PLACES DATA ACQUISITION SOLICITATION 1333LC24Q00000019.pdf

RFQ IFB RFP

WOMEN-OWNED SMALL BUSINESS

(WOSB) ELIGIBLE UNDER THE WOMEN-OWNED

SOLICITATION/CONTRACT/ORDER FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS

OFFEROR TO COMPLETE BLOCKS 12, 17, 23, 24, & 30

1. REQUISITION NUMBER PAGE OF

2. CONTRACT NO. 3. AWARD/EFFECTIVE

DATE

4. ORDER NUMBER 5. SOLICITATION NUMBER 6. SOLICITATION ISSUE

DATE

7. FOR SOLICITATION

INFORMATION CALL:

a. NAME b. TELEPHONE NUMBER (No collect calls)

8. OFFER DUE DATE/

LOCAL TIME

9. ISSUED BY

13b. RATING

14. METHOD OF SOLICITATION

CODE

15. DELIVER TO 16. ADMINISTERED BY CODE

18a. PAYMENT WILL BE MADE BY CODEFACILITY

CODE

CODE

TELEPHONE NO.

17b. CHECK IF REMITTANCE IS DIFFERENT AND PUT SUCH ADDRESS IN

OFFER

18b. SUBMIT INVOICES TO ADDRESS SHOWN IN BLOCK 18a UNLESS BLOCK

BELOW IS CHECKED

SEE ADDENDUM

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

(Use Reverse and/or Attach Additional Sheets as Necessary)

25. ACCOUNTING AND APPROPRIATION DATA 26. TOTAL AWARD AMOUNT (For Govt. Use Only)

28. CONTRACTOR IS REQUIRED TO SIGN THIS DOCUMENT AND RETURN

DELIVER ALL ITEMS SET FORTH OR OTHERWISE IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND ON ANY

ADDITIONAL SHEETS SUBJECT TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS SPECIFIED

29. AWARD OF CONTRACT: REF.

DATED . YOUR OFFER ON SOLICITATION

(BLOCK 5), INCLUDING ANY ADDITIONS OR CHANGES WHICH ARE

SET FORTH HEREIN, IS ACCEPTED AS TO ITEMS:

30a. SIGNATURE OF OFFEROR/CONTRACTOR

30b. NAME AND TITLE OF SIGNER (Type or print) 30c. DATE SIGNED

31a. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (SIGNATURE OF CONTRACTING OFFICER)

31b. NAME OF CONTRACTING OFFICER (Type or print) 31c. DATE SIGNED

AUTHORIZED FOR LOCAL REPRODUCTION

PREVIOUS EDITION IS NOT USABLE

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012)

Prescribed by GSA - FAR (48 CFR) 53.212

COPIES TO ISSUING OFFICE. CONTRACTOR AGREES TO FURNISH AND

OFFER

13a. THIS CONTRACT IS A

RATED ORDER UNDER

DPAS (15 CFR 700)

11. DELIVERY FOR FOB DESTINA-

TION UNLESS BLOCK IS

MARKED

SEE SCHEDULE

12. DISCOUNT TERMS

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

ARE ARE NOT ATTACHED

27a. SOLICITATION INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-1, 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-3 AND 52.212-5 ARE ATTACHED. ADDENDA

27b. CONTRACT/PURCHASE ORDER INCORPORATES BY REFERENCE FAR 52.212-4. FAR 52.212-5 IS ATTACHED. ADDENDA

17a CONTRACTOR/

OFFEROR.

CODE

8 (A)

SIZE STANDARD:

NAICS:

% FOR:SET ASIDE:UNRESTRICTED OR

SERVICE-DISABLED

VETERAN-OWNED

SMALL BUSINESS

HUBZONE SMALL

BUSINESS

SMALL BUSINESS

10. THIS ACQUISITION IS

EDWOSB

SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAM

STANDARD FORM 1449 (REV. 2/2012) BACK

19.

ITEM NO.

20.

SCHEDULE OF SUPPLIES/SERVICES

21.

QUANTITY

22.

UNIT

23.

UNIT PRICE

24.

AMOUNT

32a. QUANTITY IN COLUMN 21 HAS BEEN

RECEIVED INSPECTED ACCEPTED, AND CONFORMS TO THE CONTRACT, EXCEPT AS NOTED:

41a. I CERTIFY THIS ACCOUNT IS CORRECT AND PROPER FOR PAYMENT

32b. SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32c. DATE

41b. SIGNATURE AND TITLE OF CERTIFYING OFFICER 41c. DATE

42a. RECEIVED BY (Print)

42b. RECEIVED AT (Location)

42c. DATE REC'D (YY/MM/DD) 42d. TOTAL CONTAINERS

40. PAID BY

32d. PRINTED NAME AND TITLE OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT

REPRESENTATIVE

32e. MAILING ADDRESS OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE 32f. TELPHONE NUMBER OF AUTHORZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

32g. E-MAIL OF AUTHORIZED GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE

33. SHIP NUMBER 34. VOUCHER NUMBER 35. AMOUNT VERIFIED

CORRECT FOR

PARTIAL FINAL

37. CHECK NUMBER

38. S/R ACCOUNT NO. 39. S/R VOUCHER NUMBER

36. PAYMENT

COMPLETE PARTIAL FINAL

SCHEDULE Continued

ITEM NO. SUPPLIES/SERVICES QUANTITY UNIT UNIT PRICE AMOUNT

MONTHLY COMMERCIAL INTERIM PAYMENTS

BASED ON COMPLETION, DELIVERY AND

ACCEPTANCE OF DATA SERVICES ARE

AUTHORIZED. PAYMENTS SHALL BE

COMMENSURATE WITH WORK ACCOMPLISHED

THAT MEETS THE QUALITY STANDARDS

ESTABLISHED UNDER THE CONTRACT. THE

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE SHALL BE FROM DATE

OF AWARD THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025.

