Sole Source: Advisory 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 Linda Sandoval, Shippensburg, PA, on a sole source basis to provide expert advice, and assistance needed by the employment branch to complete the data collection, processing, and analysis of public sector data for the medical expenditure panel survey (MEPS) sponsored by The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) of the Department of Health and Human Services. The U.S. Census Bureau believes Ms. Sandoval's institutional knowledge, experience, and skill set in this particular area make her uniquely qualified to complete the required services. The period of performance 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] . This notice is not to 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 by 3pm on May 27, 2010, a contract may be issued to Linda Sandoval without further notice.