Sole Source: TANF Analysis

Under the Authority of Federal Acquisitions Regulations, Par 6, Subparts 6.301 and 6.302, The U.S. Census Bureau intends to contract with Emily Isenberg, on a sole source basis to provide research support on Temporary Aid for Needy Families (TANF) administrative data. The US Census Bureau believes Ms. Isenberg's extensive experience as a former economist with the Center for Economic Studies (CES) at the Census Bureau, and her experience working with the data files necessary to perform the work, makes her uniquely qualified to provide the services needed. The period of performance for this award will be from date of award through a period of one year. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit technical capabilities, pricing, and other information that demonstrates their ability to meet the Census Bureau's needs. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to Lisa Safewright at email address [email protected] no later than 4pm eastern time on April 29th, 2014. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but offers will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received within 15 days from the publication of this synopsis, a contract will be issued to Emily Isenberg without further notice.