0001 THE CONTRACTOR SHALL PROVIDE ALL

PERSONNEL, EQUIPMENT, SUPPLIES, FACILITIES,

TRANSPORTATION, TOOLS, MATERIALS,

SUPERVISION, INCIDENTAL ITEMS AND

NONPERSONAL SERVICES NECESSARY

TO PROVIDE THE DATA SERVICES MORE

PARTICULARLY DESCRIBED IN THAT CERTAIN

RICH PLACES AND SPEND DATA PERFORMANCE

WORK STATEMENT (PWS) LAST REVISED: APRIL

08, 2024

PR NUMBER: BCYB1323-24-00118

DELIVERY DATE: 12/31/2025

SHIP TO:

US CENSUS BUREAU

RECEIVING 60F

1621DUTCH LANE

JEFFERSONVILLE IN 47130

FOB : Destination

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Table of Contents

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CLAUSES

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C.1. RICH PLACES AND SPEND DATA

PERFORMANCE WORK STATEMENT (PWS)

LAST REVISED: April 08, 2024

1. Background

The United States (U.S.) Census Bureau is a bureau of the United States Department of Commerce (DOC) and is one of several principal federal agencies that provide statistical services. The Census Bureau is charged with providing ongoing measures of the U.S.

population, housing, and economy. The Census Bureau, which supports the economic and political foundations of the U.S., provides a critical service to the nation. Therefore, reliable collection, preparation, tabulation, and dissemination of demographic and economic statistics are vital to the Census Bureau’s overall mission and strategic goals and objectives.

To meet the strategic goals and objectives for the Economic Programs of the Census Bureau, it is critical to expand our use of alternative data sources. The Economic Directorate is committed to reducing respondent burden, increasing the timeliness and granularity of the data products. The 2022-2026 Department of Commerce Strategic Plan makes a commitment to reducing the burden of responding to surveys and leveraging non-traditional data sources. Within the USCB 2022-2026 Strategic Plan, Objective 2 .4, the USCB is creating a culture shift to a Data Organization.

The Economic Directorate is embracing the vision of transitioning to a data centric organization, and as part of the vision we are looking to access private alternative data sources. The Census Bureau’s censuses and surveys have always been the backbone of our work and will continue to be an important part of what we do. To reduce respondent burden and increase our ability to produce high-quality data products with nimbleness and agility, we will combine traditional methods with alternate data sources and the latest data science principles in a multipronged approach aimed towards meeting our customers’ current and future demands. As part of the outcomes for Objective 2 .4 1., there is an increased focus on using multiple data sources to create new data products and/ or make existing data products timelier, representative, cost-efficient, and informative. There is also an increased emphasis on data science techniques, in conjunction with or as a replacement for traditional survey techniques, to produce high-quality statistics and data products using both internal and external data sources.

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2. Purpose and Scope

The USCB intends to award a Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type contract for monthly retail and services establishment place data and retail spend data improve the quality of Census Bureau’s Business Register and its data products.

The objective of this procurement is to continue to produce timely, high-quality official statistics while making use of a third-party alternative data source that is collecting data that is comparable to the data we would be collecting on Census Bureau data collection instruments. Results will be used to develop methodology to supplement or improve existing surveys and create new hybrid data products that blend Census Bureau collected data and third-party data.

3. Technical Requirements

Acquire services to support the programs and initiatives of the Census Bureau’s Economic Directorate to help achieve the objectives described above. This Performance Work Statement (PWS) outlines the support requirements for the acquisition of third-party data. The third-party data is to include rich establishment and spend data as detailed in the requirements below. The required services are consistent with both the short-term needs and the long-term enterprise mission of the Economic Directorate and the USCB.

The Contractor is responsible for providing the necessary supplies to accomplish the requirements contained herein. The prices shall be inclusive of all costs associated with providing the supplied required herein, including but not limited to, direct and indirect costs and profit.

The places data must provide detailed information about physical places in the U.S.

(including Hawaii and Alaska), Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico. It must provide detailed insight on the business location. The dataset must provide the openings and closings of large, medium, and small businesses. The data must persist across datasets sent to the USCB each month.

The spend data must provide detailed information on detailed credit and debit card transactions at individual places in the U.S, (including Hawaii and Alaska), and Puerto Rico. The credit card data must not have any cardholder characteristics but should have the name of the business where the spend was made. This data will be used to illustrate insights on spending behavior overtime at specific geographic locations. The data should include average transaction size, spend in person versus online, and customer demographics if available. The data content must persist across datasets sent to the USCB each month.

