SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- Point of Sale Data - Expenditures of Interest
- Notice Date
- 6/7/2012
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 541519
— Other Computer Related Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Procurement and Property Management, 2 Massachusetts Avenue, NE, Room 1830, Washington, District of Columbia, 20212
- ZIP Code
- 20212
- Solicitation Number
- BLS-SSN-PointOfSaleData
- Archive Date
- 6/30/2012
- Point of Contact
- Michael V. DeAngelis,
- E-Mail Address
-
DeAngelis.Michael@bls.gov
(DeAngelis.Michael@bls.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- List This is a Sources Sought Notice. This is NOT a solicitation for proposals, proposal abstracts, or quotations and in no way obligates the Government to award a contract. The purpose of this notice is to obtain information, for planning purposes, regarding: (1) the availability and capability of potential sources that can provide the required information described below and (2) the size classification of the available and potential sources relative to the North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code for the proposed acquisition. The NAICS code for this planned acquisition is 541519 - Other Computer Related Services. Your response to the information requested will assist the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) in planning the appropriate acquisition strategy. Background: The Bureau of Labor Statistics has an ongoing interest in retail point of sales data and/or consumer survey data with which to analyze, evaluate, and improve the Consumer Price Index (CPI). Specifically, the BLS is seeking detailed data on the retail items households buy and the retail stores they frequent buy from. The data are needed for analysis and evaluation of the existing sample of items for which prices are collected for use in compilation of the CPI. The data need is broad and includes expenditure data on all categories of household consumption.BLS will likely only purchase selected categories in any given calendar year. The complete list of categories of interest is presented in Attachment 1 "Expenditures of Interest." The data could be compiled or collected from either the retailer or the consumer but must provide the required information on consumer sales purchases. Summary of Requirements: BLS requires at least twelve (12) months of retail sales data drawn from 2011 or a more recent year. The items of interest are typically purchased in "mass merchandise" and "big-box" retailers as well as over the internet. Unless a census of all purchases is provided, the data must be generated using a probability sampling process that produces highly accurate estimates. Data values required from the vendor include: • Universal Product Code or model number, • brand and other individual product characteristics, • quantity sold, • dollar value of sales and • type of store where purchased BLS requires data from each of the eight Census regions and the total U. S. level. If data are available for local areas below the minimum described, BLS would also be interested in those data as well. Retail establishment sales data shall include all product transactions. Data must be generated using a probability sampling process that produces highly accurate estimates or a census of expenditures. Data must be supplied either (1) in a common electronic file format, such as delimited ASCII files, Excel workbooks, SAS datasets, etc. (2) through access to a SQL-compliant database. If the data are to be supplied through access to a database, the system shall permit BLS to submit SQL queries directly using its own SQL tools. If a proprietary data format is utilized in response to this request, appropriate data base search and query software must be included. Additionally, if the data are provided through an online or web-based data product, at a minimum access must be provided during normal business hours (between the hours of 8:00AM and 5:00PM eastern standard time, Monday through Friday) and query responses must be provided within 24 hours of submission. Training and support must be provided until BLS staff becomes familiar with the data and software. Any necessary site licenses must cover up to 10 simultaneous users. Response Information: In Order for BLS to asses a firm's capability, firms must submit a response that provides enough detail to indicate that it can provide the services that meet the requirements above. Vendor submissions of simple marketing materials or brochures, incomplete responses that do not conform to the elements of this request for information, or references to vendor websites will not be considered by BLS. With your response, please include: a. DUNS number b. Company Name c. Company Address d. Current GSA Schedules appropriate to this notice e. Type of Company (i.e. large business, small business, small disadvantaged, women owned, HUBZone, and Service Disabled) as validated via the Central Contractor Registration f. Company point of contact, phone and email address All responses must be submitted in an electronic form via e-mail to the Contracting Officer at DeAngelis.Michael@bls.gov no later than June 15, 2012 at 12:00 pm. Reponses will not be accepted after the due date. Responses must not exceed twenty (20) pages. Faxed information will not be considered. BLS will not accept phone calls regarding this notice. BLS will not return any information submitted in response to this notice. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with your submittal. Information received will be used in BLS's market research effort and for procurement planning purposes. This notice is not to be construed as a commitment by BLS. The Government reserves the right to contact, or not to contact, any party responding to this notice in order to obtain further information for market research purposes.
- Web Link
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- Place of Performance
- Address: 2 Massachusetts Ave. NE, Washington, District of Columbia, 21202, United States
- Zip Code: 21202
- Zip Code: 21202
- Record
- SN02769754-W 20120609/120608000240-90f1c92aa0d7ef043e48341fea2d2e7c (fbodaily.com)
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