This is a labor hours/firm-fixed-price hybrid contract for non-personal services necessary to perform the bureau of labor statistics (BLS) data collection activities related to the job openings and…
Active Definitive Contract Awarded Last action
- Contract number
- 1605C526C0001
- Awardee
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The Manhattan Strategy Group LLC UEI FZY1AQAZ25D7
- Awarding agency
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Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management
Department of Labor
- Obligated
- $3,391,035
Award facts
- Opportunity
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- DOL BLS Data Collection Center (DCC) Operations - Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) Program Solicitation · 1605C525R00004 · Posted Jul 10, 2025
- Contract value 23% obligated
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- $4,423,780.29 Current, with exercised options
- $14,840,690.26 Potential, with all options
- Completion date 13% complete
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- Current, with exercised options
- Potential, with all options
- Contracting staff
- Funding agency
- Bureau of Labor Statistics Department of Labor
- NAICS code
- 541910 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
- PSC
- R702 Support- Management: Data Collection
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
- Competition
- Full and Open Competition · 7 offers Negotiated Proposal / Quote
- Pricing
- Labor Hours
- Place of performance
- Atlanta, GA 30303, USA
- Legislative mandates
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- Service Contract Act FAR subpart 22.10
- Employment Eligibility Verification (E-Verify) FAR subpart 22.18
- Service Contract Inventory FAR subpart 4.17
Award details come from SAM.gov/FPDS.
Transactions
| Action | Obligated | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $2,569,434 | |
| Funding Only Action | $111,525 | |
| Supplemental Agreement for work within scope | $0 | |
| Funding Only Action | $184,291 | |
| Original award | $525,785 |
About this award
The Bureau of Labor Statistics awarded a $14.84 million definitive contract to The Manhattan Strategy Group LLC for Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey (JOLTS) data collection services on March 10, 2026, with a ceiling extending through March 9, 2031.
The contract is a labor hours and firm-fixed-price hybrid for non-personal services supporting the JOLTS program's monthly employment data collection from approximately 21,000 business and government establishments nationwide. Work includes address refinement, sample unit enrollment, multi-modal data collection via telephone and web, edit reconciliation, quality control, and training. Place of performance is Atlanta, GA, with data collection activities also conducted at a federal Data Collection Center in Kansas City, Missouri. The awardee is a minority-owned small disadvantaged business.
Performance extends across a 12-month base period (January 26, 2026 through January 25, 2027) plus four 12-month option periods. The solicitation specified six interviewer positions across both data collection centers with estimated hours per position ranging from 1,912 to 15,296 per performance period. The contract includes mandatory subcontracting goals of 60% total small business participation, with targets of 11% small disadvantaged business and 7% women-owned business participation. Contractors must maintain strict confidentiality under the Confidential Information Protection and Statistical Efficiency Act and comply with NIST cybersecurity standards. The solicitation (NAICS 541910) underwent three amendments before the September 15, 2025 proposal deadline and was awarded without discussions based on technical approach as the primary evaluation criterion.
Description
This is a labor hours/firm-fixed-price hybrid contract for non-personal services necessary to perform the bureau of labor statistics (BLS) data collection activities related to the job openings and labor turnover survey (JOLTS) program as defined in
Quick answers
Who was awarded contract 1605C526C0001?
1605C526C0001 was awarded to The Manhattan Strategy Group LLC by Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (Department of Labor) on March 10, 2026.
How much is contract 1605C526C0001 worth?
The government has obligated $3,391,035 on 1605C526C0001. Its current value, with exercised options, is $4,423,780. Its potential value, with all options, is $14,840,690.
Which agency awarded contract 1605C526C0001?
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management (Department of Labor) awarded 1605C526C0001, with funding from Bureau of Labor Statistics (Department of Labor).
Was contract 1605C526C0001 competed?
The extent of competition for 1605C526C0001 was full and open competition. The government received 7 offers.
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