Commercial Databases for the US Census Bureau

Added: Aug 20, 2010 3:55 pm Please note the following changes being made through Amendment 1 (attached), to include the Census Bureau's response to questions from interested vendors:

Amendment 1 - August 20, 2010 hereby incorporates the following changes:

1. Section 3 is amended to correctly identify the referenced Federal Acquisition Circular as 2005-44.

2. Section 8(b)(7) is amended to change reference from "Section C" to "Section 6.3 and 7".

3. Section 8(b)(11) is amended to require price proposals be submitted in a separate file from technical proposals.

4. Section 8(d)(1) is amended to require, no later than Friday, August 27, 2010, information about the size, format, and IP address for sample commercial databases two weeks prior to delivery of the actual data. This information is necessary in order for the Government to establish a Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) for ingesting the sample databases.

5. Section 8(f)(1) is amended to clarify that all times in the Synopsis/Solicitation are Eastern Standard Time (EST).

6. Section 9(a), Factor 1, is amended to change reference from "Section C" to "Section 6.3 and 7".

7. Section 15, Acquisition Schedule and Proposal Dates, is amended to include the requirement for sample database information to be submitted no later than Friday, August 27, 2010.

8. Section J-3, Census Bureau response to Offerors questions, is amended into the Synopsis/Solicitation.

(end of Amendment Description)

Added: Aug 06, 2010 10:43 am The Census Bureau hereby issues a combined synopsis/solicitation for Commercial Databases in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) SubPart 12.6 - Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation of Commercial Items, and as authorized under FAR Subpart 13.5 - Test Program for Certain Commercial Items.

Attached please find solicitation document #USCB-2010-08-06-RFP-COMMDB, which includes all information required for Offerors to submit proposals.

Please note the following ACQ Milestones and proposal due dates, as identified in Section 15 of the attached document:

August 06, 2010 - Issuance of Synopsis/Solicitation
August 13, 2010 - Questions from Vendors due to Contracting Officer
August 20, 2010 - Response to Questions posted on FedBizOpps
August 27, 2010 - Offerors submit exceptions/acceptance of Government-suggested non-disclosure agreements (see Sections 6.3.7.2, Section 8(b)(10), and Attachment J-2)
September 10, 2010 - Proposals and Sample Commercial Databases due from Offerors