SOLICITATION NOTICE
B -- Obtaining annual population estimates for counties and census tracts based on the counts produced by the US Census Bureau
- Notice Date
- 9/9/2013
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541990
— All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute, Office of Acquisitions, 9609 Medical Center Drive, Room 1E128, Rockville, Maryland, 20852, United States
- ZIP Code
- 20852
- Solicitation Number
- NCI-130118-SN
- Archive Date
- 10/8/2013
- Point of Contact
- Seena Ninan, Phone: 240-276-5419
- E-Mail Address
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ninans@mail.nih.gov
(ninans@mail.nih.gov)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Surveillance Research Program, DCCPS at NCI/NIH NCI plans to procure on a sole source basis with Woods & Poole Economics, Inc., 1794 Columbia Road, NC; Washington, DC, for annual population estimates for counties and census tracts based on the counts produced by the US Census Bureau. These specifically-developed estimates will be used to produce cancer statistics and to monitor trends over time by county and census tract characteristics such as age, gender, race, as well as by other population socioeconomic characteristics. In addition to meeting crucial NCI data needs, these estimates will enable NCI scientists to better assess sociodemographic patterns and disparities in cancer rates. The products herein are being procured in accordance with the simplified acquisition procedures as authorized by FAR Part 13.106-1 (b) (1). The North American Industry Classification System code is 541990 and the business size standard is $14 million. Only one award will be made as a result of this solicitation. This will be awarded as a firm fixed price type contract. Period of Performance: One year from date of award. The primary functions of the Surveillance Research Program, DCCPS, NCI are to: (1) plan, develop, coordinate, and maintain a comprehensive national program to measure and report periodically on cancer in the United States population, providing accurate, reliable, and detailed national estimates of cancer incidence, survival and mortality, and integrates patient data with associated demographic, behavioral and medical data; (2) plan, develop and direct a quality control program which establishes, monitors and maintains national and international standards for collecting and reporting cancer statistics, and establishes national and international collaboration and liaison with organizations and agencies that promote comparability of cancer information systems; (3) plan and direct surveillance studies that coordinate with other research efforts in the Division, Institute, and other Federal agencies; and (4) develop and implement, using statistical modeling and operations research techniques, methodologies to resolve quantitative questions in cancer prevention, control, and surveillance, including analysis of trends, forecasting cancer rates, and development of models for diffusion of cancer control interventions. The contractor shall provide data sets for Census tract data 2010 to 2020 based on 2010 geographies. The data shall be based on SEER county population by age and gender data through 2010. The data shall include all U.S. census tracts as defined in the 2010 Census and is provided in rounded and unrounded form. The data shall be for every year, 2010 through 2020 (11 years of data.) The data shall be for the following 19 age groups, for male and female separately, which will sum to total residential population (a total of 38 cohorts): • Age 0 • Age 1-4 • Age 5-9 • Age 10-14 • Age 15-19 • Age 20-24 • Age 25-29 • Age 30-34 • Age 35-39 • Age 40-44 • Age 45-49 • Age 50-54 • Age 55-59 • Age 60-64 • Age 65-69 • Age 70-74 • Age 74-79 • Age 80-84 • Age 85 and over Woods & Poole Economics has developed the methodology and algorithm to produce a similar, but much smaller, data set of population estimates for the NCI Surveillance Research Program. The current project is an extension of the previous developmental work and will be facilitated by the specific expertise the team developed from earlier projects. The prior years estimates are used extensively and successfully to produce required annual cancer statistics for presentation to the NCI Director, on NCI web sites, and appear in numerous publications, software applications, and data sets available to the public Woods & Poole has extensive experience producing intercensal estimates of state and county populations by single year of age, gender and detailed racial/ethnic group. The population estimates and other time series data they produce are used by demographers, economists, and researchers in the military, federal government, state and local government, universities, and institutions nationwide. Woods & Poole specializes in developing detailed data sets and forecasts that are used by researchers as input to a wide range of demographic, economic, planning, and modelling applications. Woods & Poole is the only known entity in the United States that estimates and maintains detailed population component time series data for small geographical areas from 1970 to 2010. An important feature of the population time series data created by Woods & Poole that is crucial to the needs of the Surveillance Research Program at NCI is that the date gas been consistent across racial/ethnic definition changes, geographic boundary changes, and decennial Census results since 1970. This is not a solicitation for competitive quotations. However, if any interested party, especially a small business, believes they can meet the above requirement, they may submit a proposal. All information furnished must be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the NCI to determine if it can meet the above unique specifications described herein. The proposal must be received at the NCI Office of Acquisitions on or before 12:00 PM EST on September 23, 2013. All responses and questions must be in writing and can be faxed (301) 402-4513 or emailed to Seena Ninan, Contract Specialist at Seena.Ninan@nih.gov. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In order to receive an award, contractors must have valid registration and certification in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and the Online Representations and Certifications Applications (ORCA) through sam.gov. No collect calls will be accepted. Please reference solicitation number NCI-130118-SN on all correspondences.
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