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FY26 RFI - Telecom Services.pdf | Jun 16, 2026 |
Telecom Service Data
The Department of Labor’s Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration and Management is seeking market information for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) regarding telecommunications service data. The BLS requires one year of household survey data starting in 2025 to evaluate and improve economic price indexes. This data must cover household purchases for wireless and wireline services, including plan pricing, internet, cable, and landline expenditures. The agency intends to purchase the data outright rather than leasing it. Requirements specify that the data must be commercially available and not collected specifically for the BLS. The selected provider will not have access to internal agency data or be permitted to use the BLS name. Responses, including a capabilities statement and a rough order of magnitude pricing estimate, are due by June 29, 2026. Submissions are limited to 30 pages and must follow specific formatting standards. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is researching vendors that can provide telecommunications service data to improve economic indexes. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) requires one year of household survey data, beginning in 2025, to support economic price index improvements.
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Contact and place of performance
DeCarlo Coleman
Washington, DC 20212
USA
The purpose of this RFI is to gather information about potential vendors to obtain current monthly wireless and wireline telecommunications service plan pricing. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has an ongoing interest in market data with which to analyze, evaluate, and improve the indexes it produces. Specifically, the BLS is seeking detailed data for one year from a survey asking households to record informatio...
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