Contracts Department, P. O. Drawer 43019, MCLB, Albany, GA 31704- 3019

R -- GENERAL AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES SOL M67004-98-R-0006 DUE 040298 POC Cynthia Gubitti, Contract Specialist, Code 892, (912)439-6741 Contracting Officer, Helen J. Daughtry, Code 892, (912)439-6741. The Office of the Undersecretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness [OUSD(P&R)] has wide-ranging responsibility for force management policy; National Guard and Reserve component affairs; health affairs; readiness and training; and personnel requirements and management, including equal opportunity, moral, welfare, and quality of life matters. To enhance its support of the OUSD(P&R), the Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) requires evaluations, research, and studies related to DoD personnel policies and programs. Anticipated efforts which may be conducted include attitude and opinion surveys; personnel surveys, program evaulations, National Performance Review efforts, occupational/job studies and analyses; quantitative as well as qualitative studies and analyses, to include focus group based efforts and content analyses; market research including recruiter surveys, market analyses, studies, and advertising research; and demographic studies. Anticipated task deliverables could include any or all of the following types of evaluation, research, or studies and analytic products: 1) Survey planning and execution, in whole or in part, to measure opinions, attitudes, performance, abilities, and other characteristics of individuals; 2) Program evaluation planning and execution, in whole or in part, using representative samply surveys and/or other data collection methodologies, to measure effects and characteristics of personnel policies and programs; 3) Technical reports, to include literature reviews and annotated bibliographies; 4) Informal technical information; 5) Technical recommendations regarding management actions, policies, and procedures; 6) Data collection instruments or methodologies such as surveys and interview protocols, to include pretesting and feasibility studies; 7) Sampling and weighting plans, as well as sample selection and response weighting; 8) Development using various social science methodologies (e.g., econometric, psychological, sociological, operations research) of methods and models for specific problems, programs, or policies (e.g., in improving personnel recruitment, utilization, and retention); 9) Application of methods and models to specific problems, programs, or policies; 10) Detailed evaluation, research, or studies and analytic work plans; 11) Briefings in both paper and computer formats; 12) Adjunct lessons learned technical reports; 13) Diagrams, charts, tables, graphs, exhibits, vu-graphs, transparencies, slides, film or photographs, or any combination of these forms; 14) User manuals for personnel or staffing policy/program implementation; 15) Empirical databases including documentation (e.g., codebooks, technical manuals), to include deliverables of databases and documentation in various computer formats such as compact disks; 16) Database management plans, procedures, and programs; 17) Computer software, and 18) Selection and classification research using enlisted aptitude scores. Request for solicitation must be in writing, Attn: Carol McConnell, Code 890-2 (0034)

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