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FBO DAILY - FEDBIZOPPS ISSUE OF AUGUST 02, 2015 FBO #5000
DOCUMENT

B -- Firearm Safety Messaging Testing and Evaluation - Attachment

Notice Date

7/31/2015
 

Notice Type

Attachment
 

NAICS

541910 — Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling
 

Contracting Office

Department of Veterans Affairs;Network Contracting Office;NCO 19;4100 E. Mississippi Avenue, Suite 900;Glendale CO 80246
 

ZIP Code

80246
 

Solicitation Number

VA25915N0535
 

Response Due

8/7/2015
 

Archive Date

11/14/2015
 

Point of Contact

Katherine Dorn
 

E-Mail Address

ine.dorn@va.gov<br
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION/SOURCES SOUGHT INQUIRY The Department of Veterans Affairs Network Contracting Office (NCO) 19, Rocky Mountain Acquisition Center (RMAC) is seeking information and sources for online testing and evaluation regarding the VA's firearm safety messaging. The Contractor shall facilitate the testing and evaluation of VA initiatives online with a represented cohort for measurement of public opinion, attitudes, and behavior with instruction from a VA research team. The contractor shall work closely with the VA team to develop a trial/study interface where Public Service Announcements can be viewed and assessments can be completed. The contractor shall then implement an online data collection and viewing of the firearm safety messaging that is consistent with the purposed research design and procedures. Design Overview: The study employs a randomized controlled trial (RCT) design comparing two intervention groups to a control condition. Veterans who agree to participate in this trial shall be exposed to video messages at 3 time points, and assessed (surveyed) twice: once at baseline and again at end-of-trial. Approximately 8-10 minutes are required to complete the questionnaire, and each video is approximately 2 ½ minutes long. Procedure: The contractor shall ensure the study meets recruitment goals with a representative cohort of Veterans who fit inclusion/exclusion criteria (from their own panel of Veterans outside VA), half of whom own firearms. The recruitment minimum is 400 Veterans to complete baseline data collection with a minimum 300 Veterans that shall complete all data collection. The contractor shall be solely responsible for recruiting an appropriate sample of Veterans and for all data collection. The contractor shall supply the VA Research team with documentation to allow the VA Research Team representative to confirm: 1.Website/Interface participants will view when completing project tasks/assessments prior to the date of implementation 2.A complete Data Codebook for the use of the VA research team 3.A proper detailed description of information on recruitment (including demographics, participation rates and attrition rates), data cleaning procedures, and weighting procedures. The step must be approved by VA Research Team prior to running of program for the final deliverable. SAS Programing used to prepare the dataset shall also be provided to the VA Research Team. 4.Standard demographic variables for participants in trial 5.A de-identified, cleaned and weighted analytic SAS dataset file is the final deliverable. The information submitted shall contain the company's business size status. The NAICS code is 541910, Marketing Research and Public Opinion Polling. This is a request for information and sources only, which may or may not lead to a future solicitation. This is not a request for proposal (RFP). The VA will not pay for any information received resulting from this sources sought notice. Requests for copies of a solicitation shall not be honored or acknowledged. Information should be forwarded to the Contract Specialist. Any questions should be addressed to the Contract Specialist, in writing, at the email address provided. Because this is a request for information only, answers to questions will not be posted. If your organization is capable of providing these services and is interested in this opportunity, please respond to Katherine Dorn, Contract Specialist, Department of Veterans Affairs, NCO 19, 4100 East Mississippi Avenue, Suite 900, Glendale, Colorado 80246 or via e-mail at Katherine.Dorn@va.gov with a statement describing your capabilities. The capability statement shall include a point of contact, complete mailing address, telephone number, email address and state the company's business size status under NAICS 541910. The deadline for this information is 4:30 PM Mountain Daylight Time, Friday August 7, 2015.
 

Web Link

FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/VA/VARMCCC/VARMCCC/VA25915N0535/listing.html)
 

Document(s)

Attachment
 

File Name: VA259-15-N-0535 VA259-15-N-0535.docx (https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2206536&FileName=VA259-15-N-0535-000.docx)

Link: https://www.vendorportal.ecms.va.gov/FBODocumentServer/DocumentServer.aspx?DocumentId=2206536&FileName=VA259-15-N-0535-000.docx

 

Note: If links are broken, refer to Point of Contact above or contact the FBO Help Desk at 877-472-3779.
 

Place of Performance

Address: VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS);1055 Claremont Street;Denver, CO

Zip Code: 80220-3808
 

Record

SN03819251-W 20150802/150731235022-c211cc7049139e3c3dfc50ac189ce3d1 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps Link to This Notice
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