SAM #OAA-26-00482

BLS market research for NLSY79 and NLSY97 survey services recompete

The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics is conducting market research for the recompete of services supporting the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth. - Government buyer: U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS); offices identified as the Office of Survey Methods and Research (OSPE) and the National Longitudinal Surveys Program. - Opportunity: Market research and feedback on the FY27 NLSY79/NLSY97 recompete; this is an RFI, not an award or a request to purchase products. - Services requested: Manage and conduct the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 (NLSY79) and National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 (NLSY97), including survey planning, questionnaire design and testing, Spanish translation, respondent engagement, staffing, training, and data collection using telephone and web-based methods. - Process, code, clean, weight, and document survey data; develop research files, created variables, metadata, and public-use data tools; securely disseminate preliminary, public-use, geocode, and restricted data files. - Provide survey management, staffing plans, progress reporting, meetings, Principal Investigator support, records management, and correction of errors in data and documentation. - Develop and maintain secure data systems and public-use dissemination tools, and preserve and securely transfer operational and survey data. - Potential optional work includes cohort phase-out and repository transfer, a supplemental skills survey, disclosure-risk analysis and re-identification exercises, expert consultations, and National Death Index updates. - Notable requirements: Protect confidential information under CIPSEA and follow NIST and other federal security standards. Work includes security planning and assessments, confidentiality training, incident response, disclosure-risk controls, data-quality checks, and secure data handling. The surveys require expertise in longitudinal social science and labor-market research. - OEMs and vendors: No OEMs, product vendors, or incumbent contractors are named in the provided materials. No products, part numbers, or quantities are specified.

Description

BLS is requesting feedback on the following aspects of the upcoming contract solicitation: (1) clarity of the performance work statement (PWS), (2) how to increase vendor participation, and (3) vendor capability.

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