Commerce Data Hub_Draft SOW.pdf

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

STATEMENT OF WORK

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COMMERCE DATA HUB

PILOT PROGRAM

FOR

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1.0 Overview

The purpose of this Statement of Work is to obtain commercially available data on behalf of Department of Commerce (DOC) under a Commerce Data Hub pilot program.

The Data Hub pilot program consists of an open solicitation subject to FAR 13.5, Simplified Procedures for Certain Commercial Products and Commercial Services, under which sources may submit proposals for delivery of commercial data within the general subject areas identified herein.

The award of contracts for this requirement will depend on the quality of proposals received, the assessed value of the proposed data sets relative to DOC mission, and the availability of funds. The Government reserves the right to select all, some, one or none of the proposals received and/or to accept proposals in their entirety or to select only portions of proposals for award.

Any award made under this pilot with a total cumulative value exceeding the simplified acquisition threshold of $250,000 will be synopsized through the Governmentwide Point of Entry (GPE) within the System for Award Management (SAM) in accordance with FAR 5.3, Synopses of Contract Awards.

2.0 Background

The mission of the Department of Commerce (Commerce) is to create the conditions for economic growth and opportunity. Data are critical for fulfillment of Commerce’s mission to spur good-paying jobs, empower entrepreneurs to innovate and grow, and help American workers and businesses compete.

Commerce bureaus ensure fair and reciprocal trade, foster innovation by setting standards and conducting foundational research and development, lead the nation and world in intellectual property protection, and source quality data on the nation’s people and economy. Commerce bureaus provide the data, products, and services necessary to support commerce and constitutional democracy through widespread broadband access, sustainable economic development, growth of minority-owned businesses, enhanced climate information, weather prediction, fisheries health, and disaster response. In the next several years, Commerce will play a prominent role in addressing climate change, racial inequality, economic recovery from the impact of COVID-19, and sustaining economic growth and jobs as the nation transitions from carbon-based energy to renewable energy. Also, Commerce will play a lead role in Space Commerce to improve space situational awareness with a data strategy envisioned to ensure safe space flight operations.

In carrying out this important mission for the nation, Commerce generates, collects, stores, and analyzes an exponentially growing abundance of data, including data on the nation’s economy, population, and environment. The Department partners with the private sector to increase its capacity to efficiently collect and release data used to protect life and property and to enhance economic growth and access to opportunity.

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Finding new and evidence-based ways to combine Commerce data with data from other sources will enable Commerce to better leverage its data to address society’s current and emerging needs.

The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act (Evidence Act) of 2018, Geospatial Data Act (GDA) of 2018, and the Federal Data Strategy direct agencies to move from a paradigm of “apps” and “datasets” to “data as a strategic asset.” These new laws provide the required authorities to establish data management and institute new requirements and deadlines towards the end goal of a data-driven federal government. By design, the opportunities and requirements must be addressed across disciplines and operating units.

The Department’s efforts, therefore, are driven through close collaboration among the Commerce Chief Data Officer (CDO), Evaluation Officer (EO), and Statistical Official (SO) as well as the data stewards, data architects, and thought leaders in all bureaus.

The newly established Commerce Data Governance Board (CDGB) sets policy and establishes the initiatives that will execute this Strategy. The CDGB is chaired by the Commerce CDO and includes CDOs or other designated representatives from all bureaus and offices. Government-wide efforts to upgrade data management and utility are coordinated through the Federal CDO Council, the Federal Geographic Data Committee, and the Office of Management and Budget (OMB).

3.0 Objectives

The Department of Commerce is the authoritative source for datasets that will play a prominent role in addressing climate change, racial inequality, and economic recovery from the impact of COVID–19, as well as sustaining economic growth and job creation as the nation transitions from carbon-based energy sources to renewable energy. To deliver on these vital mission objectives, Commerce data must remain comprehensive, consistent, credible, and as widely accessible as possible while maintaining privacy and confidentiality.

In order to efficiently obtain and make use of this data, DOC will pilot the strategic acquisition of commercial data through enterprise-wide acquisition vehicles. Without these vehicles, bureaus risk duplicative, costly purchases without the ability to share data across the enterprise. The primary objectives of this acquisition are thus as follows.

Objective 1: Acquire Data as an Enterprise: Provide a method for the Department of Commerce to acquire data as a coordinated enterprise that maximizes value to the taxpayer and the utility to data users across the Department.

Objective 2: Provide Shared Access to Data Acquired: Provide shared access to data that is acquired by one bureau or office to other bureaus and offices to the maximum extent possible subject to data provider specific terms and conditions.

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Objective 3: Promote Standardized Data Delivery: Promote adherence to data and metadata standards to support data interoperability, interpretability and machine readability.

4.0 Requirements

4.1 The scope of this requirement encompasses commercially available data within the general subject areas identified below including but not limited to the specific data sets referenced therein.

