SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- COPAFS CONFERENCE
- Notice Date
- 7/7/2004
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- NAICS
- 813920
— Professional Organizations
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Procurement and Property Management, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 1830, Washington, DC, 20212
- ZIP Code
- 20212
- Solicitation Number
- BLS-04-29
- Response Due
- 7/21/2004
- Archive Date
- 8/5/2004
- Point of Contact
- Michelle Govan, Purchasing Agent, Phone 202-691-6010, Fax 202-691-6026, - Karen Barton, Purchasing Agent, Phone (202) 691-6023, Fax (202) 691-6026,
- E-Mail Address
-
Govan_M@bls.gov, barton_k@bls.gov
- Description
- The Bureau of Labor Statistics intends to award on a sole source basis under Simplified Acquisition Procedures with Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS), to plan and facilitate the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) 2004 Seminar, ?Achieving Statistical Quality in a Diverse and Changing Environment.? as a sole source provider for services NTE $10,000. COPAFS is viewed by a wide array of Federal Statistical Agencies, and other organizations involved in statistical research and policy development that affects national statistics, as the principal focal point for accessing and disseminating the views of the federal data community. COPAFS regularly coordinates efforts to plan and hold conferences and seminars dealing with issues of importance to the federal statistical community. The Statistical Policy Office of the OMB has requested that COPAFS facilitate in the funding and host its 2004 OMB Seminar. Including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the conference is being supported by the Bureau of the Census, Bureau of Economic Analysis, Energy Information Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Education Statistics, the Statistics of Income Division of the Internal Revenue Service, and the National Center for Health Statistics. Authority Citation: FAR 6.302-1; 41 U.S.C. 253(c)1) 2004 OMB Seminar: Achieving Statistical Quality in a Diverse and Changing Environment Objective The Statistical Policy Office of the Office of Management and Budget has requested COPAFS to facilitate the funding and host its 2004 OMB Seminar. Including the Bureau of Labor Statistics, support has come from the Bureau of the Census, the Bureau of Economic Analysis, the Energy Information Administration, the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, the National Agricultural Statistics Service, the National Center for Education Statistics, the Statistics Income Division of Internal Revenue Service, and the Environmental Protection Agency. Scope A two day program will be focused on achieving statistical quality in a diverse and changing environment. The preliminary program is as follows: FCSM Statistical Policy Seminar Achieving Statistical Quality in Diverse and Changing Environments Holiday Inn Bethesda December 15-16, 2004 Supported By: Bureau of the Census, Beureau of Economic Analysis, Energy Information Administration, Bureau of Transportation Statistics, National Agricultural Statistics Service, National Center for Education Statistics, Statistics Income Division of Internal Revenue Service, Environmental Protection Agency Wednesday, December 15 7:30 a.m. Check-in and Coffee (Versailles Foyer) 8:45 a.m. Welcome and Introduction: Katherine K. Wallman, Office of Management and Budget (Versailles I and II) 9:00 to 9:45 a.m. Keynote Speech: Richard Kulka, RTI International 9:45 a.m. Break (Versailles Foyer) 10:00 - 12 noon (Sessions 1 and 2 run concurrently) 1. Standards for Statistical Surveys Organizer: Alan Tupek (BOC) Chair: Charles Louis Kincannon, Bureau of the Census 2. Internet Surveys: A Research Agenda for Changing Environments Organizer: Gerald Gates (BOC) Chair: Lynda Carlson, Science Resource Statistics Division, National Science Foundation 12:00 noon Lunch on Your Own 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. (Sessions 3 and 4 run concurrently) 3. Advisory Panels: Seeking user Feedback to Improve the Quality of Statistical Programs Organizer: Wendy Alvey (BOC) Chair: Thomas B. Petska, Statistics of Income Division, Internal Revenue Service 4. Tools, Policy, and Procedures for Survey Improvement Organizer: Kristin Miller (NCHS) Chair: Kathleen P. Utgoff, Bureau of Labor Statistics 3:00-3:30 p.m. Break (Versailles Foyer) 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. (Sessions 5 and 6 run concurrently) 5. Telephone Surveys in a anging Environment Organizer: Clyde Tucker (BLS) Chair: Rick Kowalewski, Bureau of Transportation Statistics 6. Researcher Access to Confidential and Micro Data From Home Institutions Organizer: Steven H. Cohen (BLS) Chair: Edward J. Sondik, National Center for Health Statistics Thursday, December 16 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. (Sessions 7 and 8 run concurrently) 7. Agency Initiatives to Monitor Survey Quality Organizers: Cynthia Clark (BOC), Nancy Kirkendall (EIA) Chair: Guy F. Caruso, Energy Information Administration 8. The Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act of 2002: Where Are We and Where Are We Going? Organizer: Brian Harris-Kojetin (OMB) Chair: J. Steven Landefeld, Bureau of Economic Analysis 10:30-11:00 a.m. Break (Versailles Foyer) 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. (Sessions 9 and 10 run concurrently) 9. Recent Advances in Measuring Quality Assurance Organizer: Bill Iwig (NASS) Chair: R. Ronald Bosecker, National Agricultural Statistics Service 10. Integrated Survey Designs: Analytical Enhancements Achieved Through Linkage of Surveys, Administrative, and Secondary Data Organizer: Steven Cohen (AHRQ) Chair: Susan Grad, Office of Research, Evaluation, and Statistics, Social Security Administration 1:00-2:15 p.m Luncheon Hosted by COPAFS (Washington Room) Speaker: Katherine K. Wallman, Office of Management and Budget 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. (Sessions 11 and 12 run concurrently) 11. Incentives in Government Surveys: Practices and Perspectives Organizer: Marilyn Seastrom (NCES) Chair: Robert Lerner, National Center for Education Statistics 12. Data Mining: Policy Implications and Applications Organizer: Barry Graubard (NCI) Chair: Susan Offutt, Economic Research Service 9. Deliverable Papers presented at the two day seminar will be published as an OMB Statistical Policy Working Paper which will be made available to sponsoring agencies.
- Place of Performance
- Address: HOLIDAY INN, BETHESDA, MD
- Record
- SN00616105-W 20040709/040707211815 (fbodaily.com)
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