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The total firm fixed price for this contract is $TBD. This is inclusive of all requirements displayed below.

Rich Places Data Requirement:

Provide places data for business within the United States. This includes Alaska, Hawaii, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico o Data to include Placekey, Parent Placekey, Census Code, Postal Code, Location Name, Street address, city, region, latitude, longitude, NAICS code, top category, subcategory, brands, Brand IDs, Category tags, websites, phone number, and tracking closed since.

Placekeys are defined as unique IDs that allow places data to be joined with other datasets.

o Provide detailed methodology on Spatial Hierarchy and key concepts as used by the contractor.

o Provide detailed documentation of all data sets and methodology assigned to all data items.

o Provide detailed documentation on the base, rich, geometry, and brand schema and its attributes.

o Provide release notes for changes to the dataset for each month’s delivery.

o Provide methodology for the privacy mechanisms applied to the data.

o Data should be provided on North American Industry Classification

System (NAICS) 2017 with transition and bridge to NAICS 2022 as developed by the USCB.

Spend Attributes Data:

Provide spend attributes data for business within the United States. This includes Alaska, Hawaii, Washington D.C., and Puerto Rico o Data to include: Placekey, spend date range start and end, raw total spend, raw number of transactions, raw number of customers, median spend per transaction, median spend per customer, spend per transaction percentiles, spend by day, spend by transaction by day, spend by day of the week, day counts, online transactions, online spend, and customer home city.

o Provide detailed documentation of all data sets and methodology assigned to all data items.

o Provide detailed documentation on the spend data schema and its attributes as well as all models used in the aggregation of the data.

o Provide release notes for changes to the dataset for each month’s delivery.

o Provide methodology for the privacy mechanisms applied to the data.

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4. Data and Service Delivery

Data must be delivered for the previous month by the 11th day of the following month.

o Data should be available to the Census Bureau in the following formats: .csv file, Census MFT format, AWS S3 Bucket, Azure, and data bricks.

o The Census Bureau requires the contractor provide a test file or dataset for approval prior to the transfer of the first production file. The test file or dataset will represent the format to be expected by the Census Bureau.

o The dataset delivery each month should also include release notes.

o The Contractor shall deliver the data sets in accordance with the Delivery Schedule as follows:

Data Month Delivery Date June 2024 production and historic data TBD July 2024 TBD August 2024 September 11, September 2024 October 11, 2024 October 2024 November 10, November 2024 December 11, December 2024 January 10, 2025 January 2025 February 12, 2025 February 2025 March 11, 2025 March 2025 April 11, 2025 April 2025 May 9, 2025 May 2025 June 11, 2025 o The Contractor shall provide initial follow-up to data quality issues in the form of a secure email acknowledgment within 1 business day of being informed of the issue by the Census Bureau. Every two business days after the initial follow-up, the Contractor should provide communications (phone call or email) regarding a plan for resolving the issue if needed until the issue is resolved.

o The Contractor shall provide data set technical support within 1 business day of being informed of the issue by the Census Bureau regarding file structure and delivery, file contents and completeness, and data consistency when required. The Contractor shall communicate to the Census Bureau regarding any planned material/layout changes or delivery mechanism changes to the data set at least 30 days before the next dataset delivery. The Census Bureau reserves to the right to reject any unacceptable material changes to the dataset.

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5. Intended Data Uses

The Census Bureau will use the commercial data set for supplementing economic survey estimates and improving economic survey methodology. All data are protected by Title 13 and all output will meet Census Bureau Disclosure Avoidance standards. Retailer participation under this contract is also protected by Title 13 and must adhere to the data stewardship practices prescribed by Title 13. The Census Bureau will not disclose any identifiable information obtained through this contract. The Census Bureau will not use the data for marketing or compliance purposes. The Census Bureau will not resell the data.

6. Data License and Usage Rights

The Census Bureau will commingle the commercial data obtained through this contract with existing Census Bureau data. The Census Bureau will not segregate contractor’s commercial data from Census Bureau or other data, so the commingled data will in effect become the property of the Census Bureau.

7. Data Retention

The Census Bureau will retain the commercial data under this contract indefinitely. By delivering the commercial data set, the contractor gives the Census Bureau the right to retain and use the purchased data set indefinitely for the purposes described above, with all financial consideration proposed as part of the provided pricing. Once data are entered into the Census Bureau administrative data system and joined to microdata from other sources, all records are considered to be Title 13 data.

8. Licensing Agreements

The Census Bureau recognizes and accepts that the Contractor may wish to enter into licensing agreements with the Government to indicate the terms and conditions for use of their data. However, consideration must be given to the following terms and conditions due to the nature of Federal Contracting. The Contractor accepts these limitations as part of entering this contract:

(a) “Automatic Renewal” – The Government will not agree with this condition – due to the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. §1341(a)).

(b) “Choice of Law” – The agreement between the Contractor and the Government shall be governed and construed with applicable federal law and regulations.

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(c) “Indemnification” of vendor by Government – The Government will not agree to this condition – due to the Anti-Deficiency Act (31 U.S.C. §1341(a)).

