The purpose of this sources sought notice is to determine the interest and technical capability of qualified small businesses for the following requirement: Assessing the Reasons behind Atypical SNAP Account Activity. 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 Food and Nutrition Service plan their acquisition strategy.
FNS is seeking a contractor to conduct a study that seeks to understand and define unusual account activity and the reasons such activity may occur by analyzing EBT transaction data and other data sources. This study will involve the collection and merger of multiple federal data sets to create custom analysis files; performing descriptive and multivariate statistical analyses to describe SNAP benefit redemption patterns among SNAP participants; utilizing the custom analysis dataset to examine redemption patterns for demographic subgroups; and defining and identifying atypical account activity.
PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL, NO SOLICITATION EXISTS AT THIS TIME.
The Food and Nutrition Service, Office of Policy Support & Contracts Management Division, are conducting a market survey to determine the availability and technical capability of qualified small businesses, 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), and Historically Under-utilized Business Zone (HUBZone) small businesses capable of conducting a study to understand and define unusual account activity and the reasons such activity may occur by analyzing EBT transaction data and Quality Control data from the most recent fiscal year, with an option for collecting additional data in a small number of States.
Only electronic copies of capability statements will be accepted and should be emailed to: Natasha Abbington at [email protected]. The e-mail shall contain the following subject line: Response to Sources Sought Notice – 12-3198-18-Q-0028: Assessing the Reason behind Atypical Snap Account Activity. A determination by the Government to proceed with the acquisition as a set-aside is within the discretion of the Government. If capability statements are not received from at least two responsible small businesses or if the Government determines that no small business concerns are capable of performing this requirement based upon an assessment of the capability statements submitted, the Government may proceed with a full and open competition.
Please submit all information to Natasha Abbington at [email protected] no later than April 17, 2018 by 11:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
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