COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 27,2000 PSA#2651 Bureau of the Census, Procurement Office, FOB #3, Room 1541,
Washington,(Suitland, MD) DC 20233 R -- SOLE SOURCE SERVICES FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND POC Beth E.
Brooks, 301-457-4421 R -- The Bureau of Census (BOC) intends to
procure on a sole source basis from the University of Maryland,
Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory on a sole source basis under
authority of FAR 6.302-1. No solicitation will be issued. It is
anticipated that award of this requirement shall be on or about October
1, 2000. Services include designing, conducting, and reporting original
research on topics relevant to Census Bureau interface applications.
Research will address menus and navigation through questionnaire
interfaces and on-line databases. Research will also address data
visualizations for search and retrieval from large databases of Census
Bureau data. Services are currently being performed by the University
of Maryland using an existing contract vehicle. Under this contract
vehicle, the University of Maryland has gained unique and extensive
knowledge on the various Census programs. Because the contract requires
in-depth knowledge of the BOC and their current operations, award
through competition would require substantial duplication of cost that
the Government would not recover through competition and would create
unacceptable delays in fulfilling the BOC's mission requirements. To
meet timeframes, milestones, and schedules; the University of Maryland
has established relationships with subcontractors that can perform the
required services. Any response to this notice must show clear and
convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the
Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit detailed
technical capabilities, pricing, and any other information which
demonstrates their ability to meet the BOC's needs. Detailed
capabilities must be submitted to the above address (Attn: Beth E.
Brooks). All information shall be furnished at no cost or obligation to
the Government. This synopsis is not to be considered a request for
quotations or proposals. No solicitation document is available and
telephone requests will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on
the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but will be
used to determine if a comparable source is available and more
advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is
received, the contract will be awarded without further notice. Contract
performance period: 10/1/00 through 9/30/03. Posted 07/24/00
(W-SN478037). (0206) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0165 20000727\R-0030.SOL)
| R - Professional, Administrative and Management Support Services Index
|
Issue Index |
Created on July 25, 2000 by Loren Data Corp. --
info@ld.com
|
|
|