MAS - AUS Marketing Research Systems, Inc. - GS10F0264W

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION

FEDERAL ACQUISITION SERVICE

AUTHORIZED FEDERAL SUPPLY SCHEDULE FSS PRICE LIST

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MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE (MAS)

LARGE CATEGORY H: PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Contract Number:

GS-10F-0264W

Contract Period:

July 29, 2020 to July 28, 2025

AUS Marketing Research Systems, Inc.

1 Braxton Way STE 125

Glen Mills, PA 19342-2276 Phone: (215) 653-7100

Fax: (215) 653-7115 www.ausinc.com

Contract Administration Source:

Name: Patrick McCaffrey Email: pmccaffrey@m-s-g.com

Business Size: Large

Price list current as of Modification #PA-0038 effective March 15, 2023

For more information on ordering go to the following website:

https://www.gsa.gov/schedules.

http://www.ausinc.com/ mailto:pmccaffrey@m-s-g.com

CUSTOMER INFORMATION

1a. Table of awarded special item numbers

SIN 541611 Management and Financial Consulting, Acquisition and Grants Management Support, and Business Program and Project Management Services

SIN 541611 RC Management and Financial Consulting, Acquisition and Grants Management Support, and Business Program and Project Management Services (Disaster Recovery)

SIN OLM Order-Level Materials

SIN OLMRC Order-Level Materials (Disaster Recovery)

1b. Identification of the lowest priced model number and lowest unit price for that model for each special item number awarded in the contract.

Please see attached pricelist for details

1c. If the Contractor is proposing hourly rates, a description of all corresponding commercial job titles, experience, functional responsibility and education for those types of employees or subcontractors who will perform services shall be provided.

Please see attached pricelist for details

2. Maximum order.

SIN 541611 $1,000,000

SIN 541611 RC $1,000,000

SIN OLM $250,000

SIN OLMRC $250,000

3. Minimum order.

$100

4. Geographic coverage (delivery area).

48 States, including Washington D.C.

5. Point(s) of production (city, county, and State or foreign country).

AUS Marketing Research Systems, Inc. dba Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS) 1 Braxton Way STE 125 Glen Mills, PA 19342-2276

AUS Marketing Research Systems, Inc. dba Marketing Systems Group (MSG) 755 Business Center Drive STE 200 Horsham, PA 19044

6. Discount from list prices or statement of net price.

Net GSA pricing is listed in the attached pricing tables

7. Quantity discounts.

Quantity Discounting is listed in the attached pricing tables

8. Prompt payment terms.

0%, Net 30 Days Information for Ordering Offices: Prompt payment terms cannot be negotiated out of the contractual agreement in exchange for other concessions

9. Foreign items (list items by country of origin).

Not Applicable

10a. Time of delivery.

The contractor shall deliver or perform services in accordance with the terms negotiated in the agency’s Statement of Work (SOW).

10b. Expedited Delivery.

Items available for expedited delivery are noted in this price list (none). Expedited delivery time is to be negotiated between Contractor and Ordering Agency

10c. Overnight and 2-day delivery.

Overnight and 2-day delivery time is to be negotiated between Contractor and Ordering Agency. The Schedule customer may contact AUS Marketing Research Systems, Inc. for rates for overnight and 2-day delivery.

10d. Urgent Requirements.

Urgent Requirements delivery time is to be negotiated between Contractor and Ordering Agency.

Agencies can contact AUS Marketing Research Systems, Inc.’s representative to effect a faster delivery.

11. F.O.B. point(s).

Destination

12a. Ordering address(es).

AUS Marketing Research Systems, Inc. dba Social Science Research Solutions (SSRS) 1 Braxton Way STE 125 Glen Mills, PA 19342-2276

AUS Marketing Research Systems, Inc. dba Marketing Systems Group (MSG) 755 Business Center Drive STE 200 Horsham, PA 19044

12b. Ordering procedures: See Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 8.405-3.

13. Payment address(es).

AUS Marketing Research Systems, Inc.

