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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 19, 2006 FBO #1696
SPECIAL NOTICE

B -- Solutions to Problems of Primary Interest to the U.S. Census Bureau

Notice Date
7/17/2006
 
Notice Type
Special Notice
 
NAICS
541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 
Contracting Office
Department of Commerce, U. S. Census Bureau, Suitland, Acquisition Division Room G-314 FB#3, Washington, DC, 20233
 
ZIP Code
20233
 
Solicitation Number
Reference-Number-YA1323-06-RFQ-071706
 
Response Due
12/31/2010
 
Archive Date
1/15/2011
 
Description
The U.S. Census Bureau has a requirement to obtain from accredited institutions of higher education in the United States solutions to problems of primary interest to the Census Bureau. To satisfy these repetitive needs, the Census Bureau intends to award multiple purchase orders to source selected institutions. The value of the individual delivery orders will not exceed $50,000. The personnel offered by the institutions must be doctoral or exceptional strong master?s candidates who shall research and report on the following topics: (1) The Decennial Census Coverage - - How to address errors due to the omission of people who should be counted and to the erroneous enumerations of people; (2) Demographic and Economic Surveys - - How to address nonresponses to Demographic Surveys and Economic Surveys; (3) Reporting Unit Research ? Economic Surveys - - Evaluate the effect of mismatches on published statistics; (4) Editing ? Economic Surveys - - Provide a method to analyze the editing process and evaluate the quality of the edits and related review processes; (5) Pre-Release Review of Demographic Data - - Provide guidance on the repetitive review of data; (6) Survey Estimation - - Research and offer solutions to improve survey estimation techniques; (7) Measurement Error Research and Prevention - - Research and offer solutions to measurement errors; (8) Research On Time Series Methods and Seasonal Adjustment - - Research and Determine New Ways of Using Data; (9) Disclosure Avoidance Methods - - Develop New and Improved Disclosure Methods; (10) Disclosure Methods ? Economics - - Develop New and Improved Disclosure Methods; (11) Investigation of Links of Census Bureau Problems to Behavioral Science Research - - Research and report on the progress of behavioral sciences; and, (12) Research to Improve Population Estimates - - Research and report on ways of improving the annual estimate of the international and internal migration. In addition to the above topics, additional topics will be added on an ?as needed? basis. Because of the expected expansion of topics, and to ensure the Census Bureau has the largest pool of resources available to draw from in addressing solutions to problems, this source selection process will be open for new submissions through a to be determined date. The Census Bureau intends to release a request for quotations (RFQ) on or about July 31, 2006. Institutions interested in participating in the selection process are invited to submit their proposals in accordance with the instructions set forth at http:\\www.census.gov\procur\www\solutions. Questions relating to this email may be submitted to Abe Kennedy, Senior Contract Specialist, via email at albert.ernest.kennedy@census.gov.
 
Place of Performance
Address: At the accredited institutions of higher education in the United States
Zip Code: 00000
Country: UNITED STATES
 
Record
SN01090644-W 20060719/060717220211 (fbodaily.com)
 
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