"OTHER FUNCTIONS" - THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION (ED), NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS (NCES) WITHIN THE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATION SCIENCES (IES) HAS THE NEED FOR A PROCUREMENT TO PROVIDE A BROAD SPECTRUM OF SUPPORT TO THE TWO COOPERATIVE SYSTEMS AT NCES, THE NATIONAL POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COOPERATIVE (NPEC) AND THE NATIONAL COOPERATIVE EDUCATION STATISTICS SYSTEM (NCESS), HEREIN REFERRED TO AS THE COOPERATIVES, AND THEIR DELIBERATIVE AND WORKING ENTITIES INCLUDING THE NATIONAL FORUM ON EDUCATION STATISTICS (FORUM), THE VARIOUS OTHER COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES, TASK FORCES, AND WORKING GROUPS THAT SUPPORT THE EFFORTS OF THE COOPERATIVE SYSTEMS AND OTHER MEETINGS AND CONFERENCES THAT SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT AND COLLECTION OF ADMINISTRATIVE RECORD DATA, AS THE NEED ARISES.