Justification for Other Than Full and Open Competition - SAM Posting

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

U.S. CENSUS BUREAU

JUSTIFICATION FOR OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION

1. Identification of the Requiring and Contracting Activities Requiring Activity: U.S. Census Bureau, Deputy Director for Data, Policy, and Science Contracting Activity: U.S. Census Bureau, Acquisition Division 2. Nature and Description of the Proposed Action
The U.S. Census Bureau (USCB) intends to issue a sole-source, firm-fixed-price contract to Labels & Lists Inc. (L2) to acquire current and historical raw and enhanced voter registration data. L2 is the only responsible source, and no other supplies or services will satisfy the requirements of this action under the current circumstances. The estimated contract value is $950,000.00 for a period of performance of 12 months from the date of award. 3. Description of the Supplies or Services Required
Under 13 U.S.C. §6, the USCB is authorized, within the scope of that provision, to acquire reports and information from governmental and private sources for the efficient and economical conduct of authorized census and survey activities. This authority supports acquiring suitable existing data rather than duplicating data collection efforts. This acquisition will support the USCB's administrative-records research and statistical programs, including the planning, testing, evaluation, and conduct of the Decennial Census.
The USCB requires the following four commercial data products covering all 50 states and the District of Columbia:
Current enhanced voter registration data.
Historical enhanced voter registration data beginning in 2014. Current raw state voter registration data.
Historical raw state voter registration data beginning in 2012. Both raw and enhanced data are required to distinguish original source information from commercially processed records. Historical snapshots, change tracking, and record-level versioning are essential to evaluating changes in individual records, maintaining data consistency, and conducting reliable longitudinal analysis. The acquired data will support efforts to improve person- and address-level linkage, assess administrative-record coverage and quality, evaluate changes in records over time, and identify opportunities to improve statistical operations, reduce respondent burden, and achieve operational efficiencies.

The requirement includes nationwide data updates, documentation of data provenance and processing, and delivery of current data at expedited intervals. The Performance Work Statement