R -- Advisory & Assistance Sole Source

The Census Bureau National Processing Center (NPC) intends to negotiate and award a sole source purchase order, utilizing simplified acquisition procedures under FAR 13.5, to Rose Van Dyke to support the transition to the ACS survey from the Interim CATI System to WebCATI, and write the technical documentation of the new WebCATI system. The contractor will work with Census employees to test and trouble shoot the new system to ensure that the functionality from CenCATI is captured along with all of the enhancements. The estimated period of performance will be through 30-APR-2003. The intent of this synopsis is for informational purposes only, and is not a request for competitive bids; no solicitation will be used.