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LONGITUDINAL SURVEYS BRANCH TECHNICAL AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT Longitudinal Surveys Branch: Technical and Logistical Support contract (base year period of performance: June 26, 2023 Aca'aEURoe July 25, 2024 with four 12-month option periods) MacroSys - Task 14: Data File and Documentation: Review of interim data for the postsecondary studies) Using the postsecondary studies quality control checklist, which will be provided by the government, AIR and MacroSys will assist National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Longitudinal Surveys Branch (LSB) with review of data collected from national postsecondary data collections to identify potential problems during data collection or data processing. It is expected that for each contract year one interim file for postsecondary national data collections will be delivered, with up to three rounds of review per file. Data files for these reviews will not have complete documentation or source information; the focus of the review will be the data and not the quality of the documentation provided. The purpose of these reviews is to uncover problems in instrument routing or obvious errors occurring in the data collection or data processing. While complete documentation will not be provided for these reviews, AIR and MacroSys will assume that the data collection contractor will provide either flow charts or data specifications along with the data. MacroSys staff will work alongside AIR staff providing interim data file reviews that check for errors in data collection and/or data processing. These checks will include but not be limited to basic high-level checks (# of expected cases and variables, consistency between data file and codebooks); checks for missing data; checks for skip patterns; and replication of composite variables. We anticipate for this work a Mid-Level Analyst (i.e., staff with a masterAca'a"cs degree) from MacroSys for approximately 5% FTE or roughly 95 hours in the base year contract period (June 26, 2023 Aca'aEURoe July 25, 2024) and the four 12-month option periods. These data files will be restricted and will require MacroSys staff working on pre-released statistical data to be conducted on a virtual desktop operated by the Department of Education. Additionally, some work might require MacroSys staff to work on AIRAca'a"cs secured data portal and/or be onsite at AIRAca'a"cs Crystal City location to access these data. MacroSys - Task 15: Data File and Documentation: Review of micro-level restricted-use data files (RUFs) and Electronic Codebooks (ECBs) AIR and MacroSys will assist NCES with review of restricted-use data files that are developed by a third-party contractor. Review will focus on completeness (e.g., whether all expected variables are included) and internal consistency (e.g., whether reserve codes are applied consistently across variables). AIR and MacroSys will expect to review a RUF associated with each national data collection listed in the data collection schedule listed below (including non-releasable field test files) with one exception: one child-level RUF with data from the two kindergarten data collections will be produced for the ECLS-K:2024. In addition, separate school- level and teacher-level files (with data from the school administrator and teacher surveys, respectively) will be produced for the ECLS-K:2024 kindergarten year. AIR and MacroSys can expect to receive a first draft for review about 6 months after the end of data collection, with release expected within 18 months of the end of data collection. AIR and MacroSys should expect to review up to six drafts of each restricted-use data file. Restricted-use data for the ECLS-K:2024 may be packaged in Electronic Codebook (ECB) software, or may be released via an alternative format agreed upon by NCES and the third-party data collection contractor. AIR and MacroSys will expect to review five drafts of the ECB, which coincide with review of the second through sixth drafts of the RUF. Macrosys, LLC
Delivery Order 91990023D0006-91990023F0034 8/29/23 $225.0k 3/26/25