PREPARING DATA BASES FOR ANALYSIS

Notice Date

April 24, 2001

Contracting Office

Defense Supply Service-Washington, 5200 Army Pentagon, Rm. 1D245, Washington, DC 20310-5200

ZIP Code

20310-5200

E-Mail Address

Preparing Data Bases for Analysis (baltice@hqda.army.mil)

Description

On behalf of the U.S. Army Research Institute and in accordance with FAR subpart 6.3, the Defense Supply Service-Washington intends to award a IDIQ contract (under the simplified acquisition threshold) on a sole source basis to Ms. Frances Kennedy to prepare the software programs for canning/editing/processing raw data for the surveys; preparing data bases for analysis; producing frequencies, crosstabs and codebooks; drawing samples from the Total Officer Personnel Management Information System (TOPMIS), Enlisted Distribution and Assignment System (EDAS), Total Army Personnel Data Base (TAPDB), and Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS); developing and maintaining address files; producing mailing labels; and writing brief reports on topics such as mail delivery rates, responses rates, and findings of surveys. High quality, quick turnaround services are essential because the surveys must provide information to top Army leaders within short time frames. ARI conducts surveys of soldiers and their family members, and is responsible for providing the results to Army leaders and Army activity proponents/sponsors in a timely manner. The period of performance is for 12 months after date of award with 4-year options. The resultant contract will be firm, fixed price. There is NO solicitation document. This notice is not a request for quotes. Interested firms may send a capabilities statement to the attention of Carolyn E. Baltimore, DSS-W, 5200 Army Pentagon, Room 1C243, Research and Studies Division, Washington, D.C. 20310-5200. This office must receive capability statements within 15 days from publication of this notice. 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.

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010426/SPMSC005.HTM (W-114 SN50K110)