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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price contract to obtain services from, The Nielsen Company (US), New York, New York, 10010-5117. The medical c... The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention intends to award a sole source firm-fixed price contract to obtain services from, The Nielsen Company (US), New York, New York, 10010-5117. The medical care costs of treating smoking-related disease in adults in the United States are nearly $170 billion per year. Reducing the rate of tobacco use is one of the nation’s highest public health priorities because it would lower deaths and illness caused by tobacco use, decrease health care costs, and improve the quality and longevity of individuals. Although cigarette smoking continues to decline in the U.S., the use of other tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, has increased in recent decades. The landscape of tobacco products continues to evolve to include an array of combustible, noncombustible, and electronic products. Given the diverse and evolving nature of the tobacco landscape in the U.S., as well as the emergence of policies to address tobacco use, retail sales data can provide timely and rapid data to inform public health policy and practice. This requirement of this contract is to obtain retail sales data of tobacco products and nicotine replacement therapy (NRT) products. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) requires tobacco sales data (Nielsen Scanner Data) provided by The Nielsen Company to conduct surveillance and evaluation activities. CDC will analyze the sales data using various data analysis techniques to inform comprehensive population-based interventions that are critical to reducing tobacco use and the health and economic burden of tobacco-related disease The statutory authority for this sole source acquisition is U.S.C. 2304 (c) (1) in accordance with FAR Part 6.302-1 only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy the agency requirements. The NAICS code for this procurement is 541910 Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling. No solicitation will be posted to FedBizOpps. This notice of intent is not a request for quote. A determination by the government not to compete the proposed purchase order based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Interested parties who believe they possess the capability to satisfy this requirement should submit a capability statement demonstrating their ability to meet the requirement. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. All responses should be emailed to Tayaria Smith, at GQQ4@CDC.GOV, no later than 6:00PM AM Eastern Standard Time, March 31, 2022.