Support for Analytic Capacity of NSECE Data 2025 - (Request for Information)

The goals and objectives of this project will be achieved through the completion of key tasks in Services Component 1 and any Optional Services Components exercised during the period of performance of the contract. Key tasks include: Create restricted-use data files for archiving and for use by researchers and analysts in the field of child care and early education and related disciplines (e.g., economics, demography, sociology, psychology); Develop a user-friendly process for requesting and accessing restricted-use data, while upholding the confidentiality of the NSECE samples and ensuring non-disclosure of study participants; Conduct analyses of NSECE data to develop analytic files for approved users of restricted-use files, in order to protect against non-disclosure of NSECE study participants while facilitating the use of the NSECE data to answer key questions of interest to the field and the Agency. See attached file.