Supply Chain Data

• Data to track shipper, consignee, cargo contents by harmonized system (HS) code (HTSUS-10 for U.S. shipments, HS6 for international), mode of transport, quantity & unit of measurement, value (USD)

• Downloadable HTSUS-10, HS-6, and reports on current and historical trends Additionally, the ability to download the data extracts informing these reports via a graphical user interface (GUI) or application programming interface (API)

• Current and historical beneficial ownership data for both U.S. based and international firms

• Geographical and relational mapping data of individual supply chain steps of critical industries and their respective key firms. Key data points to present are firm name & beneficial ownership, market share of their supply chain step, key funding streams for the industry, supplier & customer relationships, and a risk assessment metrics comprised of financial risk, supply chain vulnerabilities, and other key metrics

• Related commodities, manufacturing, shipping, retail, and associated supply chain data points

• Contact information for key individuals at firms with a presence in the U.S

Transportation Data

• Motor vehicle data

• Ocean vessel and other shipping data

• Related transportation data

Business Governance Data

• Data to track entities which are sanctioned by the United States, The European Union, The United Kingdom, and/or Japan. Additionally, data that provides the ability to distinguish which sanctions apply to the entity in question

• Related business governance data

Consumer Data

• Consumer spending transactions data that provide timely information and a disaggregated geographical level, including expenditure across various retail and service industries, and including detail on digital versus brick-and-mortar purchases

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• Daily credit card transaction data

• Gaming and other entertainment data

• Monthly music sales data

• Point of sales/real-time scanner transaction data on sales of IT Productivity

Goods, Software, and Consumer Goods (Mobile/Handheld/Video Products) reported by product type and industry

• Retail sales scanner data for fresh food at grocery stores

• Tobacco sales data

• US video streaming rentals data

• Consumer behavior data

Financial Data

• Private Investment Data (by geography or other categories)

• Cryptocurrency assets data

• Tax revenue data set (sales tax, personal income tax, business income tax)

• Corporate Financial data

• AAA bond data (no longer published by Federal Reserve Board)

• Foreign stock market data: price indexes, dividend yields, and price/earnings ratios

• Individuals’ (or households’) incomes microdata, including information on labor, capital and transfer sources of income

• Cross-border mergers and acquisition activities

• Patents data

• National Establishments Time-Series (NETS) database

Health Data

• By-age and by-condition quality-adjusted price indexes for medical care

• Healthcare Claims microdata by beneficiaries and their dependents, including information on payments, procedures, diagnoses, and demographics

• Health insurance claims database

• Medical imaging equipment prices

• Prescription drug monthly sales data

• Prescription drug rebate data

• Real-time or near real-time health care claims microdata that provide information about beneficiaries (and their dependents’) health claims, including information on payments, procedures, diagnoses, and demographics

• Survey of Employer-sponsored health plans data

Real Estate Data

• Commercial real estate data

• Residential real estate data

• Construction cost data

• Land use data

• Other real estate data

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IT/Telecommunications

• Information, Communication Technology (ICT) industry data

• Satellite data

• Cloud computing price index

5.0 Place of Performance

Contractor support shall be provided at the contractor’s facility or otherwise offsite from Government premises. Onsite performance on Government premises is not anticipated.

6.0 Period of Performance

The period of performance of the individual contract awards that may be made under this solicitation will be negotiated at the time of contract award. Generally, the period of performance for awards made under this solicitation will include a base year and may include options for up to 4 years of additional performance.

7.0 Government Furnished Resources

In the event Government resources are provided for contractor use including any government property, equipment or information (GFP/E/I) the Contractor shall be responsible for safeguarding such equipment, information and property. The Contractor shall not use GFP/E/I for any purposes other than official Government business as performed under the resulting contract award. At the close of each work period, government facilities, equipment, and materials shall be secured and returned if/as applicable.

8.0 Travel

Local or long-distance travel is not anticipated under this requirement. However, if required, the Contractor shall travel as approved by the designated Task Manager or Contracting Officer Representative (COR). Authorized travel is reimbursable in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations. The Contractor shall ensure adequate funding is available on the contract for costs of travel prior to incurring costs.

Local travel to meetings, conferences or other official business covered under this task order is not reimbursable as a direct charge.

9.0 Conflicts of Interest

The Contractor shall notify the CO immediately whenever it becomes aware any actual or potential OCI, which may merit the submittal of a plan to the CO to avoid or mitigate any such OCI. This mitigation plan would be determined to be acceptable solely at the discretion of the CO. In the event the CO unilaterally determines that any such OCI cannot be satisfactorily avoided or mitigated, the Contracting Officer may employ other

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10.0 Data Rights

The Government has unlimited rights to all documents/material first produced under this contract. All documents and materials, to include the source code of any software produced under this contract, shall be Government owned and the property of the Government with all rights and privileges of ownership/copyright belonging exclusively to the Government. These documents and materials may not be used or sold by the Contractor without written permission from the CO and Contractor personnel may be required to sign non-disclosure agreements. This right does not abrogate any other Government rights.

11.0 Applicable Publications

• Federal Data Strategy

• United States Department of Commerce Data Strategy Fiscal Years 2021–2024

• Department of Commerce Data Strategic Action Plan

12.0 Reports and Deliverables

12.1 The Contractor shall attend progress meetings requested by the contracting activity or task order administration. The Contracting Officer, Contracting Officer’s Representative (COR), and other Government personnel, as appropriate, may meet periodically with the Contractor to review the Contractor's performance. At these meetings the CO will apprise the Contractor of how the government views the Contractor's performance and the Contractor will apprise the Government of problems, if any, being experienced. Appropriate action shall be taken to resolve outstanding issues. These meetings shall be at no additional cost to the government.

12.2 Additional reports and deliverables may be defined at the contract level.

https://strategy.data.gov/ https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/2021-08/US-Dept-of-Commerce-Data-Strategy.pdf https://www.commerce.gov/sites/default/files/2023-02/US-Dept-of-Commerce-Data-Governance-Board-FY2023-Action-Plan.pdf