Membership to copafs

Added: May 27, 2016 1:06 pm The U.S. Census Bureau, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), intends to award a purchase order on a sole source basis to Council of Professional Associations on Federal Statistics (COPAFS) 212 Eisenhower Ave, suite 200, Alexandria, VA 22314 under the authority of 41 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1) and FAR 6.302-1 (a)(2) which states that "When the supplies or services required by the agency are available from only one responsible source, or, for DoD, NASA, and the Coast Guard, from only one or a limited number of responsible sources, and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements, full and open competition need not be provided for."

The Census Bureau, BEA, intends to solicit and negotiate with COPAFS, membership access to their organization. The Bureau of Economic Analysis will use access to conferences to develop and improve methodologies and provide opportunities for the professional development of BEA staff.
1. Access to professional community focused on official federal statistics.
2. Access to vehicle of data/information dissemination, website and conference publications.

PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE:
Base Year: 08/01/2016 - 07/31/2017/Cost
Option Year 1: 08/01/2017 - 07/31/2018/Cost
Option Year 2: 08/01/2018 - 07/31/2019/Cost
Option Year 3: 08/01/2019 - 07/31/2020/Cost
Option Year 4: 08/01/2020 - 07/31/2021/Cost

COPAFS has been identified as the only source that can provide this membership to meet the program requirements of BEA.

This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals; however, interested parties may identify their interests and capability to respond to this requirement by June 13, 2016 by email to pamela.a.miller@census.gov.. A determination by the Census Bureau and BEA not to compete the proposed requirement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Census Bureau.

Telephone calls will not be honored.