(d) Vendor’s assertion of right to control litigation in defense of claim of patent infringement – The following language is acceptable:

“In the event of a claim or suit is brought against LICENSOR or LISENCEE [or similarly defined party designations] for any patent or copyright infringement relating to this license in which the United States is named as a party, the LICENSEE shall be represented by the U.S. Department of Justice which shall control the litigation or any settlement agreement; however, the LICENSOR shall be allowed reasonable participation in the defense or settlement of such claim or suit.”

(e) Payment terms and late fees/penalties – These terms must be in compliance with FAR 52.232-25 – Prompt Payment (OCT 2008).

(f) Requirement for Binding Arbitration of Disputes – The Government will not agree with this condition, disputes will be settled in accordance with FAR processes and guidelines.

(g) Audit terms that require vendor access to Government information, documentation, or systems – This requirement must be conditioned as follows: “…to the maximum extent permissible under federal law and regulation.”

9. FAR 52.252-1 SOLICITATION PROVISIONS INCORPORATED BY

REFERENCE (FEB 1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more provisions by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a provision may be accessed electronically at this/these address(es) http://www.acquisition.gov/far/:

C.2.

10. FAR 52.252-2 CLAUSES INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE (FEB

1998)

This solicitation incorporates one or more clauses by reference, with the same force and effect as if they were given in full text. Upon request, the Contracting Officer will make their full text available. Also, the full text of a clause may be accessed electronically at:

https://www.acquisition.gov

FAR 52.202-1 DEFINITIONS (NOV 2013)

FAR 52.224-2 PRIVACY ACT (APR 1984)

FAR 52.224-1 PRIVACY ACT NOTIFICATION (APR 1984)

FAR 52.239-1 PRIVACY OR SECURITY SAFEGUARDS (AUG 1996)

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FAR 52.227-14 RIGHTS IN DATA – GENERAL (MAY 2014)

FAR 52.227-16 ADDITIONAL DATA REQUIREMENTS (JUN 1987)

FAR 52.227-17 RIGHTS IN DATA-SPECIAL WORKS

FAR 52.215-19 NOTIFICATION OF OWNERSHIP CHANGES (OCT 1997)

FAR 52.244-6 SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS (JAN 2019)

FAR 52.237-3 CONTINUTITY OF SERVICES (JAN 1991)

FAR 52.203-17 CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE WHISTLEBLOWER RIGHTS AND

REQUIREMENT TO INFORM EMPLOYEES (APR 2014)

FAR 52.251-1 GOVERNMENT SUPPLY SOURCES (APR 2012)

FAR 52.204-21 BASIC SAFEGUARDING OF COVERED CONTRACTOR

INFORMATION SYSTEMS (JUN 2016)

FAR 52.243-1 CHANGES-FIXED-PRICE

FAR 52.232-1 PAYMENTS

FAR 52.212-4 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS – COMMERCIAL ITEMS

11. FAR 52.212-5 CONTRACT TERMS AND CONDITIONS

REQUIRED TO IMPLEMENT STATUTES OR EXECUTIVE ORDERS-

COMMERCIAL ITEMS

(a) The Contractor shall comply with the following Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses, which are incorporated in this contract by reference, to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(1) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(2) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(h) (3) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L.

115-232).

(i) (4) 52.209-10, Prohibition on Contracting with Inverted Domestic Corporations (Nov 2015).

(j) (5) 52.233-3, Protest After Award (Aug 1996) (31 U.S.C. 3553).

(k) (6) 52.233-4, Applicable Law for Breach of Contract Claim (Oct 2004) (Public

Laws 108-77 and 108-78 (19 U.S.C. 3805 note)).

(l) (b) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (b) that the

Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

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(m) [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.]

(n) x __ (1) 52.203-6, Restrictions on Subcontractor Sales to the Government (Sept

2006), with Alternate I (Oct 1995) (41 U.S.C. 4704 and 10 U.S.C. 2402).

(o) x__ (2) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015)

(41 U.S.C. 3509)).

(p) __ (3) 52.203-15, Whistleblower Protections under the American Recovery and

Reinvestment Act of 2009 (June 2010) (Section 1553 of Pub. L. 111-5). (Applies to contracts funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.)

(q) x __ (4) 52.204-10, Reporting Executive Compensation and First-Tier Subcontract Awards (Oct 2018) (Pub. L. 109-282) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

(r) __ (5)[Reserved].

(s) __ (6) 52.204-14, Service Contract Reporting Requirements (Oct 2016) (Pub. L.

111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

(t) __ (7) 52.204-15, Service Contract Reporting Requirements for Indefinite-

Delivery Contracts (Oct 2016) (Pub. L. 111-117, section 743 of Div. C).

(u) x__ (8) 52.209-6, Protecting the Government’s Interest When Subcontracting with

Contractors Debarred, Suspended, or Proposed for Debarment. (Oct 2015) (31 U.S.C. 6101 note).

(v) x __ (9) 52.209-9, Updates of Publicly Available Information Regarding Responsibility Matters (Oct 2018) (41 U.S.C. 2313).

(w) __ (10)[Reserved].

