SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Landmark Event Memory Error Survey
- Notice Date
- 6/15/2010
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541690
— Other Scientific and Technical Consulting 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
- YA1323-10-PB-0615
- Archive Date
- 7/16/2010
- Point of Contact
- Paul W Boesch,
- E-Mail Address
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paul.w.boesch@census.gov
(paul.w.boesch@census.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: The Census Bureau is conducting market research to identify available sources for the proposed services below: 1.Background and Purpose of the Task The Census Bureau sometimes collects data that are dependent on respondents having accurate knowledge of the date when major events happened in their lives and the lives of others in their household. For example, for an accurate census, respondents must know where they and others in their household were living on April 1st. To create an accurate household roster for the census, the respondent has to recall any move dates, birth or death dates for members of their household. In the American Community Survey, respondents are asked to report the month and year they moved into their home. If they were not born in the U.S., respondents are asked for the year they came to live in the United States. In testing of the 2007 event history calendar for the Survey of Income and Program Participation, respondents are asked to date events in their lives or in the lives of people important to them within the past year. In the text read to respondents, examples of such important events are births or deaths, marriages, divorces, or separations, promotions, serious injury or illnesses. A research project is being planned to evaluate the memory error associated with recalling calendar dates of different landmark events in a person's life in an effort to assess the quality of the responses to the questions. Information is needed about the validity of the assumption that respondents can remember the dates of these landmark events accurately, at least within a 12 month window. The primary goal of this project is to determine how accurately respondents can recall the calendar date of landmark events such as household moves and immigration, for both themselves and others in their household. Other landmark events such as births, deaths, marital status, and job changes are of secondary focus. We want to know how memory error for these events is affected by the lag in time between the event and the recalling of the date. We want to know how memory error for these events is affected by self or proxy reporting. We want to know the amount of over or under reporting and the direction of any memory error associated with dates of landmark events for different lag times. We want to know if there are any cues the survey designer can provide to improve memory for such events. Finally, we want to know any other characteristics of the date, respondent, or situation that affects memory error. This research effort is dependent on the existence of a current survey vehicle with known respondents who have moved or immigrated recently (within the past year (for movers) up to five years ago (for immigrants)). The purpose of this Request for Information (RFI) is to determine if there is a current survey that collects data on the population of interest and, if so, what is the sample and operational design. If a survey exists that collects the required information, then the Census Bureau would seek the services of a contractor to assist the Census Bureau in conducting this research. 2.Task Requirements We are seeking information about contractor capabilities to conduct this research, such as an available database that contains collected information about landmark events. Our initial thoughts on how to measure memory error for these landmark events is to conduct a repeated measures design with known movers and immigrants. Interested contractors shall also provide a brief summary of its responses to the following questions: 1.Is it possible to use survey vehicles currently in existence with known respondents who have moved or immigrated recently (within the past year (for movers) up to five years ago (for immigrants))? 2.Does the frame contain both whole households of movers in addition to households where only some of the individuals have moved in or out? Likewise for immigrants. 3.For these surveys, how is truth of the mover or immigration status measured? 4.At what level is the move or immigration date known: year only, month/year only, or day/month/year? 5.How would "truth" for marital status, births, deaths, and job changes be measured? 6.Is there the ability to study self and proxy reporting with these vehicles for the data of interest? 7.What are the response rates, attrition rates, and biases associated with the frames? 8.Is there ability to have a repeated measures design with these vehicles? 9.What are the costs and other limitations associated with such research using the vehicle described? 10.What are your suggestions for other ways to study memory error associated with landmark events which have happened in the past 12 months to 5 years? 11.Are there any frames for which there are known dates of other landmark events which we could study? The contractor would collaborate with Census Bureau staff to determine the question wording. The Contractor would provide the survey instrument, frame, training, equipment, and support to collect the data of interest. At the conclusion of data collection, the Contractor would make recommendations about how to ask questions that require the respondent to remember dates of landmark events. In addition, the Contractor would provide the reported data to the Census Bureau in an agreed upon format. The Contractor would provide any additional information needed for Census Bureau staff to conduct analyses with the data appropriately. The Contractor would communicate and coordinate with the Census Bureau on all aspects. The government anticipates the services will be obtained through a firm fixed price contract for a total duration of 12 months. Interested individuals capable of doing this type of work must submit their capabilities statements and responses to the provided questions, and DUNS number via electronic submission at paul.w.boesch@census.gov no later than 12:00pm (EST), July 1, 2010. No information will be taken by telephone or mail. Any questions regarding this request should be directed to Paul Boesch, email: paul.w.boesch@census.gov. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This notice is for information and planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a solicitation or an obligation on the part of the government. The purpose of this notice is to identify qualified sources.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Suitland, Maryland, 20746, United States
- Zip Code: 20746
- Zip Code: 20746
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