NETS Database

Notice Type: Notice of Intent to Sole Source

Title: NETS Database

Description: The Office of the Secretary intends to award a sole source contract for the Bureau of Economic Analysis to Walls & Associates, 1891 Curtis St., Unit 1910 Denver, Colorado 80202-1949, to provide one-time delivery of the NETS Database will be in tab-delimited ASCII and/or MS SQL Server database format with fields defined in the national Establishment Time-Series (NETS) Database: 2019 Database Description (with Address information). This data will supplement the limited source data currently used in the computation of regional GDP statistics. BEA plans to apply this data to the estimation of the sub-national output and value-added measures published in BEA’s regional accounts. The North American Industry Classification System Code (NAICS) is 541910- Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling. Walls & Associates is the only responsible source known to provide expert alternate measurement of economic wellbeing information, news, and insights.

It is The Office of the Secretary intent that the proposed action may be awarded on a sole source Firm Fixed Price type contract with a Base Year to Walls & Associates, under the authority of Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Subpart 13 Simplified Acquisition Procedures. Requirement: Please see attached SOW Sole Source Justification In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, Only One Responsible, Walls & Associates, Inc is the only organization who can provide the services needed. This is not a solicitation, nor is a solicitation available. However, all interested organizations may submit their capability statements and qualifications which will be considered by The Office of the Secretary, BEA. Responses must be in writing and must be submitted electronically to Rosalyne Snow, Contracting Officer at rsnow@doc.gov by 12:00 PM EST on, March 18, 2021.

Proposals must include pricing information. No late responses will be accepted. Disclaimer and Important Notes: This notice does not obligate the Government to award a contract or otherwise pay for the information provided in response. The Government reserves the right to use information provided by respondents for any purpose deemed necessary and legally appropriate. Any organization responding to this notice should ensure that its response is complete and sufficiently detailed to allow the Government to determine the organization's qualifications to perform the work. Respondents are advised that the Government is under no obligation to acknowledge receipt of the information received or provide feedback to respondents with respect to any information submitted.

Confidentiality: No proprietary, classified, confidential, or sensitive information should be included in your response. The Government reserves the right to use any non-proprietary technical information.