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99 -- STATISTICAL SYSTEM SOL L/A 95-41 DUE 091595 POC W. Stephen Walter, CPCM, Contract Negotiator, (202)219-6445 Phyllis McMeekin, Contracting Officer, (202)219-6445.. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) is contemplating awarding a sole source contract under FAR 6.302 to Mr. Wayne Gray for developing a comprehensive statistical system covering all work-related deaths, injuries, and illnesses under the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970. BLS is responsible for developing and maintaining an effective program of collection, compilation, analysis, and publication of occupational safety and health statistics. The purpose of this work is to conduct an analysis of the relationship between OSHA inspections and reported BLS injury and illness rates in order to help assess the quality of the BLS data and to better understand factors affecting it. Mr. Wayne Gray is the only individual who has successfullly matched BLS and OSHA data using the Fellegi Sunter method; the work will utilize the Gray-Scholz methodology. The estimated cost of this contract is $49,200. See Note(s): 22. (0237)

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