Safeguard SNAP Participant Personally Identifiable Information

Safeguard SNAP Participant's Personally Identifiable Information This SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE is to determine the interest and technical capability of small businesses for the following requirement: Study of How States Safeguard Participant Personally Identifiable Information. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government, nor will the U.S. Government pay for information solicited. The information from this notice will help the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) plan their acquisition strategy. CAPABILITY STATEMENT FNS is seeking a contractor to administer a survey to all 53 SNAP State Agencies to learn how States are currently protecting applicant and participant Personally Identifiable Information (PII) submitted through SNAP applications or maintained in State SNAP case files. This survey will be supplemented with interviews with industry experts and follow-up interviews with selected State SNAP and/or Information Technology (IT) staff to identify best practices. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME. FNS Office of Policy Support (OPS) and Contracts Management Division (CMD) are conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small business set-asides (including small disadvantaged businesses (SDB), 8(a) small businesses, woman-owned small businesses (WOSB), veteran owned small businesses (VOSB), service-disabled veteran-owned small businesses (SDVOSB), Historically Under-utilized Business Zone (HUBZone)). Offerors shall demonstrate their experience, skills, and qualifications with projects of similar scope, nature, complexity and size completed within the last three (3) years. Also, explain in appropriate detail how they intend to demonstrate competency in all of the areas described below in (A) through (G): A. Demonstrated experience managing projects of similar size and scope to meet government objectives, ensuring the quality and timeliness of deliverables, and coordinating with government funding agencies. B. Familiarity with and understanding of SNAP, particularly in terms of SNAP State administrative processes, SNAP eligibility determination and required verification, and SNAP IT practices. C. Understanding of rules and regulations protecting SNAP participants' privacy and data security. D. Demonstrated experience conducting national surveys of State agencies and conducting telephone interviews with State agency officials. E. Demonstrated familiarity with and expertise of preparing information collection packages that are approved by the Office of Management and Budget. F. Demonstrated ability to conduct systematic and rigorous analysis of quantitative and qualitative data from multiple sources. G. Demonstrated ability to write reports and provide oral briefings on technical information in language appropriate for non-technical audiences. Research Objectives of the Requirement: Objective 1: Describe legislation, regulations, and policy that address safeguarding SNAP participant PII. Objective 2: Describe methods that can be used to safeguard PII. Objective 3: Describe how States currently safeguard participant PII. Objective 4: Describe how consistent safeguarding practices are across States. Objective 5: Provide recommendations for States to improve safeguarding PII. Submission Requirements: - Limit the length of the packages to 10 double spaced pages. Note: Packages over 10 pages will not be evaluated. - 1 inch margins (top, bottom and sides) - Times New Roman typeface, 12-point font - Page limitation does not include appendices, 1 cover page or 1 letter of introduction page - Do not include promotional materials Interested firms responding to this Sources Sought Notice shall submit the following: Company name, address, point of contact, telephone number, email address, and Data Universal Numbering System (DUNS), and NAICS code. Provide business size and status such as Small Business, Disadvantaged, 8(a), Historically Underutilized Business Zones (HUB) Zone, Woman Owned, Minority Owned, Service Disabled Veteran Owned, or Other Than Small Business. Provide contract vehicles you participate in such as General Services Administration (GSA), National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Solutions for Enterprise Wide Procurement (SEWP), National Institutes of Health (NIH) Information Technology Acquisition and Assessment Center (NITAAC), or any other vehicle. Please submit responses to this Sources Sought Notice electronically (via e-mail) to Keeyada Dickens, at keeyada.dickens@usda.gov and to Lawrence Williams at lawrence.williams@fns.usda.gov, no later than 4:00PM EDT (Eastern Daylight Time) on May 18, 2018. The e-mail subject line must specify Sources Sought for How States Safeguard SNAP Participant's Personally Identifiable Information