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New Contracts in US for ORC
Opinion Research Corporation's Social Research Business has this week been awarded US$18 million in new contracts or contract additions. These contracts, in the USA for the National Science Foundation, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the National Eye Institute, the Department of Education and the University of South Carolina, are mostly for periods of at least two years.
John F. Short, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Opinion Research Corporation, said 'This latest set of contract wins is another example of the broad reach of our service offerings, illustrating capabilities that meet the needs of organizations in science, education and health care.'
The company has won two contracts totaling $6.8 million with the National Science Foundation for the Survey of Federal Funds for Research and Development and Federal Science and Engineering Support to Universities, Colleges, and Nonprofit Institutions; and for the Survey of Research and Development Expenditures at Universities and Colleges. The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention has awarded the company a $2.5 million contract to create and operate a Program Evaluation Center for the Minority Substance Abuse and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Prevention Initiatives, whilst the University of South Carolina has awarded a $350,000 contract to conduct the National Weight Loss/Activity Survey. Finally, the Department of Education and the National Eye Institute together added $8.3 million to two of the company's current contracts.
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