(x) __ (11)

(y) (i) 52.219-3, Notice of HUBZone Set-Aside or Sole-Source Award (Nov 2011)

(15 U.S.C.657a).

(z) __ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011) of 52.219-3.

(aa) __ (12)

(bb) (i) 52.219-4, Notice of Price Evaluation Preference for HUBZone Small Business

Concerns (Oct 2014) (if the offeror elects to waive the preference, it shall so indicate in its offer) (15 U.S.C. 657a).

(cc) __ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2011) of 52.219-4.

(dd) __ (13)[Reserved]

(ee) __ (14) (i) 52.219-6, Notice of Total Small Business Set-Aside (Nov 2011)

(15 U.S.C.644).

(ff) __ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2011).

(gg) __ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2011).

(hh) __ (15)

(ii) (i) 52.219-7, Notice of Partial Small Business Set-Aside (June 2003) (15 U.S.C. 644).

(jj) __ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 1995) of 52.219-7.

(kk) __ (iii) Alternate II (Mar 2004) of 52.219-7.

(ll) __ (16) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018)

(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(2) and (3)).

(mm) __ (17)

(nn) (i) 52.219-9, Small Business Subcontracting Plan (Aug 2018) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)

(4))

(oo) __ (ii) Alternate I (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

(pp) __ (iii) Alternate II (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

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(qq) __ (iv) Alternate III (Nov 2016) of 52.219-9.

(rr) __ (v) Alternate IV (Aug 2018) of 52.219-9

(ss) __ (18) 52.219-13, Notice of Set-Aside of Orders (Nov 2011) (15 U.S.C. 644(r)).

(tt) __ (19) 52.219-14, Limitations on Subcontracting (Jan 2017) (15 U.S.C.637(a)

(14)).

(uu) __ (20) 52.219-16, Liquidated Damages-Subcontracting Plan (Jan 1999)

(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(4)(F)(i)).

(vv) __ (21) 52.219-27, Notice of Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small

Business Set-Aside (Oct 2019) (15 U.S.C. 657f).

(ww) __ (22) 52.219-28, Post Award Small Business Program Rerepresentation

(Jul 2013) (15 U.S.C. 632(a)(2)).

(xx) __ (23) 52.219-29, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Economically Disadvantaged Women-Owned Small Business Concerns (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

(yy) __ (24) 52.219-30, Notice of Set-Aside for, or Sole Source Award to, Women-Owned Small Business Concerns Eligible Under the Women-Owned Small Business Program (Dec 2015) (15 U.S.C. 637(m)).

(zz) _x_ (25) 52.222-3, Convict Labor (June 2003) (E.O.11755).

(aaa) _x_ (26) 52.222-19, Child Labor-Cooperation with Authorities and

Remedies (Jan 2020) (E.O.13126).

(bbb) x __ (27) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(ccc) __x (28) (i) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2016) (E.O.11246).

(ddd) __ (ii) Alternate I (Feb 1999) of 52.222-26.

(eee) __ x(29) (fff) (i) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015) (38 U.S.C. 4212).

(ggg) __ (ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222-35.

(hhh) x__ (30)

(iii) (i) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities (Jul 2014)

(29 U.S.C.793).

(jjj) __ (ii) Alternate I (July 2014) of 52.222-36.

(kkk) _x_ (31) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016)

(38 U.S.C. 4212).

(lll) _x_ (32) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National

Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496).

(mmm) x__ (33) (i) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019)

(22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O. 13627).

(nnn) __ (ii) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50 (22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

E.O. 13627).

(ooo) __ (34) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015).

(Executive Order 12989). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items or certain other types of commercial items as prescribed in 22.1803.)

(ppp) __ (35) (i) 52.223-9, Estimate of Percentage of Recovered Material Content for EPA–Designated Items (May 2008) (42 U.S.C. 6962(c)(3)(A)(ii)). (Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

(qqq) __ (ii) Alternate I (May 2008) of 52.223-9 (42 U.S.C. 6962(i)(2)(C)).

(Not applicable to the acquisition of commercially available off-the-shelf items.)

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(rrr) __ (36) 52.223-11, Ozone-Depleting Substances and High Global Warming Potential Hydrofluorocarbons (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(sss) __ (37) 52.223-12, Maintenance, Service, Repair, or Disposal of Refrigeration Equipment and Air Conditioners (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(ttt) __ (38) (uuu) (i) 52.223-13, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Imaging Equipment (Jun 2014)

(E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

(vvv) __ (ii) Alternate I (Oct 2015) of 52.223-13.

(www) __ (39)

(xxx) (i) 52.223-14, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Televisions (Jun 2014) (E.O.s

13423 and 13514).

(yyy) __ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-14.

(zzz) __ (40) 52.223-15, Energy Efficiency in Energy-Consuming Products

(Dec 2007) (42 U.S.C. 8259b).

(aaaa) __ (41) (bbbb) (i) 52.223-16, Acquisition of EPEAT®-Registered Personal Computer Products

(Oct 2015) (E.O.s 13423 and 13514).

(cccc) __ (ii) Alternate I (Jun 2014) of 52.223-16.

(dddd) x__ (42) 52.223-18, Encouraging Contractor Policies to Ban Text

Messaging While Driving (Aug 2011) (E.O. 13513).

