Retail Food Store Locations and Characteristics
Closed Special Notice Posted
- Solicitation number
- 1232SA21Q0061
- Agency
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Agricultural Research Service
Department of Agriculture
- Responses due
- Set-aside
- No set-aside
Opportunity facts
Notice details come from SAM.gov. Updated .
About this opportunity
The Special Notice published by the United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service intends to award a sole source contract to Nielsen Company. The contract is for the purchase of store-level retail food establishment data including store names, addresses, formats, sizes, geographic and sales information, and Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program/Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children authorization status.
The purpose of the Special Notice is to inform the public of the agency's intent to issue a firm fixed price contract valued at $1,779,871 to Nielsen for a base year of data licensing with four optional yearly renewals. The data will enable the agency to fulfill requirements and avoid substantial duplication of costs that would not be recovered through competition or unacceptable delays. Potential sources were invited to submit documentation by September 12, 2021 to be considered for conducting a competitive procurement, however oral communications were not acceptable. The justification document attached to the notice cites that no other sources responded to a June 2021 sources sought notice, supporting the sole source award.
Notice text
The United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service (ARS), Economic Research Services (ERS) intends to issue an award to the Nielsen company on a sole source basis. Award will be made in accordance with FAR 6.302-1 and 41 USC 253(c)(1), authority for other than full and open competition is granted by FAR 6.302-1(2)(ii), which specifies that supplies and services may be deemed to be available only from the original source in the case of a follow-on contract when it is likely that award to any other source would result in (A) Substantial duplication of cost to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition, or (B) Unacceptable delays in fulfilling the agency’s requirements.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) seeks to purchase store-level data on commercial food at home (FAH) establishments’ characteristics and location, including (but not limited to) store name, address, type (supermarket, supercenter, etc.), type sub-channel (supermarket/store format type), and size (square feet of selling area); geographic identifiers (State FIPS code; County FIPS (Federal Information Processing System) code; latitude-longitude); annual commodity volume (ACV)/annual sales (total); ID to link individual stores to firm ownership and parent firm; information on store categories (food, sales of gasoline, etc); market area identifiers (Metropolitan and Micropolitan Statistical Areas, Information Resources, Inc. Infoscan); data documentation; and SNAP and WIC authorized store identifiers.
THIS NOTICE OF INTENT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTES. This notice is for informational purposes only and is not to be constructed as a commitment by the Government. Potential sources who believe they can provide the services listed above are invited to submit substantiating documentation in writing to the identified point of contact. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Oral communications are not acceptable in response to this notice. A determination by the Government to compete this proposed contact based on responses to this notice is solely at the discretion of the Government.
The Point of Contact for this action is Jessica Edwards and any response must be emailed to Jessica.Edwards2@usda.gov
Files
| File | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| JOFOC TDLinx 9.2.21.pdf |
Notice history
| Notice | Type | Posted |
|---|---|---|
| This notice | Special Notice | |
| Retail Food Store Locations and Characteristics | Pre-Solicitation |
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