Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences- Request for White Papers: Establish Validity and Reliability of Systems Thinking Assessment
The Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences published a Special Notice requesting white papers to establish the validity and reliability of a systems thinking assessment measure. The assessment aims to evaluate systems thinking skills in Army leaders across five components. Interested offerors should demonstrate expertise in establishing validity and reliability of assessment measures as well as an understanding of systems thinking relevant to the Army mission. White papers are due by August 30, 2021 and will be evaluated based on the offeror's technical approach, potential contributions to the Army's mission, and offeror qualifications.
The purpose of the Special Notice is to refine a systems thinking assessment tool to support the Army's evaluation of leadership development programs. Offerors must have experience validating similar assessment measures and either utilize existing Army data collection resources or propose alternative means. If invited, full proposals will be due under an 18-month, $300,000 contract to collect data, conduct a factor analysis, and finalize the assessment tool. The goal is to establish validity and reliability of the assessment through testing to support the Army's evaluation of leadership development programs.
W911NF-18-S-0005-FY21-03 Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground
7/15/21, 6:21 PM Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences Broad Agency Announcement for Basic, Applied, and Advanced Scientific Research (2018-2023)
The United States Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences (ARI) is soliciting proposals through April 29, 2023 under Broad Agency Announcement W911NF-18-S-0005 for basic, applied, and advanced scientific research to improve human performance and Army readiness through advances in personnel, organization, training, and leader development issues. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical merit, qualifications of key personnel, potential contributions to ARI's mission, capabilities and experience, past performance, and cost appropriateness. Interested parties are encouraged to first contact the listed technical point of contact.
There are no set-aside designations. The main NAICS code is 541712, and potential PSC codes include R408, R425, R423, and R425. Awards may be in the form of contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements made to educational institutions, non-profit organizations, and commercial organizations, both domestic and foreign. Budgets for individual projects range from $100,000 to $1.5 million over periods of 6 months to 5 years to produce reports, models, taxonomies and other work products that advance ARI's behavioral science research mission.
W911NF-18-S-0005 Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground
4/30/18, 1:26 PM U. S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences- Request for White Papers: Thinking-In-Time: Methods to Develop and Assess Skill in Applying Historical and Contemporary Contexts to Shape Future Scenarios
The U.S. Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences seeks white papers to develop a method for on-the-job skill development in "Thinking-in-Time" and/or a measure of effective engagement in Thinking-in-Time among mid-grade to emerging senior leaders in the U.S. Army. White papers shall be no more than five pages describing the proposed technical approach, key personnel, and estimated costs, with electronic submissions due by September 14, 2020. Proposals will be evaluated based on technical merit, potential contributions to the Army Research Institute's behavioral science mission, offeror capabilities and personnel qualifications, past performance, realism of costs, and current/future relationship to academic or industry activities, with feedback provided by October 15.
There is no set-aside designated for this procurement. The award will be a 24-month contract with a budget not to exceed $800,000 to be issued by the U.S. Army Contracting Command, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Research Triangle Park Division. Selected offerors may then be requested to submit a full proposal.
W911NF-18-S-0005-FY20-04 Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground
8/7/20, 4:38 PM Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences- Request for White Papers: Teamwork Measure Development
The Special Notice was published by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground. It requests white papers for the development of a battery of self-report and observer rating measures of teamwork processes for use in evaluating Army team assignment frameworks under Broad Agency Announcement W911NF-18-S-0005-FY21-01.
The objective is to develop and validate measures to assess teamwork across areas such as team composition effects on processes and emergent states for evaluation of squads across military occupational specialties in both deployment and garrison settings. Contractors should submit white papers by April 26, 2021 for consideration, with invited offerors to then submit full proposals for a project not exceeding $750,000 over approximately 36 months to develop the resulting measurement battery. The battery is intended to enable evaluation of teamwork in Army units across areas including team composition effects on processes and emergent states for use in squads across military occupational specialties in both deployment and garrison settings.
W911NF-18-S-0005-FY21-01 Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground
3/10/21, 3:55 PM Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences- Request for White Papers: Computer Adaptive Non-Cognitive Test Development for Officer Assessment Applications
The Army Research Institute for the Behavioral and Social Sciences published a Sources Sought Notice requesting white papers for the development of computer adaptive non-cognitive personality tests to support officer assessment applications. The Notice was published by the Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground.
The Notice seeks proposals from contractors to develop new computerized non-cognitive tests that measure attributes relevant to officer performance, to support the Army's need for modernized assessment tools. Contractors must submit white papers by May 18, 2020 for evaluation, with the opportunity for two contracts valued at up to $125,000 each for a one-year period of performance. Eligible contractors must demonstrate expertise in computer adaptive testing, personnel assessment, and research relevant to officer selection and development. If funded, the awards will support the Army in developing new assessment tools through the creation of computer adaptive non-cognitive tests.
W911NF-18-S-0005-FY20-02 Department of the Army Materiel Command Army Contracting Command Aberdeen Proving Ground
4/3/20, 5:26 PM