SPECIAL NOTICE
R -- Info Scanner Services
- Notice Date
- 3/16/2009
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Commerce, U. S. Census Bureau, Suitland, Acquisition Division, Room 3J438, Washington, District of Columbia, 20233
- ZIP Code
- 20233
- Solicitation Number
- BEA-9-00018
- Archive Date
- 4/15/2009
- Point of Contact
- Rhonda M. Talbert,, Phone: 3017631846
- E-Mail Address
-
rhonda.m.talbert@census.gov
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- Under the Authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 6, Subparts 6.301 and 6.302, The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), intends to contract with Information Resources, Inc., Chicago, IL, on a sole source basis to provide data on the approximately 14,800 Grocery Stores, 14,000 Drug Stores, and 3,000 Mass Merchandiser stores across the United States presented in industry accepted categories and hierarchies. The data is nationally projected to represent the universe of all Grocery Stores with annual sales of $2 million or more, all Drug Stores (excluding prescription drug sales, percentage change in dollar sales from a year ago, unit sales, percentage change in unit sales from a year ago). Data requirements shall include: ·The data must be on an annual basis beginning with calendar year 2008. ·Geographic region must be the total U.S. ·Data must include: dollar sales and percent change of dollar sales versus year ago; and unit sales and percent change of unit sales versus year ago. ·The specified channel of distribution must be grocery only (including grocery supercenters, but excluding supercenters with a traditional mass merchandise heritage). ·Product categories must include all categories and sub-categories ·Classification by product category and distribution channel must be kept as consistent across time as possible; changes must be noted. ·Standard documentation explaining source and methods must be provided. Delivery Schedule: Data is to be delivered within 5 business days of signature approval. The period of performance for the following services are for a base year and four-one year option periods as follows: Base year (April 1, 2009 through March 31, 2010), Option Year One (April 1, 2010 through March 1, 2011), Option Year Two (April 1, 2011 through March 31, 2012), Option Year Three (April 1, 2012 through March 31, 2013), and Option Year Four (April 1, 2013 through March 31, 2014). 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 technical capabilities, pricing and pertinent information that demonstrates their ability to meet the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) needs. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to the U.S. Census Bureau, Acquisition Division, 4600 Silver Hill Road, Room 3J444 Attn: Rhonda Talbert, Washington, DC 20233. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone request will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but offers will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received within 15 days from the publication of this synopsis, a contract may be issued to Information Resources, Inc. without further notice.
- Web Link
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FedBizOpps Complete View
(https://www.fbo.gov/?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=096a4af90d2189e1e6e427451c77ec4a&tab=core&_cview=1)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 4600 Silver Hill Road, Suitland, Maryland, 20746, United States
- Zip Code: 20746
- Zip Code: 20746
- Record
- SN01769833-W 20090318/090316214852-096a4af90d2189e1e6e427451c77ec4a (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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