Telecommunications Price Data

The Department of Labor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management, issued solicitation 1605C5-24-Q-00026 for the procurement of telecommunications price data on behalf of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This requirement supports the agency's mission to produce accurate and timely economic indexes by analyzing market data for wireless and wireline telecommunications service plans. The government intends to wholly purchase this data to evaluate and improve its price measurement indexes. Performance is centered in Washington, DC, under NAICS code 541990 for All Other Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services and PSC R702 for SUPPORT- MANAGEMENT: DATA COLLECTION.

The scope of work requires the delivery of four years of consumer and residential rate data or transaction prices for wireless telephone services, residential telephone services, fixed and home wireless internet access, and live television via cable, satellite, or streaming. The data also includes bundled service combinations and non-live streaming media services. The selected contractor must provide monthly updates in Excel format for 48 consecutive months, beginning in September 2024 and continuing through September 2028, with the initial data delivery scheduled for October 2024.

Responses to this solicitation are due by August 7, 2024, following an amendment that extended the original deadline. The contract is managed by the DOL - CAS Division 5 Procurement office, with Daniel Garza serving as the point of contact. Available documentation includes the original solicitation and one amendment, totaling two PDF attachments.