Research and Data Analysis Services
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- AP-FNS-24-0212
- Agency
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Food and Nutrition Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
- NAICS code
- 541611 Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services
- Place of performance
- Alexandria, Virginia 22314, United States
- Points of contact
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Contracts Management Division (CMD) has issued a Special Notice for a sole-source, firm fixed price contract for non-personal services. The contract will be awarded to Mathematica, Inc. to produce estimates of factors associated with the decision to participate in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) among childcare providers serving infants and toddlers, and to validate the CACFP participation variable in the National Survey of Early Care and Education (NSECE).
The purpose of this requirement is to build on a previous contract (12319823F0028) with Mathematica, Inc. The USDA states that Mathematica has unique experience working with the data platform and advanced knowledge of the modeling techniques required, and that it would be costly for a new contractor to repeat the prior work. The USDA is providing an opportunity for interested parties to submit capability statements and rationale by September 3, 2024, after which a sole-source award may be made to Mathematica without further notice. There are no set-asides for this opportunity, and the NAICS code is 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services, with a PSC code of B529 - Special Studies/Analysis- Scientific Data.
Notice text
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), Contracts Management Division (CMD), intends to award a sole-source, firm fixed price contract to Mathematica, Inc for non-personal services to produce estimates of the factors most closely associated with the decision to participate in CACFP among childcare providers who principally serve infants and toddlers, and validate the CACFP participation variable in the NSECE against FNS aggregate levels of CACFP participation at the State and provider type levels.
This requirement of additional analyses is a follow on to 12319823F0028 Literature Review and Data Analysis. The extension of this work builds on previous analysis using the same platform for accessing the data and the same data files that defined the prior sample and constructed variables. Both the data access and the creation of data files were established in the prior contract with the intended contractor, and it would be very costly to have a new contractor repeat the work and pay for separate data access. The intended sole source contractor has unique experience working with these data in the special access platform and advanced knowledge of the modeling techniques that can be used with these data. Therefore, it would not be in the best interests of the Government to compete this action.
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| B01 - NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE.docx | DOCX document |
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