Sole Source: Consultation/Advice and Assistance

Under the Authority of Federal Acquisitions Regulation, Part 6, Subparts 6.301 and 6.302, The U.S. Census Bureau intends to contract with Paul Hanczaryk, on a sole source basis to provide advice, assistance and expertise on administrative records and thebusiness register, with an emphasis on how to transform research results into improvements in Census Bureau and Methodology Direcrotate programs and new data products. The U.S. Census Bureau believes Mr. Hanczaryk's institutional knowledge, experience, and skills make him uniquely qualified to complete the required services. The period of performance for this award will be from date of award for 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 via email address [email protected] . Questions may also be directed to this email address. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received 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 publications of this synopsis, a contract will be issued to Mr. Hanczaryk without further notice.