Online (Virtual) Research Support

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Solicitation number
9531CB21R0005
Agency
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Responses due
Set-aside
No set-aside

Opportunity facts

NAICS code
541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
PSC
B507 Special Studies/Analysis- Economic

Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .

About this opportunity

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau seeks proposals to provide online research support services. The contractor will assist the Bureau in executing internet-based research, experiments, and studies by supporting paperwork submissions, obtaining necessary approvals, recruiting and screening participants, providing participant payments, and potentially matching study data with administrative records. Proposals will be evaluated on technical approach, key personnel, and price, with non-price factors weighted equally to price. Interested parties must submit proposals by July 6, 2021.

There is no set-aside designation. The associated NAICS code is 541720 with a small business size standard of $22 million. The estimated total value for the base year plus four option years is $315,400 to complete approximately 20 studies annually. Performance will take place virtually. The solicitation does not name any incumbents. A pre-proposal conference was held on May 20, 2021 and questions were due by May 27, 2021.

Notice text

4 versions

Update #4 · Latest ·

Amendment 3 provides offeror's questions and Bureau answers to the solicitatoin.  Please see the attached amendment.  Response date is hereby extended until July 6, 2021.

Amendment 0002 - Clarifies information in RFP.  

Also, attahced slides from Pre-Proposal Conference of May 20, 2021

Amendment 0001 - to incorporate additional Solicitation Provisions.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for   Commercial Items,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Proposals are being requested, in accordance with the written Request for Proposals.

This solicitation is a Request for Proposals (RFP). The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541720, with a small business size standard of $22M.

The CFPB is seeking a Contractor to assist CFPB to execute research, experiments, and studies via the internet. The Contractor will carry out support tasks only, including providing support with CFPB’s submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) package; obtaining Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, if necessary; recruiting and screening for high-quality participants; paying participants; and, possibly, matching study data with administrative data. Depending on the requirements of a study, participants may be paid a fixed amount, or they may be paid an amount that depends on their choices and/or the choices of other participants in the study.

A virtual pre-proposal conference will be held on May 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.  To be included in this conference, you must notify both the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 17, 2021.

Offerors may e-mail questions requesting clarification of the RFP to the Government via both the CO and CS no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time on May 27, 2021.

All responsible sources may submit a response which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency.   All interested companies shall provide a Proposal for the services detailed in the attachment 9531CB21R00005 - Online (Virtual) Research Support.

Proposals shall be delivered via e-mail to both the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist, no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time on June 17, 2021.

Update #3 ·

Amendment 0002 - Clarifies information in RFP.  

Also, attahced slides from Pre-Proposal Conference of May 20, 2021

Amendment 0001 - to incorporate additional Solicitation Provisions.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for   Commercial Items,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Proposals are being requested, in accordance with the written Request for Proposals.

This solicitation is a Request for Proposals (RFP). The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541720, with a small business size standard of $22M.

The CFPB is seeking a Contractor to assist CFPB to execute research, experiments, and studies via the internet. The Contractor will carry out support tasks only, including providing support with CFPB’s submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) package; obtaining Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, if necessary; recruiting and screening for high-quality participants; paying participants; and, possibly, matching study data with administrative data. Depending on the requirements of a study, participants may be paid a fixed amount, or they may be paid an amount that depends on their choices and/or the choices of other participants in the study.

A virtual pre-proposal conference will be held on May 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.  To be included in this conference, you must notify both the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 17, 2021.

Offerors may e-mail questions requesting clarification of the RFP to the Government via both the CO and CS no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time on May 27, 2021.

All responsible sources may submit a response which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency.   All interested companies shall provide a Proposal for the services detailed in the attachment 9531CB21R00005 - Online (Virtual) Research Support.

Proposals shall be delivered via e-mail to both the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist, no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time on June 17, 2021.

Update #2 ·

Amendment 0001 - to incorporate additional Solicitation Provisions.

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for   Commercial Items,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Proposals are being requested, in accordance with the written Request for Proposals.

This solicitation is a Request for Proposals (RFP). The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541720, with a small business size standard of $22M.

The CFPB is seeking a Contractor to assist CFPB to execute research, experiments, and studies via the internet. The Contractor will carry out support tasks only, including providing support with CFPB’s submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) package; obtaining Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, if necessary; recruiting and screening for high-quality participants; paying participants; and, possibly, matching study data with administrative data. Depending on the requirements of a study, participants may be paid a fixed amount, or they may be paid an amount that depends on their choices and/or the choices of other participants in the study.

A virtual pre-proposal conference will be held on May 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.  To be included in this conference, you must notify both the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 17, 2021.

Offerors may e-mail questions requesting clarification of the RFP to the Government via both the CO and CS no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time on May 27, 2021.

All responsible sources may submit a response which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency.   All interested companies shall provide a Proposal for the services detailed in the attachment 9531CB21R00005 - Online (Virtual) Research Support.

Proposals shall be delivered via e-mail to both the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist, no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time on June 17, 2021.

Update #1 ·

This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) subpart 12.6, “Streamlined Procedures for Evaluation and Solicitation for   Commercial Items,” as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; Proposals are being requested, in accordance with the written Request for Proposals.

This solicitation is a Request for Proposals (RFP). The associated North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code for this procurement is 541720, with a small business size standard of $22M.

The CFPB is seeking a Contractor to assist CFPB to execute research, experiments, and studies via the internet. The Contractor will carry out support tasks only, including providing support with CFPB’s submission to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for Paperwork Reduction Act (PRA) package; obtaining Institutional Review Board (IRB) approval, if necessary; recruiting and screening for high-quality participants; paying participants; and, possibly, matching study data with administrative data. Depending on the requirements of a study, participants may be paid a fixed amount, or they may be paid an amount that depends on their choices and/or the choices of other participants in the study.

A virtual pre-proposal conference will be held on May 20, 2021 at 2:00 p.m.  To be included in this conference, you must notify both the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist no later than 1:00 p.m. on Monday, May 17, 2021.

Offerors may e-mail questions requesting clarification of the RFP to the Government via both the CO and CS no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time on May 27, 2021.

All responsible sources may submit a response which, if timely received, will be considered by the agency.   All interested companies shall provide a Proposal for the services detailed in the attachment 9531CB21R00005 - Online (Virtual) Research Support.

Proposals shall be delivered via e-mail to both the Contracting Officer and Contract Specialist, no later than 3:00 PM Eastern Time on June 17, 2021.

Attachments

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File Type Posted
953121R0005 A3.pdf PDF
9531CB21R0005 A2.pdf PDF
21R0005 Online Labs 5_20_2021 Conference Presentation.pdf PDF
9531CB21R0005 - A1.pdf PDF
21R0005 - Combined Syn and Sol.pdf PDF
9531CB21R0005 - Virtual Research Support.pdf PDF

Notice history

Notices posted for this opportunity, newest first
Notice Type Posted
Online (Virtual) Research Support Award Award Notice
Online (Virtual) Research Support This notice · Latest solicitation Solicitation

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