Death Certificates

Under the Authority of Federal Acquisitions Regulation, Part 6, Subparts 6.301 and 6.302, The U.S. Census Bureau intends to contract with the State of North Carolina, Department of Health & Human Services, on a sole source basis to provide copies of death certificates. Contractor shall provide a copy of 1,069 death certificates, identified by the certificate number, and year of death. Copies of the death certificates do not need to be certified but must be a copy of the original, and hand-written. The period of performance for this requirement will be from the date of award through July, 2010. 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 responses are received, a contract will be issued to the State of North Carolina, Department of Health & Human Services, without further notices.