JSM 2004 - Toronto

Abstract #300562

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Activity Number: 345
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 11, 2004 : 12:00 PM to 1:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Government Statistics
Abstract - #300562
Title: Contracting for Research and Development Services
Author(s): E. Ann Dimler*+
Companies: U.S. Census Bureau
Address: 4700 Silverhill Rd., Washington, DC, 20233-9100,
Keywords: contracting ; research ; survey ; methodology
Abstract:

The Census Bureau has successfully contracted for 11 years to obtain the services of statisticians, methodologists, social scientists, data analysts, cost and management analysts, marketing specialists, and computer specialists to complete some of its most challenging and difficult research and development activities. The research cuts across all Census Bureau programs and covers every process associated with survey design and implementation. The services are procured using the Research and Development Contracts which are indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity multiple task order contracts. Services are concentrated in six highly technical areas: Assessment, Planning and Analysis, Data Analysis and Dissemination, Statistical Analysis, Methodological Research, Sub-Population Research, and Survey Engineering. The contractors provide a pool of specialists/experts to tackle some of the Census Bureau's most difficult research and include educational institutions, university-supported firms, and privately owned firms that concentrate in sample survey research, methodology, and applications.

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