R -- New York Academy of Sciences'' Conference

The Office of Justice Programs (OJP), National Institute of Justice (NIJ) attends to award on a sole source basis a purchase order to the Justice Resource Institute, 63 Main Street, Suite 6, Bridgewater, MA 02324 in support of the New York Academy of Sciences' "Understanding and Managing Sexually Coercive Behavior" conference that is slated for June 7-9, 2002. The purpose of this conference is to examine the efficacy of efforts thus far to manage sex offenders, and to provide informed recommendations and guidance for discretionary decision-making and informed legislation. This important and timely conference serves as an excellent research-based platform in regard to sex offenders and will be most beneficial to NIJ's mission statement. This conference will be attended by some of our nation's leading thinkers, and to the best of our knowledge is the only conference of it kind in the immediate future. This purchase order shall be negotiated in accordance with the authority of 41 U.S.C. 2152(c)(1) ? Only One Responsible Source with Unique Capabilities. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTATION.