SPECIAL NOTICE
A -- The National Institute Of Statistical Science (NISS) Affliates Program
- Notice Date
- 9/4/2014
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541910
— Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Procurement and Property Management, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 1830, Washington, District of Columbia, 20212
- ZIP Code
- 20212
- Solicitation Number
- DOLBLS000031
- Archive Date
- 9/30/2014
- Point of Contact
- Joan Gantt, Phone: 2026916043
- E-Mail Address
-
gantt.joan@bls.gov
(gantt.joan@bls.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Sole Source Intent Notice The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) The Bureau of Labor Statistics, Office of Survey Methods Research intends to award a sole source contract to the National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. The statutory authority permitting the acquisition of this requirement by other than full and open competition is 41 USC 254©(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1. Background : The Bureau of Labor Statistics needs access to senior researchers in many areas of statistical science, computer science, psychometrics, and economics, in order to research and develop new approaches for improving our surveys and estimates. The National Institute of Statistical Sciences (NISS) is dedicated to strengthening the national statistics community by catalyzing participation in applied research that addresses the challenges faced by government and industry. NISS facilitates high-impact research on topics of interest to the BLS, such as the analysis of geospatial data, disclosure limitation, and record linkage. NISS is a unique consortium and is the sole provider of access to this type of research and information dissemination. Scope: The vendor provides access to research reports/results and to the expertise of more than 200 senior researchers from the statistical sciences. BLS personnel in the Survey Methods and the Economic Research Groups will use this Affiliate membership to propose research challenges we face, to network with leading researchers, and to access the results. The Period of Performance is 09/30/2014 - 09/29/2015 Currently, there is only one responsible source and no other to provide access to research reports/results and to the expertise of more than 200 senior researchers from the statistical sciences. This is a sole source notice published for informational purposes only, not a request for proposals. Therefore, no solicitation documents exist for this requirement. However, all responsible parties interested in responding to this notice are invited to submit a capability statement including costs by 12:00 p m EST by 9/15 2014 that provides sufficient details for consideration by the Government, via e-mail transmittal to gantt.joan@bls.gov. The determination not to compete the contract based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. All questions or comments regarding this notice shall be addressed in writing to Joan Gantt, Contract Specialist at gantt.joan@bls.gov.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: The Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, Washington, District of Columbia, 20212, United States
- Zip Code: 20212
- Zip Code: 20212
- Record
- SN03496654-W 20140906/140905000325-0ff9256b6276acd97154ae64f689b9d6 (fbodaily.com)
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