B--Veteran Data Acquisition from Commercial Data Seller Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Contract (12-month base plus three option years)

The Department of Veteran Affairs, Acquisition Service-Frederick (AS-F), Department of Veterans Affairs, 8490 Progress Drive, Frederick, MD 21701 intends to issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to provide commercially available Veteran demographic and socio-economic data to supplement the existing data at VA. This requirement will be a total small-business set-aside. The NAICS Code for this requirement is 518210 (Data Processing, Hosting, and Related Services). The period of performance is anticipated to be 24 September 2012- 23 September 2013, with three (3) 1-year option periods. National Center for Veterans Analysis and Statistics (NCVAS) has a need for acquiring internal and external data to have a more complete view of the Veteran population in order to better understand what Veterans need to access, what VA services are of most importance, what outreach is most vital, and where VA services are needed geographically. NCVAS is looking to acquire demographics and socio-economic data on Veterans to fill in the data gaps that are not cover by VA internal administrative data sources. Commercially available data that integrate with VA administrative data is most critical to this initiative. The purpose of this task is for NCVAS to acquire veteran demographics and socio-economic data from commercial data sources to supplement existing VA administrative data sources. The integrated data will be used by VA to conduct statistical research and analysis; developing predictive models, and conducting outreach. VA will provide the contractor with Veteran records (up to 100,000,000 over four years if options exercised) with Social Security Number (SSN), full or partial names, and home address and the Contractor will then match records and provide the following information: Current Home Address; Geocoded information of the current address (Lat/Long) at the Zip+4 level; Date of Birth; Full Name (Last, First, Middle);Gender; Ethnicity (ethnicity categories as defined by OMB),Race (race categories as defined by OMB)),Marital Status; Senior Adult in Household; Presence of Children; Single Parent; Children's Age Ranges; Estimated Household Income; Discretionary income score; Known Number of Vehicle Owned; Education Level; Home Owner/Renter Indicator; Business Ownership Indicator; Employment Occupation; Home Congressional District; Home FIPS County Code; Home FIPS State Code; Indicator of Health Insurance Coverage for the Household; Current e-mail address; Current cell phone number; and Current landline phone number. The RFP will be posted to FedBizOpps on or about 14 August 2012, with proposals due on or about 24 August 2012. These dates are subject to change. All amendments to the solicitation will be likewise posted on FedBizOpps. A solicitation mailing list will not be compiled and amendments will not be sent out in paper copy. All contractors must be registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) and meet the small business size standard for the NAICS code above to be eligible for award of a contract. Faxed offers and amendments will not be accepted. All questions must be submitted and by email to the Contract Specialist at contact@example.gov. The point of contact is Mr. Allen L. Smith, contact@example.gov.