Labor Department RFI: Statistical Support Data Analysis

Notice ID: OAA-24-00075

Through this contract, the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), seeks to obtain contracted services to (1) perform requested statistical sampling and data analysis projects that support EBSA’s enforcement, reporting compliance, and audit quality programs; (2) train EBSA staff on statistical techniques, analytical concepts, analytical tools, and other data-related topics; and (3) support and improve EBSA’s data analysis tools by updating and supporting existing tools as well as researching and developing requirements for new analytical tools or tool features.

Key requirements for successful contract performance requires a range of knowledge, skills and abilities including:

• Claims Data Expertise:
  • Understanding of the structure and lifecycle of health plan claims data.
• Stakeholder Knowledge:
  • Familiarity with various entities in employer-sponsored benefit plans (participant, employer, plan administrator, third-party administrator, etc.).
• Disclosure Form Proficiency:
  • Knowledge of the structure and content of employee benefit plan disclosure forms (Form 5500 and Form M-1) and their administrative datasets for ERISA compliance monitoring.
• EBSA Audit Quality Assessment:
  • Understanding of the audit quality assessment work conducted by the Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA).
• Data Management Skills:
  • Proficiency in extracting, querying, merging, and summarizing data from large datasets using the statistical analysis application, SAS.
• Analytical Tool Development:
  • Skills to assess, update, and develop analytical tools using R Shiny, VBA, ReactJS, and .NET programming languages.
• Communication Skills:
  • Ability to communicate complicated statistical concepts accurately and concisely to DOL staff.
• Presentation and Dissemination Skills:
  • Ability to effectively describe and disseminate complex analysis findings to EBSA staff and leadership.

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