(eeee) __ (43) 52.223-20, Aerosols (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(ffff) __ (44) 52.223-21, Foams (Jun 2016) (E.O. 13693).

(gggg) x__ (45) (hhhh) (i) 52.224-3 Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552 a).

(iiii) __ (ii) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(jjjj) _x_ (46) 52.225-1, Buy American-Supplies (May 2014)

(41 U.S.C. chapter 83).

(kkkk) __ (47) (llll) (i) 52.225-3, Buy American-Free Trade Agreements-Israeli Trade Act (May 2014)

(41 U.S.C. chapter 83, 19 U.S.C. 3301 note, 19 U.S.C. 2112 note, 19 U.S.C. 3805 note, 19 U.S.C. 4001 note, Pub. L. 103-182, 108-77, 108-78, 108-286, 108-302, 109-53, 109- 169, 109-283, 110-138, 112-41, 112-42, and 112-43.

(mmmm) __ (ii) Alternate I (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

(nnnn) __ (iii) Alternate II (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

(oooo) __ (iv) Alternate III (May 2014) of 52.225-3.

(pppp) __ (48) 52.225-5, Trade Agreements (Oct 2019) (19 U.S.C. 2501, et seq., 19 U.S.C. 3301 note).

(qqqq) __ (49) 52.225-13, Restrictions on Certain Foreign Purchases (June 2008)

(E.O.’s, proclamations, and statutes administered by the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury).

(rrrr) __ (50) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(ssss) __ (51) 52.226-4, Notice of Disaster or Emergency Area Set-Aside (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

(tttt) __ (52) 52.226-5, Restrictions on Subcontracting Outside Disaster or

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Emergency Area (Nov 2007) (42 U.S.C. 5150).

(uuuu) __ (53) 52.232-29, Terms for Financing of Purchases of Commercial Items

(Feb 2002) (41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

(vvvv) __ (54) 52.232-30, Installment Payments for Commercial Items (Jan 2017)

(41 U.S.C.4505, 10 U.S.C.2307(f)).

(wwww) _x_ (55) 52.232-33, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-System for

Award Management (Oct 2018) (31 U.S.C. 3332).

(xxxx) __ (56) 52.232-34, Payment by Electronic Funds Transfer-Other than

System for Award Management (Jul 2013) (31 U.S.C.3332).

(yyyy) __ (57) 52.232-36, Payment by Third Party (May 2014) (31 U.S.C.3332).

(zzzz) _x_ (58) 52.239-1, Privacy or Security Safeguards (Aug 1996)

(5 U.S.C. 552a).

(aaaaa) __ (59) 52.242-5, Payments to Small Business Subcontractors (Jan 2017)

(15 U.S.C. 637(d)(13)).

(bbbbb) __ (60) (ccccc) (i) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels

(Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx. 1241(b) and 10 U.S.C. 2631).

(ddddd) __ (ii) Alternate I (Apr 2003) of 52.247-64.

(eeeee) __ (iii) Alternate II (Feb 2006) of 52.247-64.

(fffff) (c) The Contractor shall comply with the FAR clauses in this paragraph (c), applicable to commercial services, that the Contracting Officer has indicated as being incorporated in this contract by reference to implement provisions of law or Executive orders applicable to acquisitions of commercial items:

(ggggg) [Contracting Officer check as appropriate.] (hhhhh) __ (1) 52.222-17, Nondisplacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014)

(E.O. 13495).

(iiiii) __ (2) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018)

(41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(jjjjj) __ (3) 52.222-42, Statement of Equivalent Rates for Federal Hires (May

2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(kkkkk) __ (4) 52.222-43, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor

Standards-Price Adjustment (Multiple Year and Option Contracts) (Aug 2018) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(lllll) __ (5) 52.222-44, Fair Labor Standards Act and Service Contract Labor Standards-Price Adjustment (May 2014) (29 U.S.C. 206 and 41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(mmmmm) __ (6) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(nnnnn) __ (7) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(ooooo) __ (8) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(ppppp) __ (9) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(qqqqq) __ (10) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit

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Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792).

(rrrrr) (d) (sssss) (1) Notwithstanding the requirements of the clauses in paragraphs (a), (b), (c), and

(d) of this clause, the Contractor is not required to flow down any FAR clause, other than those in this paragraph (e)(1) in a subcontract for commercial items. Unless otherwise indicated below, the extent of the flow down shall be as required by the clause-

(ttttt) (i) 52.203-13, Contractor Code of Business Ethics and Conduct (Oct 2015) (41 U.S.C. 3509).

(uuuuu) (ii) 52.203-19, Prohibition on Requiring Certain Internal Confidentiality Agreements or Statements (Jan 2017) (section 743 of Division E, Title VII, of the Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropriations Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113-235) and its successor provisions in subsequent appropriations acts (and as extended in continuing resolutions)).

(vvvvv) (iii) 52.204-23, Prohibition on Contracting for Hardware, Software, and Services Developed or Provided by Kaspersky Lab and Other Covered Entities (Jul 2018) (Section 1634 of Pub. L. 115-91).

