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MEP Client Survey Support Services Federal contract opportunity
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1333ND22QNB480069
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Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology

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This document outlines questions for a client survey to be administered on behalf of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Manufacturing Extension Partnership program. The survey will collect data on client experiences, impacts, and feedback to evaluate MEP centers and the overall program. It includes 15 multiple choice and open-ended questions addressing factors for working with MEP, use of other external resources, key strategic challenges, impacts on sales, jobs, costs, and investments, as well as likelihood to recommend MEP centers. The related federal contract opportunity is for administrative and computer-related support services to administer the MEP Client Survey on a quarterly basis. The contractor will capture necessary data to evaluate centers and the MEP program. The requirement is from the Department of Commerce National Institute of Standards and Technology.

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NIST MEP 1333ND22QNB480069

MEP Client Survey Instrument Questions November 2021

1. What were the two most important factors for your firm choosing to work with the

MEP CAR?

Center/staff Expertise

Cost/price of services

Fair and unbiased advice/services

Reputation for results

Knowledge of your industry

Specific services not available from other providers

Lack of other providers nearby

Other (specify)

Do not know

Refused to answer

2. In addition to MEP, has your company used any other external resources/providers to address business performance issues over the past 12 months?

3. As you look forward over the next 3 years, what do you see as your company’s three most important strategic challenges?

Product innovation/development

Identifying growth opportunities

Ongoing continuous improvement/cost reduction strategies

Employee recruitment and retention

Financing

Exporting/Global engagement

4. Did the services you received directly lead to an increase in sales at your establishment over the past 12 months?

5. Over the past 12 months, did the services you received directly lead you to retain sales that would have otherwise been lost?

6. Did the services you received directly lead you to create any jobs over the past 12 months?

7. Did the services you received lead you to retain any jobs over the past 12 months?

8. Did the services you received directly result in cost savings in labor, material, energy, overhead, or other areas over what would otherwise have been spent in the past 12 months?

9. As a result of the services you received, has your establishment increased its investment over the past 12 months in… a. New Products or processes?

10. As a result of the services you received, has your establishment increased its investment over the past 12 months in… b. Plant or equipment?

11. As a result of the services you received, has your establishment increased its investment over the past 12 months in… c. Information systems or software?

12. As a result of the services you received, has your establishment increased its investment over the past 12 months in… d. Workforce practices or employee skills?

13. As a result of the services you received, has your establishment increased its investment over the past 12 months in… e. Other areas of business?

14. As a result of the services you received, did your establishment avoid any unnecessary investments or save on any investments in the past 12 months?

Yes How much was saved/avoided?

No

15. Based on the benefits that resulted from the services provided, how likely would you be to recommend MEP to other companies, assuming they are not direct competitors?

If you did not give a score of “10”, what one thing could the MEP Center have done to improve their score?

Do you have any suggestions or comments for the center?

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