Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS) Statistical Data Management and Publishing Support

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U.S. Department of Justice/Office of Justice Programs/Bureau of Justice Statistics (UDOJ/OJP/BJS) is seeking sources to fulfill a requirement for STATISTICAL DATA MANAGEMENT AND  PUBLISHING SUPPORT to achieve the following high-level BJS modernization goals:

1. Transition data tools to use modern technologies and increase access to data
2. Transition publications to web-first publishing strategy
3. Enhance the utility of the BJS website
4. Optimize the BJS data lifecycle, from collection through analysis to archiving
5. Improve data quality and shorten the timelines for producing data and products
6. Optimize data storage, security and confidentiality protection
7. Strengthen internal information management, including data governance

To achieve the goals above, the contractor shall provide support for the following projects:

1.   Transition to database storage of data

2.   Provide data visualization support

3.   Enhance data processing and analysis capabilities

4.   Implement data and metadata management tools, workflows, and policies

5.   Apply statistical business standards and integrate them into standard operations

6.   Integrate BJS data analysis tools into new data workflows and OJP platforms

7.   Automate production of data tables and products

8.   Automate cleaning, validation and processing of data

9.   Design databases and analysis files

10. Enhance data sharing capabilities

11. Provide Operations & Maintenance support for BJS .Net data tools

12. Establish knowledgebases and well-organized file repositories

13. Establish and maintain internal information management systems

14. Provide professional technical writing/editorial support

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