R -- ANALYSIS OF WEIGHTING PROCEDURES USING CSHCN SURVEY HOUSEHOLD INCOME DATA

Notice Date

July 13, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Building Room 5-101 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857

ZIP Code

20857

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-01C800111

Response Due

July 27, 2001

Point of Contact

Darren Jansen, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-443-1857, Fax 301-443-3238, Email djansen@psc.gov -- Mariann Mink, Contracting Officer, Phone 301-443-9266, Fax 301-443-3238, Email mmink@psc.gov

Description

PURPOSE: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL, NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS (NCHS) THROUGH THE GENERAL ACQUISITION BRANCH, PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, PLANS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION TO THE URBAN INSTITUTE. CLOSING DATE IS JULY 27, 2001. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROCUREMENT IS TO INVESTIGATE WHETHER THE HOUSEHOLD INCOME FOR THE SAMPLE INTERVIEWED FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS MODULE IS DISPROPORTIONATELY BIASED RELATIVE TO OTHER ESTIMATES OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME AT THE STATE LEVEL. SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED UPON THE CONTRACTOR'S UNIQUE SKILLS AND EXPERTISE IN SURVEY STATISTICS, WEIGHTING, ESTIMATION AND IMPUTATION. THE PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION IS FOR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENTS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT NO LATER THAN JULY 27, 2001. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DARREN JANSEN, IN ROOM 5C-13, PARKLAWN BLDG., 5600 FISHERS LANE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20857 OR ON 301-443-1857.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010717/RSOL012.HTM (D-194 SN50R833)