January 2012 - Gunnison awarded IT Schedule 70 contract

Clients now have the ability to access us through the GSA IT Schedule 70 contract for Information Technology. This vehicle is available for any Federal, state or local agencies to use.

SIN - 132-51 IT Professional Services

Contract # - GS 35F 0161Y

DUNS - 884908831

Primary NAICS - 541511

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October 2011 - Gunnison begins new work in support of the Census Bureau

Gunnison began 5 new task orders for the Census Bureau in late September 2011; 3 as prime contractor and 2 as subcontractor;

2010 Census Match Study (for the Center for Administrative Records Research and Applications) - Gunnison is providing expert statistical programming and senior advisory support for the 2010 CMS. The purpose of the Match Study is to assess the accuracy and coverage of administrative records data with respect to the 2010 enumeration of the U.S. Population. Multi-level analyses will be conducted regarding the characteristics of both matched and non-matched situations with assessment of potential causes and solutions for the non-matched results.

Also for CARRA, we are partnered with the National Opinion Research Center to perform a simulation of NonResponse FollowUp results using administrative data, and researching possible recommendations for the Person Identification Validation System (PVS).

American Community Survey Interfaces and Test Data/Materials - For the Data Processing Branch (DPB), Gunnison is working with Census ACS experts to identify improvements to the ACS implementation of system interfaces and test environments through the research, design, documentation, test decks and testing of new methods, tools and processes. Our partner in the imaging and printing sciences, ADI LLC, will be producing paper test decks for the provision of paper channel test materials and data.

Mobile Application Development (for the Technologies Management Office, partnered with Agilex) - Gunnison will be working with the TMO under Agilex on the development of specific mobile applications for Census Field Representative (FR) use. The initial focus of the work will be the development of a new "Listing and Mapping" field data collection mobile application.

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June 2011 - NHANES Option Awarded

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) executed a contract modification to the National Health and Nutritional Examination Survey (NHANES) with Westat, Inc. to exercise the Community Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (CHANES) option included in the original contract award. Gunnison has been a teaming partner with Westat for over 15 years on this project.

The National Center for Health Statistics received the funding for this effort from the Department of Health and Human Services for a study to collect nationally representative data on physical activity and fitness in children and adolescents. Secretary Sebelius has dedicated funds to Obesity Prevention and Fitness, one of four critical priorities for the Department, in line with the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA): Laying the Foundation for Prevention. The Obesity Prevention and Fitness priority advances activities to improve nutrition and increase physical activity to promote healthy lifestyles and reduce obesity related conditions and costs.

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August 2010 - Gunnison Achieves CMMI® Maturity Level (ML) 2 for Development

Gunnison is proud to announce the achievement of an official rating for CMMI® Maturity Level 2 (Continuous) for Development, as defined by the Software Engineering Institute (SEI), Carnegie Mellon University, based on a rigorous assessment of multiple software development projects. Achievement of a CMMI rating is a significant testament to Gunnison’s focus on establishing and maintaining best practices, and is an independent validation that the company has defined and documented processes throughout the entire organization. It is also a testament to Gunnison’s commitment to deliver high quality products to all clients. Gunnison has made continuous improvements in all areas to satisfy the CMMI® practices, thereby ensuring predictability and consistency in performance and delivery.

June 2010 – National Children’s Study IMS Award

Gunnison is very pleased to announce that the team of Social and Scientific Systems (SSS) and Gunnison Consulting Group has been awarded a new 5-year contract with NIH to serve as the Information Management System (IMS) support contractor for the National Children's Study (NCS). NCS is a 30-year program to study the health of the nation's children.

SSS will serve as prime contractor and Gunnison as subcontractor. Key task areas for this contract include development of requirements and specifications; user acceptance testing; development of manuals of procedures; data management; development of data products; and user support.

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September 2009 – Gunnison receives two Census Bureau R&D2014 Small Business Contract Awards

Gunnison won two small business awards under the Census Bureau’s Research and Development 2014 contract in September 2009, for Assessments, Planning and Analysis and Survey Engineering work. Gunnison is now performing work under this contract, which assists Census in its efforts to provide the U.S. government and taxpayers with providing accurate and efficient data about the nation’s demographics, economy, geography, and other factors. E-mail This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for more information.