This report first analyzes the need for a Technical Assistance Center (TAC) Clearinghouse, which would provide a range of services including question answering for state and local education agencies, workshop preparation assistance, and literature surveys. Addressing the question of feasibility of a computerized information retrieval system for the TAC, the second section discusses the capabilities and use of such a system, lists costs, examines the available options, and concludes that an information retrieval system would be both appropriate and cost effective. Software packages are discussed in terms of five evaluation criteria: simplicity, flexibility, comprehensiveness, efficiency, and cost. A comparison based on these criteria is made of a software package available in-house (Lockheed's DIALOG Private File Service) and the Stanford Public Information Retrieval System (SPIRES), a locally-available, commercial product. Additional criteria for use in evaluating the overall effectiveness of an information retrieval system are listed. Conclusions are presented which support the establishment of a TAC clearinghouse and the use of SPIRES is recommended. Seven references are listed. (LMM)