SPECIAL NOTICE
B -- NOTICE OF INTENT - Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS)
- Notice Date
- 5/26/2010
- Notice Type
- Special Notice
- 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-0611
- Archive Date
- 6/11/2010
- 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
- NOTICE OF INTENT: The U.S. Census Bureau intends to award a noncompetitive contract to Twin Ravens Consulting. The purpose of this procurement is to obtain expert advice and assistance to the Manufacturing and Construction Division (MCD) on the Business R&D and Innovation Survey (BRDIS). The BRDIS is conducted within MCD under a joint partnership agreement with the National Science Foundation (NSF). To assist with its work on the BRDIS, the MCD requires the subject matter expertise possessed by Twin Ravens Consulting in the areas of research and development, innovation and technical experience in the design and improvement of enterprise survey methodology and in the analysis and presentation of BRDIS data. ESSENTIAL AND DESIRABLE SKILLS The contractor shall possess successful in-depth knowledge and experience of BRDIS to: a) Plan, develop and implement all technical aspects of the BRDIS project i) The contractor shall present on the BRDIS design process, lessons learned, survey data quality, comparability of BRDIS data to other R&D survey data, and initial survey results as needed for data user meetings, industry expert panels, Census and NSF management, and professional association meetings. ii) The contractor shall have software development expertise, particularly with web-based applications and Microsoft Excel applications. Knowledge of HTML, CSS, javascript, Visual Basic for Microsoft Excel are essential to support and improve the electronic survey instrument and other electronic tools used for data collection, analysis, and survey management. iii) The contractor shall have technical experience to draft new and/or modified questions, instructions, and supporting survey material for review and approval by the survey content and instrument design team. Proposal shall reflect an expert understanding of the survey content, survey design principles, and reporting patterns of BRDIS respondents. b) Advise the BRDIS steering committee i) The contractor shall have expertise in the following areas to adequately inform the steering committee: knowledge gained from BRDIS respondent debriefings, an understanding of BRDIS data user needs, an understanding of corporate accounting and recordkeeping practices, an understanding of international standards for collecting R&D and innovation data, reviews of survey data (micro and macro), best practices from other enterprise R&D surveys. c) Train and Present BRDIS i) The contractor shall have in-depth knowledge of BRDIS user operation to train survey analysts and survey clerks in Jeffersonville, IN on the BRDIS subject matter. ii) The contractor shall present on the BRDIS design process, lessons learned, survey data quality, comparability of BRDIS data to other R&D survey data, and initial survey results as needed for data user meetings, industry expert panels, Census and NSF management, and professional association meetings. d) Analyze BRDIS data i) The contractor shall have analytical expertise to review current BRDIS methodologies and identify areas for possible improvements in the editing, imputation, sample design, estimation, and frame development programs of the current BRDIS project. ii) The contractor shall possess familiarity with BRDIS data to propose deletions, additions, and changes to the set of business codes used to collect sales and R&D data on BRDIS based on analysis of survey data, knowledge of industry structure, and knowledge of data user needs. iii) The contractor shall review reported BRDIS data for completeness and accuracy at the macro and micro level. iv) The contractor shall be able answer questions from survey analysts regarding reported survey data, edit failures, or questions from respondents. e) Understanding organizational recordkeeping and accounting principles dealing with company R&D activity. i) The contractor shall lead recordkeeping interviews, cognitive pre-testing interviews and respondent debriefings to inform decisions on BRDIS survey content and assess BRDIS data quality. The government anticipates the services will be obtained through a firm fixed price contract for a total duration of 24 months (12-month base period and 12-month optional period). A determination not to compete this proposed contract has been made Pursuant to 41 U.S. C. 253(c)(1), as implemented by 6.302-1, this requirement has been justified and approved in accordance with FAR 6.303 and FAR 6.304. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. Interested individuals capable of doing this type of work must submit their written capabilities statements that demonstrate the identified essential and desirable skills and DUNS number via electronic submission at paul.w.boesch@census.gov. 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 as soon as possible, but not later than 8:00am (EST), June 10, 2010. Any such statement of capabilities and qualifications received by the deadline will be evaluated solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a competitive basis. A determination by the Government not to compete this requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Suitland, Maryland, United States
- Record
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