1 Braxton Way STE 125 Glen Mills, PA 19342-2276 Phone: (215) 653-7100 Fax: (215) 653-7115

14. Warranty provision.

Not Applicable

15. Export packing charges, if applicable.

Not Applicable

16. Terms and conditions of rental, maintenance, and repair (if applicable).

Not Applicable

17. Terms and conditions of installation (if applicable).

Not Applicable

18a. Terms and conditions of repair parts indicating date of parts price lists and any discounts from list prices (if applicable).

Not Applicable

18b. Terms and conditions for any other services (if applicable)

Not Applicable

19. List of service and distribution points (if applicable).

Not Applicable

20. List of participating dealers (if applicable).

Not Applicable

21. Preventive maintenance (if applicable).

Not Applicable

22a. Special attributes such as environmental attributes (e.g., recycled content, energy efficiency, and/or reduced pollutants).

None

22b. If applicable, indicate that Section 508 compliance information is available on Electronic and Information Technology (EIT) supplies and services and show where full details can be found (e.g. contractor’s website or other location.) The EIT standards can be found at: www.Section508.gov/.

Not Applicable

23. Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) number: F2X9NCBCJJ55

24. Notification regarding registration in System for Award Management (SAM) database.

Active http://www.section508.gov/

GSA Labor Category Descriptions

LABOR CATEGORY

TITLE: Survey Sample Manager

Education/Experience:

Minimum Education: Undergraduate degree in Liberal Arts or Business plus proficient communication skills, verbal and writing skills.

Minimum/General Experience: 5 years of relevant work experience

Functional Responsibility:

Responsible for coordinating and managing Sampling Department staff in the preparation and control of sample for all SSRS projects. Oversee preparation of various types of sample, utilizing sources such as list houses, reference books, or computer-generated random digit dialing through the Genesys program.

Routinely reviews disposition reports of sample to ensure sampling needs are being met. If not, proposes possible solutions; works with project team to design sample plans as needed.

TITLE: Telephone Interviewer

Minimum Education: Must be High School graduate plus proficient communication skills, verbal and writing skills.

Minimum/General Experience: 0 years of relevant work experience

Functional Responsibility:

The primary responsibility of the telephone interviewer is to collect research data in a professional, honest and unbiased manner, according to the instructions specified for each project at the initial briefing.

Prerequisites for the position include a clear and confident speaking voice and good pronunciation and reading skills. The telephone interviewer reports directly to the WATS supervisor.

TITLE: Mail Processor

Minimum Education: Must be High School graduate plus proficient communication skills, verbal and writing skills.

Minimum/General Experience: 2 years of relevant work experience

Functional Responsibility:

Responsible for the processing of all data including hardcopy, web, cati data once it comes out of the field and preparing it for the data processing department.

Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation of cost estimates, development to editing masters and adherence to time and budget specifications

• Track production

• Perform quality reviews by all team members and report findings to management

• Prepare data for external reporting, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements for content, presentation and timeliness

• Manual data entry, creating license records that reflect contract details

Oversees all mailings including inside and external vendors:

• Printing letters

• Separating checks

• Stuff / seal and meter envelopes

• Fill out postage slip

Prepares electronic files for use in mailings, including but not limited to unduplication, address verification and quality check of all work produced.

TITLE: Computer Programmer

Minimum Education: Undergraduate degree in computer science or information systems.

Minimum/General Experience: 5 years of relevant work experience

Functional Responsibility:

Primary responsibility is to ensure the accurate collection of data through careful programming of questionnaires, specifically:

• Thoroughly understanding all project specifications, questionnaire skips, codes and numeric ranges

• Initially programming survey

• Making any corrections, changes received from Project staff/Client

• Setting up Wats counts programs, Sample programs

• Checking dummy data prior to field start

• Writing cleaning specs to check survey logic

• Problems sheets/field maintenance

• Sample maintenance: hiding sample, listings of NWs, etc.

TITLE: Sr. Project Director

Minimum Education: Master’s degree in marketing, social science, business.

