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Appendix D: Statement of Work for CNSTAT Competitive Solicitation of Design Ideas
Pages 223-228

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... The CE surveys' unique and valuable data on the spending patterns of American consumers are used in a multitude of ways, including a new Supplemental Poverty Measure, IRS sales tax information, and economic research. The design of the CE surveys must be updated periodically to align their methodology with changes in society, technology, consumer products, and consumer spending methods on survey estimates.
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From page 224...
... Questionnaire design and data collection methods may have to be adapted to better account for these issues. Parallel to the changes in consumer behaviors, a transformation has been occurring in the tech nology available for collecting data.
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From page 225...
... The design should be robust to recent and potential changes in the data collection and retail environment discussed above. The proposed design should focus on features that are proactive in collecting information such as the use of scanners, PDAs, or external data sources.
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From page 226...
... The pro posal should describe all relevant elements for the development and implementation of the proposed design, including, but not limited to: • d  ata sources; • s  ample design, including size, weighting and precision implications; • d  ata collection mode(s) and/or description of alternative acquisition; • d  ata collection procedures; • e  stimates of the cost requirements for development, implementa tion, and ongoing data collection; and • e  stimates of time requirements for development and implementa tion of the design, as well as time required to collect and process data to create required estimates for publication.
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... • D  eclining response rates at the unit, wave, and item levels. The proposal may include a moderate number of methodological and technological options, (e.g., a mixture of household-based and estab lishment/intermediary-based data collection)
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From page 228...
... • C  ontractor will revise the draft report based on NAS comments and provide 8 copies of the full report developed under this pro posal and based on Description, Scope and Primary Tasks listed above. Final report is due 120 days from the contract award.
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  • consumer expenditure
  • design options
  • expenditure estimates
  • carefully balanced
  • expenditure data

  • background material
  • labor statistics
  • data quality
  • collection methods
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  • current survey
  • survey design
  • retail environment
  • utilizing multiple
  • external sources

  • balanced review
  • irs sales
  • measurement error
  • undamental changes
  • ing households

  • databases built
  • privacy concerns
  • definition report
  • transaction databases
  • originally designed

  • unique challenge
  • produce monthly
  • external data
  • potential changes
  • competing surveys


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