2019-VSCP-Projects

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Vital Statistics, intends to increase the contract maximum value for special projects under the Vital Statistics Cooperation Program (VSCP) IDIQ contracts with the fifty states, the District of Columbia, New York City, American Samoa, Guam, Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands. These special projects involve various efferts for improvement to the systems responsible for the collection of information and data for the VSCP to assure the qualitative reliability and timely availability of data for the upcoming performance period.

The Vital Statistics Cooperative Program (VSCP) is operated by the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) to fulfill its legislatively mandated mission to produce national vital statistics based on data from the Nation's birth, death, fetal death, marriage and divorce records. Each State or Territory has, by law, the sole and exclusive authority to collect and record birth, death, and fetal death events occurring within its borders. As the sole entity authorized to and engaged in the collection of vital statistics information, each State or Territory is uniquely and solely capable of providing requisite services.

This contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 13.106-1(b). Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals.

This notice of intent, reference number 2019-VSCP-Projects is NOT a request for competitive quotations; however, all

responses received within 10 days of the issuance of this notice will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.

Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Any responses should be emailed to Eric Sullivan - lrv4@cdc.gov by 3:00 PM Eastern Standard Time

on April 15, 2019.

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