Under the Authority of Federal Acquisition Regulations, Part 6, Subparts 6.301 and 6.302, The U.S. Census Bureau intends to contract with Texas Department of State Health Services to provide copies of 3921 death certificates. The death certificates will be identified by the certificate number and year of death. The copies do not need to be certified but must be a copy of the original hand-written certificate. The period of performance for this requirement will be from date of award through September 30, 2010. Any response to this notice must show clear and convincing evidence that competition would be advantageous to the Government. In doing so, interested sources must submit pricing and other pertinent information that demonstrates their ability to meet the Census Bureau's needs. Detailed capabilities must be submitted to Rhonda Talbert via email address [email protected]. This notice is not to be considered a request for quotations or proposals. No solicitation document is available and telephone request will not be honored. No contract will be awarded on the basis of offers received in response to this notice, but offers will be used to determine if a comparable source is available and more advantageous to the Government. If no affirmative written response is received within 11 days from the publication if this synopsis, a contract will be issued to Texas Department of State Health Services, without further notice.

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