Information Relay Service (FIRS) at 1-800-
877-8339 between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m., Eastern time, Monday through 
Friday.
    The draft document is available on bulletin board at (202) 260-9950 
which is an 8 data, 1 stop, no parity bulletin board. The document will 
be listed under the ``OERI Regional Educational Laboratories'' menu. 
Questions regarding only the electronic bulletin board should be 
telephoned to George Wagner at (202) 708-7811. Those who cannot 
interact electronically or telefax (202) 260-0525 for a copy of this 
document should write to the U.S. Department of Education, Grants and 
[[Page 15547]] Contracts Service, 7th and D Streets, SW., GSA Building, 
ROB-3, Room 3660, ROB-3, Washington, DC 20202-4724, Attention: Laverne 
Reddick, Contract Specialist.

    Dated: March 20, 1995.
Sharon P. Robinson,
Assistant Secretary for Educational Research and Improvement.
[FR Doc. 95-7282 Filed 3-23-95; 8:45 am]
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