R -- AN INVESTIGATION OF MATRIX SAMPLING AS A METHOD FOR REDUCING RESPONDENT BURDEN AND LINKING HEALTH SURVEYS

Notice Date

August 9, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of Health and Human Services, Program Support Center, Division of Acquisition Management, Parklawn Buildi ng Room 5-101 5600 Fishers Lane, Rockville, MD, 20857

ZIP Code

20857

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-01c103129

Response Due

August 22, 2001

Point of Contact

Darren Jansen, Contract Specialist, Phone 301-443-1857, Fax 301-443-3238, Email djansen@psc.gov -- Joe Pirrone, Cont racting Officer, Phone 301-443-4852, Fax 301-443-3238, Email jpirrone@psc.gov

Description

PURPOSE: THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, NATIONAL CENTER FOR HEALTH STATISTICS(NCHS) THROUGH THE GENERAL ACQUISITION BRANCH, PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, PLANS TO AWARD A SOLE SOURCE SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION TO DATAMETRICS RESEARCH, INC.. CLOSING DATE IS AUGUST 22, 2001. THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THIS PROCUREMENT IS TO INVESTIGATE METHODOLOGICAL REFINEMENTS OF THE MATRIX SAMPLING APPROACH T HAT COULD BE CONSIDERED FOR NCHS SURVEYS AND THAT ARE EXPECTED TO YIELD ESTIMATORS WITH BETTER STATISTICAL PROPERTIES THAN T HOSE OF THOSE ESTIMATORS QUANTIFIED IN PREVIOUS APPLICATIONS OF MATRIX SAMPLING IN HEALTH SURVEYS. EXAMINE THE FEASIBILITY OF EMPLOYING MATRIX SAMPLING AS A FRAMEWORK FOR ASSESSING THE LINKING OF VARIOUS NCHS SURVEYS OR FOR LINKING NCHS SURVEYS AN D SURVEYS CONDUCTED BY OTHER AGENCIES. DEMONSTRATE THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE METHODOLOGICAL REFINEMENTS FOR MATRIX SAMPLING AND ITS EXTENSIONS FOR LINKING SURVEYS WITH DATA SETS THAT EMULATE HEALTH SURVEY DATA. SOLE SOURCE DETERMINATION IS BASED UP ON THE CONTRACTOR'S EXPERIENCE AND EXPERTISE IN INVESTIGATIVE RESEARCH. SPECIALTIES RANGE FROM MATRIX SAMPLING TECHNIQUES TO MULTIPLE IMPUTATION, A TECHNIQUE USED IN THE ANALYSIS OF DATA COLLECTED UNDER MATRIX SAMPLE DESIGNS. THE PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION IS FOR SERVICES FOR WHICH THE GOVERNMENT INTENTS TO SOLICIT AND NEGOTIATE WITH ONLY ONE SOURCE. INTERESTED PARTIES SHOULD SUBMIT A CAPABILITY STATEMENT NO LATER THAN AUGUST 22, 2001. A DETERMINATION BY THE GOVERNMENT NOT TO COMPETE THIS PROPOSED SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS NOTICE IS SOLELY WITHIN THE DISCRETION OF THE GOVERNMENT. INFORMATION RECEIVED WILL NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED SOLELY FOR THE PURPOSES OF DETERMINING WHETHER TO CONDUCT A COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT. NO SOLICITATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, PLEASE CONTACT DARREN JANSEN, IN ROOM 5C-13, PARKLAWN BLDG., 5600 FISHERS LANE, ROCKVILLE, MD 20857 OR ON 301-443-1857.

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