(wwwww) (iv) 52.204-25, Prohibition on Contracting for Certain Telecommunications and Video Surveillance Services or Equipment. (Aug 2019) (Section 889(a)(1)(A) of Pub. L. 115-232).

(xxxxx) (v) 52.219-8, Utilization of Small Business Concerns (Oct 2018) (15 U.S.C.637(d)(2) and (3)), in all subcontracts that offer further subcontracting opportunities. If the subcontract (except subcontracts to small business concerns) exceeds $700,000 ($1.5 million for construction of any public facility), the subcontractor must include 52.219-8 in lower tier subcontracts that offer subcontracting opportunities.

(yyyyy) (vi) 52.222-17, No displacement of Qualified Workers (May 2014) (E.O. 13495). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (l) of FAR clause 52.222-17.

(zzzzz) (vii) 52.222-21, Prohibition of Segregated Facilities (Apr 2015).

(aaaaaa) (viii) 52.222-26, Equal Opportunity (Sept 2015) (E.O.11246).

(bbbbbb) (ix) 52.222-35, Equal Opportunity for Veterans (Oct 2015)

(38 U.S.C.4212).

(cccccc) (x) 52.222-36, Equal Opportunity for Workers with Disabilities

(Jul 2014) (29 U.S.C.793).

(dddddd) (xi) 52.222-37, Employment Reports on Veterans (Feb 2016)

(38 U.S.C.4212) (eeeeee) (xii) 52.222-40, Notification of Employee Rights Under the National

Labor Relations Act (Dec 2010) (E.O. 13496). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (f) of FAR clause 52.222-40.

(ffffff) (xiii) 52.222-41, Service Contract Labor Standards (Aug 2018) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(gggggg) (xiv) (hhhhhh) (A) 52.222-50, Combating Trafficking in Persons (Jan 2019)

(22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and E.O 13627).

(iiiiii) (B) Alternate I (Mar 2015) of 52.222-50(22 U.S.C. chapter 78 and

E.O 13627).

(jjjjjj) (xv) 52.222-51, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract

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Labor Standards to Contracts for Maintenance, Calibration, or Repair of Certain Equipment-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(kkkkkk) (xvi) 52.222-53, Exemption from Application of the Service Contract Labor Standards to Contracts for Certain Services-Requirements (May 2014) (41 U.S.C. chapter 67).

(llllll) (xvii) 52.222-54, Employment Eligibility Verification (Oct 2015) (E.O.

12989).

(mmmmmm) (xviii) 52.222-55, Minimum Wages Under Executive Order 13658 (Dec 2015).

(nnnnnn) (xix) 52.222-62, Paid Sick Leave Under Executive Order 13706 (Jan 2017) (E.O. 13706).

(oooooo) (xx) (pppppp) (A) 52.224-3, Privacy Training (Jan 2017) (5 U.S.C. 552a).

(qqqqqq) (B) Alternate I (Jan 2017) of 52.224-3.

(rrrrrr) (xxi) 52.225-26, Contractors Performing Private Security Functions

Outside the United States (Oct 2016) (Section 862, as amended, of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008; 10 U.S.C. 2302 Note).

(ssssss) (xxii) 52.226-6, Promoting Excess Food Donation to Nonprofit Organizations (May 2014) (42 U.S.C. 1792). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (e) of FAR clause 52.226-6.

(tttttt) (xxiii) 52.247-64, Preference for Privately Owned U.S.-Flag Commercial Vessels (Feb 2006) (46 U.S.C. Appx.1241(b) and 10 U.S.C.2631). Flow down required in accordance with paragraph (d) of FAR clause 52.247-64.

(uuuuuu) (2) While not required, the Contractor may include in its subcontracts for commercial items a minimal number of additional clauses necessary to satisfy its contractual obligations.

(vvvvvv) (End of Clause)

12. SYSTEM OF AWARD MANAGEMENT (SAM)

The Contractor shall register their business with the Federal Government’s System of Award Management (SAM), the primary database of vendors doing business with the Federal Government. The Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) requires all prospective vendors to be registered in SAM prior to the award of a contract. The Contractor shall also maintain their SAM registration and certifications to ensure the provided information is current and up-to-date. SAM can be located at www.sam.gov.

13. PROPOSAL PREPARATION

C.3. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS

Written Proposal Submission

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Proposals shall be submitted to Vince Biller at Vincent.J.Biller.iii@census.gov. Proposals are due no later than TBD.

The Offeror shall submit a soft copy of their written Proposal using electronic media in the appropriate MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint format. The subject line for this Proposal shall be marked “[Company Name] –Submission of Written Proposal –XXXXXX”. Text shall be presented on 8 ½ x 11-inch paper in Times New Roman typeface, no smaller than 11-point pitch (smaller fonts are acceptable for graphics, figures, tables, footnotes, and legends if graphic is inserted in the body of the document.) with 1-inch margins.

The Offeror’s written proposal shall conform to solicitation provisions and be prepared in accordance with this section. To aid in evaluation, the proposal shall be clearly and concisely written, as well as being neat, indexed (cross-indexed as appropriate), and logically assembled. All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the name of the Offeror, the date, and the solicitation number.

