Sources Sought
2030 Decennial Program Management
Department of Commerce · US Census Bureau · Sol. 26-4699
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The U.S. Census Bureau is asking small businesses whether they can provide program and project management support for the 2030 Census, working alongside government staff in Suitland, MD. This is a sources sought notice used for market research only, not a request for proposals. The Bureau wants a company that can keep about 10 full-time staff on the job and surge to about 70.
Watch out for
- Large staffing scale. A small business must show it can hold about 10 full-time staff and surge to about 70, which can be hard for a small firm without teaming.
up to approximately seventy (70) qualified personnel
- Surge may involve clearances and background checks. The notice asks you to explain limits from background investigations and security clearance processing when adding people quickly.
clearance processing, and training
- AI-written responses discouraged. The Bureau says responses should be original work and discourages AI writing tools, so write your narrative yourself.
is expressly discouraged for the preparation of your
- Market research only, no solicitation promised. Responding costs you time and the Government does not promise to issue an RFP or pay for response costs.
does not constitute as a Request for
- Requirements may change quickly. New projects may be added on compressed timelines, such as crisis management, threat analysis or AI work, which could stretch a small team.
requirements under this contract may evolve
Read from the notice and 2 attachments.
- SSN Attachment 2 - Draft PWS Decennial Program Management Support.pdf
- SSN Attachment 1 - Sources Sought Notice Decennial Program Management.pdf
Full brief
What they want
- Program and project management support for the 2030 Census program teams
- Budget, cost and earned value measurement support
- Process quality assurance, and risk and issue management
- Information and communication management, including status reports
- Change and configuration management, including change control board support
- Acquisition management support for Decennial contracts after award
- Knowledge transfer, lessons learned reports and non-IT technical writing
- Contract type
- Not stated as an award type. The notice asks vendors how they would work within a firm fixed price structure.
- Place of performance
- Suitland, MD, USA, in a joint government and contractor work environment
- Offers due
- Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 3:00pm ET
- How to submit
- Email to kaihli.m.charles@census.gov and paul.w.boesch@census.gov, with the subject line marked "2030 PM Support SSN - [Contractor Name]"
- Page limits
- Section 1 Company Overview: 1 page. Section 2 Capabilities: 10 pages. Section 3 General Feedback: 2 pages.
What to include when you submit
- Use 8.5 x 11 pages, 12-point Times New Roman, single-spaced, margins no less than 0.5 inches, submitted as a Microsoft Word file
- Company Overview: company description, socio-economic status and size, FSS or GWAC vehicles, NAICS codes, UEI, web page URL, and any contract vehicle available to buy these services
- Capabilities: describe capabilities against the draft PWS, and explain how you would cover any task area you lack (teaming, subcontracting)
- Surge staffing: show how you would supply at least 10 qualified people quickly, with timelines, limits such as background checks and clearances, and up to 3 examples of scaling staff
- Relevant experience from the past 5 years: scope, size, period, contract number, agency point of contact, and prime or subcontractor role
- General Feedback: comments on the PWS, suggested performance and cost measures, and how you would work under a firm fixed price structure
- Do not include proprietary, classified, confidential or sensitive information
You must have
- Small business. The notice is a total small business set-aside and is looking for small businesses.
identify potential small businesses with the capabilities, and experience to provide
- Able to keep about 10 full-time staff in place and scale to about 70 qualified people if needed.
than approximately ten (10) full-time personnel along with a surge capability to rapidly scale staffing
- Relevant experience from the last five years, similar to the draft PWS and to large-scale data collection operations or programs of similar scope and complexity.
relevant experiences example(s)
Current contractor
No incumbent is named. The notice says the Bureau used multiple contracts for program and project management support during the 2020 Census, and mentions transitioning knowledge from existing contractors to government staff.
Not in the notice text
- Contract type and period of performance for the eventual award (only a firm fixed price structure is mentioned)
- Estimated contract value
- Evaluation criteria for any future solicitation
- Whether the 2030 Census Operational Plan and Lessons Learned template referenced in the PWS will be provided
- Security clearance or background investigation requirements are mentioned only as surge limits
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Key facts
- Response due
- Oct 22, 2026, 7:00 PM UTC
- Posted
- Oct 8, 2026
- Notice type
- Sources Sought
- Solicitation
- 26-4699
- Agency
- Department of Commerce · US Census Bureau
- Office
- Associate Director Decennial Census
- Set-aside
- Small Business Set Aside - Total
- NAICS
- 541611
- Business type
- Consulting & professional services
- Place of performance
- Suitland, MD, 20746
- Contracting contact
- Paul BoeschPaul.W.Boesch@census.gov
Before you respond
Full notice text from SAM.gov
In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulations Part 10, the combined Request for Information (RFI)/ Sources Sought Notice (SSN) is issued solely for Market Research purposes. The anticipated Category / NAICS for this requirement: 541611 - Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services. Please review the following attached documents in their entirety. Attachment 1: Sources Sought Notice Attachment 2: Draft Performance of Work Statement (PWS) Interested vendors are requested to respond to this SSN. Responses are due no later than Thursday, October 22, 2026, at 3:00pm ET. All responses shall be submitted via e-mail to the Contracting Officer, Paul W. Boesch at paul.w.boesch@census.gov and the Contract Specialist, Kaihli Charles at kaihli.m.charles@census.gov. The subject line for this email shall be marked “2030 PM Support SSN - [Contractor Name].”
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