Outdoor Recreation State Ways Allocation Input and Outdoor Recreation National POS Sales Data

The Department of Commerce published a Special Notice announcing its intent to award a sole source contract to The NPD Group, Inc. The notice seeks to acquire two sets of multi-year outdoor recreation expenditure data for use by the Bureau of Economic Analysis through 2025.

The Special Notice provides details on a contract opportunity for The NPD Group, Inc. to supply the Bureau of Economic Analysis with national point-of-sale figures for outdoor recreation activities as well as each state's estimated contribution to national expenditure totals. Interested parties may submit capability statements by May 15, 2021 to be considered for determining whether competition is in the government's interest, though sole source award to the incumbent is intended. Responses must include pricing information. The data will supplement existing BEA sources and support estimation of regional income and value-added measures related to outdoor recreation spending. Delivery of the first year's data is due by May 31, 2021 with subsequent annual deliveries scheduled for April 30.