Attachment 1: Performance Work Statement

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BACKGROUND

The United States Census Bureau’s (herein referred to as the Census Bureau, USCB, or the Government) Geography Division (GEO) is responsible for collecting and maintaining the geographic data necessary to support censuses and surveys and other agency initiatives. Over 40,000 tribal, state, and local governments contribute to the geographic information managed by the USCB by providing regular input and feedback on the USCB’s boundaries, streets, and addresses. This geographic base contributes to the efficient and accurate collection and tabulation of data for the Decennial Census, the American Community Survey (ACS), the Economic Census, and annual estimates and surveys such as the Boundary and Annexation Survey (BAS).
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REQUIREMENT OVERVIEW

The USCB’s censuses and surveys require a robust address frame in order to meet their objectives. The USCB is looking to expand this address frame. This requires more comprehensive and accurate address data for the Master Address File (MAF)/Topologically Integrated Geographic Encoding and Referencing (TIGER) System, which serves as the basis and repository for all address data. Therefore, the USCB must obtain further address data from hard-to-reach areas, specifically accurate structure points and coordinates for non-city style addresses that currently lack accurate structure points or coordinates. C.3

PURPOSE AND SCOPE

The purpose of this procurement is to obtain address and location data for Housing Units and Group Quarters in areas generally not covered by “civic” or “city-style” addressing systems and/or not included in the United States Postal Service’s Delivery Sequence File or national parcel datasets. This data will be used to close existing gaps in the maintenance processes for the USCB’s address frame in the MAF/TIGER System. All data created, produced, and stored in MAF/TIGER will be the property of the USCB.
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REQUIREMENTS

The contractor shall provide address and location data for living quarters (LQs) in areas generally not covered by “civic” or “city-style” addressing systems and/or not included in the United States Postal Service’s Delivery Sequence File or national commercial parcel datasets. These areas include, but are not limited to, remote areas of Alaska and Maine, sparsely populated portions of the American Southwest, rural areas of Puerto Rico, or other areas where mail delivery does not exist at the living quarter or is limited to Rural Route/Highway Contract or Post Office Box only delivery.