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R -- PRODUCTION AND DISSEMINATION OF THE BUREAU OF ECONMIC ANALYSIS' (BEA) ''CYCLICAL INDICATORS'' SOL 52-SAAA-5-00128 POC Michael S. Sade - Contracting Officer The U.S. Department of Commerce, Economics and Statistics Administration, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) will solicit proposals for a no cost/cost recovery contract on a full and open basis. The successful contractor will assume responsibility for the monthly production and dissemination of BEA's ''Cyclical Indicators,'' which consists of the composite indexes of leading, coincident, and lagging indicators and their components. The Cyclical Indicators have been produced by the Department of Commerce since 1968. They currently are published by BEA in a monthly news release and in the Business Cycle Indicators section of the Survey of Current Business. The contractor will assume day-to-day responsibility for all aspects of the Cyclical Indicators operation. The vendor must have an established reputation for quality and integrity in the production of economic statistics. It must have the capacity to produce the Cyclical Indicators on a regular monthly schedule, using the current components and calculations, and to communicate the information freely and openly to the public. It also must be able to provide a secure environment by controlling access to the data so that no one gains an unfair market advantage through knowledge of the data before its official release. Because of the public nature of the data and methodology involved, the ''right'' to produce and distribute the Cyclical Indicators will be non-exclusive; that is, other parties will have the ability and the right to produce them. The Department of Commerce will release a solicitation immediately following this announcement with an anticipated award date of September 1, 1995. The solicitation may require oral proposals, the details for which will be outlined in the solicitation. If you are interested in submitting a proposal, please request a copy of the Solicitation Number 52-SAAA-5-00128 by writing to the address above, or via Facsimile to (202)482-0546.(0157)

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