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R -- THE NATIONAL SAMPLE SURVEY OF REGISTERED NURSES 2000 SOL HRSA 230-BHPr-7(9)sks POC Suzanne Stinson, 301-443-5130 WEB: click here (after June 1) to download a copy of the, http://www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/contract.htm. E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via, sstinson@hrsa.gov. The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has a requirement to award a contract to provide for a National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses 2000. The objective of this study is to obtain data on the size and characteristics of the registered nurse (RN) population in the United States, for each State, and for policy relevant subgroups of the population as of March of 2000 as required by Congressional mandates. The survey design is to follow that of the previous six surveys with an expected sample size of 54,000 licenses and a response rate of at least 80 percent. The universe of RNs in the United States (more than 2.8 million RNs) is to be compiled from data collected from each of the 50 States and the District of Columbia. The data to be collected include: (a) number and distribution of nurses, by type of employment and location practice, (b) number of nurses practicing full-time and part-time within the United Stated and within each state, (c) average rate of compensations for nurses, by type of practice and location of practice, (d) the activity status of the total number of nurses with advanced training or graduate degrees in nursing, by specialty including nurse practitioners, nurse clinicians, nurse researchers, nurse educators, and nurse supervisors and administrators, and (f) number of nurses entering the US annually from other nations. The solicitation will be issued on or about June 1, 1999. You may be able to access the solicitation electronically at the following location on the web: www.hrsa.dhhs.gov/contract.htm. If you are able to download the solicitation electronically, please submit your name, address and phone number to this office so that you can be included on our source list. (It is the offerors responsibility to monitor the above internet site for the release of this solicitation and amendments, if any). If you are NOT able to download the solicitation electronically, all requests for a hard copy must be in writing, to the attention of Suzanne Stinson and cite RFP No.HRSA 230-BHPr-7(9)sks. You may also FAX your request to the attention of Suzanne Stinson at 301-443-6038. (If you choose to FAX your request, please send the hard copy in the mail as the FAX copies are sometimes unreadable). Your written request for the solicitation should be mailed to the attention of Suzanne Stinson, HRSA, Room 13A-19, Parklawn Building, 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, Maryland, 20857. You may also submit your request for a solicitation electronically. The electronic mailing address is: sstinson@hrsa.gov. All requests should include the name of the contact person, mailing address, telephone number, email address and FAX number in the body of the letter. Telephone requests for the solicitation cannot be honored. Posted 05/11/99 (W-SN330000). (0131)

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