SAM #BABC132126_BEAITDataReq

Sources Sought: State and County-Level IT Investment and E-Commerce Data Services

The Department of Commerce, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Regional Directorate is seeking information from private data providers to support improved measurement of economic activity at the state and county level. - Government Buyer: - Department of Commerce (DOC) - Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), Regional Directorate - Office of Acquisition Management, Shared Services Procurement - OEMs and Vendors: - No specific OEMs or vendors are named in this notice - Products/Services Requested: - Datasets for estimating: - Investment in prepackaged and custom software - Investment in equipment - Geographic flow of e-commerce activity - Data must support BEA’s regional accounts, including GDP by state/county, input-output frameworks, and business investment indicators - All detailed requirements are referenced in the Statement of Work (SOW) - Unique/Notable Requirements: - Data must be granular enough to support state and county-level analysis - Intended to enhance official economic statistics and indicators - This is a sources sought notice for information and planning purposes only; not a solicitation for quotes or proposals

Description

THIS IS NOT A SOLICITATION ANNOUCEMENT. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. This Sources Sought Notice is intended only for information and planning purposes at this time, and shall not be construed as a solicitation or as an obligation on the part of the Department of Commerce. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Additionally, the Government reserves the right to revise the requirements of the proposed action before the release of any associated solicitation. This is not a Request for Quotes (RFQ).

The Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), including its Regional Directorate, is seeking information from private data providers about datasets that could improve the measurement of economic activity across states and counties. BEA is especially interested in data useful for estimating investment in prepackaged and custom software, investment in equipment, and the geographic flow of e-commerce activity. These data support BEA’s regional accounts, including Gross Domestic Product by state and county, input-output frameworks, business investment, and related economic indicators as specifically identified in the attached Statement of Work (SOW).

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