General Requirements

The Offeror shall prepare Part 1 – Technical Proposal and Part 2 – Business/Price Proposal subject to the following general requirements:

General – Proposal text shall be specific, and clearly and fully detail the Offeror's capabilities, knowledge, and related experience in performing the activities described in the solicitation. Statements that the Offeror “understands” and “will comply with the technical requirements” will not be adequate. Similar phrases such as "standard procedures will be employed" or "well-known techniques will be used" will not be acceptable.

Page Limits – Part 1 - Technical Proposal shall not exceed 15 pages. Part 2 – Business/Price Proposal shall not exceed 8 pages. Pages in excess of these page limits will be discarded and will not be evaluated.

Submission of Attachment J.2 - Representations and Certifications Addendum will not be counted against the total page limit.

Solicitation Attachment J.2: Representations and Certifications Addendum –This attachment shall be submitted with the written proposal with the appropriate responses. This one-page attachment will not count against overall proposal page limit.

Front Matter – Title page, table of contents/figures/table are not included in page count limits. Content on such pages will not be evaluated.

Text Format – The document shall be submitted in softcopy form using MS Word. Text font shall be Times New Roman, no less than single spaced, and no smaller than 11-point.

Page Layout – All margins shall be set at 1.0 inches (top/bottom, left/right) Page Markings – All pages of each part shall be appropriately numbered and identified with the name of the Offeror, the date and the

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solicitation number.

Structure – The document shall be structured into sections as instructed in Section L.2 and subject to the indicated page count limits.

Pages in excess of the limit will not be evaluated.

Section Title Page Limit

1.0 Introduction 1

2.0 Technical Proposal 15

3.0 Business/Price Proposal 8

Section 1.0: Introduction – The introduction section shall include the following:

Solicitation Number;

Proposal Submission Date;

Name, Address, and Telephone of Offeror;

“Remit to” address, if different than mailing address;

Description of the Offeror’s company; and Identification of the individuals proposed as the Contractor’s Points of

Contact.

Section 2.0: Technical Proposal - The Offeror shall submit a written technical proposal that demonstrates an understanding of the requirements of the contract.

The Technical Proposal shall address, at a minimum, the Offerors approach to meeting the requirements including a technical description of the data set(s) being offered in sufficient detail to evaluate compliance with all requirements identified in Section 3 of the solicitation. The Offeror shall meet, at a minimum, the data set requirements described in the contract in order to be considered for award. Additionally, the Offeror shall:

D escribe the processing of the data contained in the database, including a description of the source of the data as it refers to rich places and spending data.

D escribe any existing agreements, contracts, or processes in place with retailers to share their data with third parties, such as the Census Bureau. If not, the Contractor shall describe what process would be needed to obtain the retailers’ consent for sharing the data.

D escribe the available frequency of delivery and the flexibility to subset the aggregated sales/revenue data by Census-defined industries and/or geographies.

P rovide a data dictionary, including a description of the data

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fields with the valid values. The data dictionary shall denote how often each value for each variable is populated.

P rovide methodology documentation for any imputation, suppression, and differential privacy practices.

D escribe the definitions/attributes for the base and rich places dataset.

D escribe the definitions/attributes for the spend attributes dataset.

P rovide information on any known gaps or limitations of your data, including proprietary and/or confidentiality limitations that would require you to exclude select types of data or transactions from the dataset.

P rovide methodology documentation on how data are edited or cleaned before being delivered. If missing data is an issue, please provide documentation how it is accounted for (e.g., imputation methodologies).

o D escribe the data set delivery format agreed upon during the pre-proposal conference.

The Offeror’s technical proposal shall also include the following:

P roposed Terms and Conditions for Licensing Agreement

Section 3.0: Price Proposal - The Offeror shall propose an overall total price to the Government, to include pricing for the base and rich places dataset for one year and the spending attributes dataset for one year. The Price Proposal shall include supporting details to help the U.S. Census Bureau understand the business factors the Offeror considered in developing their proposed price.

CAR 1352.233-71 GAO AND COURT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS PROTESTS (APR

2010) a.i. A protest may be filed with either the Government Accountability Office (GAO) or the Court of Federal Claims unless an agency protest has been

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filed.

a.ii. A complete copy of all GAO or Court of Federal Claims protests, including all attachments, shall be served upon (i) the Contracting Officer, and (ii) the Contract Law Division of the Office of the General Counsel, within one day of filing a protest with either GAO or the Court of Federal Claims.

a.iii. Service upon the Contract Law Division shall be made as follows: U.S.

Department of Commerce, Office of the General Counsel, Chief, Contract Law Division, Room 5893, Herbert C. Hoover Building, 14th Street and Constitution Avenue, NW. Washington, DC 20230. FAX: (202) 482– 5858.

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SECTION M - EVALUATION FACTORS FOR AWARD

M.1 Evaluation Factors and Award Determination

The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed Price contract to Safegraph through other than full and open competition procedures pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1, Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements.

An evaluation of the Technical Proposal will be completed to see whether it addresses all the requirements in Section L, is acceptable or not, and if it would result in a successful contract.

The Price Proposal will be evaluated to determine if it is fair and reasonable to the Government.

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