Bureau of the Census, Procurement Office, FOB #3, Room 1541, Washington, (Suitland, MD) DC 20233

B -- 2000 CENSUS DESIGN STUDY POC Alba Sanchez (301)457-1804 The Bureau of the Census (BOC) intends to contract with the National Research Council to study, review, monitor and advise on the detailed design and implementation of the BOC's statistical procedures and other plans for the 2000 Census. The study will be conducted over approximately four years from date of award through 2001. This effort requires the unique qualifications and expertise of the National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences on relevant issues to census matters. Expertise required includes the fields of statistics, including sampling and survey research; demography; social sciences such as ethnography, social psychology and cultural anthropology, and experts who are knowledgeable about the use of census data at national and local levels. These services will be acquired on an other than full and open basis under the authority of Executive Order 2859. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. However, all proposals received within 30 days after publication of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. (0043)

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