MODIFICATION
B -- Request for Information - Database Providers
- Notice Date
- 4/27/2010
- Notice Type
- Modification/Amendment
- NAICS
- 511140
— Directory and Mailing List Publishers
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, U. S. Census Bureau, Suitland, Acquisition Division, Room 3J438, Washington, District of Columbia, 20233
- ZIP Code
- 20233
- Solicitation Number
- USCB-2010-04-20-RFI-DB-Providers
- Archive Date
- 5/15/2010
- Point of Contact
- Randy W Hart, Phone: 301/763-2671, Lizannette Velez, Phone: 301-763-1824
- E-Mail Address
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randy.w.hart@census.gov, lizannette.velez@census.gov
(randy.w.hart@census.gov, lizannette.velez@census.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The following Request for Information (RFI) is issued solely for Market Research purposes. The U.S. Census Bureau will use the information gathered in planning the U.S. Census Bureau's 2010 Match Study, and also in support of planning future decennial censuses, current surveys such as the American Community Survey (ACS), and other Census Bureau demographic and economic research and production work. This document does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) or a commitment to issue an RFP by the Census Bureau. The Census Bureau is not accepting offers at this time nor will the information provided be evaluated or considered as an offer. The Census Bureau is not responsible for any cost incurred by a contractor in responding to this announcement. The following questions are intended to help the Census Bureau learn more about best practices for the acquisition of commercial databases to improve coverage of administrative records data used in the work described above. Although answers to these questions are optional, the Census Bureau encourages companies to submit responses based on their knowledge and experience with this service in the commercial marketplace. Based on the information provided, and as part of its ongoing market research, the Census Bureau may contact individual respondents for additional information. All information provided will be kept confidential and will be utilized for market research purposes directly related to the work described above. INSTRUCTIONS: Responses to this RFI should be sent as an attachment to randy.w.hart@census.gov, in Word or PDF format document, not to exceed twelve (12) pages (8.5" x 11", 12-pitch font size). The following information should also be included in your responses document: 1. Company name, address, and Web site. 2. Contact person's name, position, email and phone number. 3. Brief description of the organization, including business size (e.g. large business, small business (including type) and services provided. If company has a current GSA contract, please provide the contract number. 4. Available Databases (Db). For each, include: a. Db name, b. Db coverage - uniform nationwide, non-uniform nationwide (please elaborate where coverage is < 95%), Puerto Rico, etc., c. Data dictionary of all variables/elements to include the data source(s) and update frequency (daily, monthly, quarterly, etc.) for each variable/element***, and d. Available list install delivery formats (encryption software, compression software, data transfer - electronic transmission, tape, DVDs, etc.) ***Note regarding Db elements: The Census Bureau has particular interest in the following elements - unique personal identifier, name (first, middle, last), complete address, month-day-year of birth, phone #, count of persons <18, data update date. You may include marketing literature or brochures (pdf format) with your response. QUESTIONS: 1. The Census Bureau is investigating the acquisition of person-level microdata (not a query-based service). Does your company have experience(s) selling ready-available databases to government agencies? If the answer is yes, please provide: a. A brief description of previous experiences; b. Name of the agency(ies) and a point of contact; and c. Any lessons learned that could assist the US Census Bureau in procuring commercial databases. 2. Does your company have a standard non-disclosure agreement for the use of the data supplied? If the answer is yes, please provide a copy. 3. Does your company have a standard license agreement for the data usage? If the answer is yes, please provide a copy. 4. The Census Bureau needs to assess household information as of Census Day, April 1, 2010. Data that have been overwritten with address updates after April 1, 2010 will not suffice. Does your company maintain a cumulative person-address file that can be extracted for particular dates? 5. Is there any minimum requirement to engage your services? Does your company require clients to buy at least three months of data / two databases /five data fields, etc.? Would your company resell persons' data in entirety, providing names and addresses for all persons nationwide? 6. The Census Bureau may require indefinite retention of all raw files purchased, and all derivative files created, without any requirements or fees for re-licensing. Would your company meet this requirement? Please define and identify any implications to this approach. 7. What is the primary purpose of person and household level databases sold by your company (i.e., marketing, risk assessment)? How are data gathered? What are the major sources of data your company provides? How does your company evaluate these sources to ensure the accuracy of the data provided? 8. What commercial/industry standards does your company employ for mitigating, managing and preventing data breaches or data being stolen? 9. Describe your company's pricing policy. Please provide as much detail as possible, including, to the maximum extent possible, the estimated cost of the database(s) on a monthly, quarterly, and/or yearly basis, as applicable. Does your company have differential pricing based on the amount of content being purchased? 10. Should the Census Bureau pursue a RFP, interested parties would be expected to submit test files for specified geographical areas. Please describe any conditions your company would have for submission of test files, if any. 11. Please provide any additional information your company considers to be useful to the Census Bureau during the market research process, including industry-preferred strategies for the acquisition of commercial databases. 12. The Census Bureau is assessing the impact the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act of 1999 (GLBA) has on the acquisition of data. Please describe how GLBA would impact your company's response to any potential RFP's for commercial data. Do you consider any data potentially exchanged with the Census Bureau to be covered by GLBA? Does your company have different applications of the Act, dependent on how the data are used? How are other Government agencies dealing with GLBA, if known?
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