Sole Source: Advisory and Assistance Services: Mozambique

Under the Authority of Federal Acquisitions Regulations, Par 6, Subparts 6.301 and 6.302, The U.S. Census Bureau intends to contract with Joshua Handley, of Rwanda, Africa, on a sole source basis to provide advice and assistance to the Mozambique Instituto Nacional de Estadistica (INE) in preparing census data dissemination products. See attached PWS for specifics. The US Census Bureau believes Mr. Handley's extensive experience as an IT Specialist with census data processing and dissemination in developing countries, and his extensive experience with the software tools used for this requirement, make him uniquely qualified to provide the services set forth in the PWS. The period of performance for this award will be from September 14, 2009 through May 14, 2010. 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 3pm on September 3, 2009. 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 Joshua Handley without further notice.