R -- Data Confidentiality

DATA CONFIDENTIALITY The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award on a sole source basis a purchase order to National Institute of Statistical Sciences(NISS). The purchase order is for the purpose of procuring statistical data confidentiality conference support. NISS will (1)Identify scientists and SDL topics for microdata, tabular data, and mapped data which will be addressed at the conference, and submit a draft conference program and budget to the project officer for approval. (2)Arrange for annotated bibliographies to be prepared and summaries presented at the conference by selected mathematicians, mathematical statisticians, operations researchers, computer scientists, and data analysts. (3) Assist project officer and selected consultants with review, editing, and publishing of conference proceedings. MINIMUM VENDOR QUALIFICATIONS-The vendor shall have senior PH.D-level expertise, in-depth research experience, broad-based knowledge, and widely published in mathematical and statistical sciences journals and other technical journals dealing with the area of data confidentiality research, and must have a world-class reputation in this research arena. Published works of the vendor must have a broad range of theoretical topics to practical applications of the different areas of data confidentiality. In addition, the vendor must have the necessary expertise, experience, and an excellent track record in convening technical workshops and conferences dealing with data confidentiality issues. Contractor shall perform only those services described in the scope of work. All materials relating to this contract are the property of the government and shall be returned to the government at the completion of work. The contractor shall not release any information related to the work performed or the results obtained without the written permission of the project officer. The authority for this sole source is FAR 6-302-1- Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The North American Classification System Code is 541710. This notice is not a request for competitive proposals and no solicitation is available. However, firms that believe they can provide a comparable system in its entirety need to submit a written notification of interest and capability to the Contracting Specialist within 15 days from the publication date of this notice. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement. Inquiries may be sent to Ivory Reid email contact@example.gov or by fax to +1 (555) 000-0000.