Minimum/General Experience: 5 years in Survey Research

Functional Responsibility:

Responsible for coordinating and executing all aspects of consumer and opinion research. Primary responsibilities include assisting in questionnaire development; maintaining client communication;

controlling the quality and accuracy of each study; briefing and monitoring interviews; designing tab plans and data analysis.

Position assists AM/AE in all aspects of Project Direction. Assist in writing and distribution of study related memos, assist in following up on study progress and updating AM/AE. Assist in reviewing final reports, Learns workflow process and how to interact with Sampling, Interviewing, Coding and Data Processing from design through implementation. Will need to research information through various sources, such as library, Internet, etc., proof CATI questionnaires prior to study start, will help Coding determine appropriate codes and acceptable responses, and able to assist in multiple study management simultaneously. Will be exposed to project estimates, their cycle process and management of projects within budget.

Success includes being able to manage projects from the beginning of the project cycle to the end. This includes:

- Researching background information as needed

- Design basic questionnaires and understands the flow/logic

- Writing/distribution of study related memos/information

- Pretesting and project briefings

- Client interaction

- Proofing CATI questionnaires prior to interviewing start

- Able to interact with internal staff to resolve any study issues/questions

- Checking statistical tables

- Organizing and writing final report.

- Successful, interaction with colleagues and clients

TITLE: Account Executive

Minimum Education: Undergrad degree in marketing, social science, or business

Minimum/General Experience: 5 Years in Survey Research

Functional Responsibility:

Develop and maintain client relationships including contract maintenance and oversight of all client projects. The primary responsibility of the Account Executive is to service existing clients focusing on larger more complex studies and developing complex methodologies. Overseeing and assisting project staff in meeting client expectations and ensuring all deliverables meet the client deadlines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Initiate and maintain client relationship

• Secure and manage ongoing contracts;

• Understand client goals and provide solutions for client needs

• Supervises and takes ownership of projects under their direction

• Work closely with internal personnel to communicate client needs and specs

• Remain involved as needed in client projects and review final deliveries

• Monitor client budgets and quotas during life cycle of project

• Collaborate with EVP in study design

• Run pre/post study meetings and internal project team meetings

• Design complex questionnaires

• Optimize sample allocation to meet project goals/response rate commitments

• Review internal/client project updates and determine course of action, if needed

• Review complex SPSS files/tabs

• Finalize methodology reports

• Provide high-end analytic report review

• Review final client deliverables

• Train and mentor Senior Research Directors staff

• Conduct client meetings/ give presentations

• Manage larger client relationship/ongoing communications

• Complex questionnaire writing; report writing and analysis;

TITLE: Project Director

Minimum Education: Undergraduate degree in marketing, social science, or business

Minimum/General Experience: 1 year experience in Survey Research

Functional Responsibility:

The Project Director (PD) provides support for survey research projects. The PD is responsible for quality control of surveys, including omnibus, custom phone, web and mail. Duties include formatting, reviewing and testing questionnaires for accuracy, logic and flow, as well as back-end data checking. The PD will communicate with internal teams to assure the data and other deliverables meet with the project specs.

• Format questionnaires

• Check CATI and web programs; check RDGs and annotates

• Check and verify sample releases

• Monitor interviews

• Provide feedback on recordings and facilitate transfer to FTP site for client/internal staff review

• Compare rates and incidences to estimates; provide daily/weekly rate/incidence updates

• Set up tab plans and toplines

• Check incentive files; text correction of incentive and verbatim files

• Check coding, crosstabs and simple SPSS files

• Communicate with Operations team

• Coordinate with Omnibus team on survey inserts

• Provide background research

• Assist with incoming and outgoing respondent communications

TITLE: Junior Computer Programmer

Minimum Education: Associate degree in computer science or information systems

Minimum/General Experience: 1 year of relevant work experience

Functional Responsibility:

The primary responsibility is to ensure the accurate collection, reporting and tabulation of data through careful programming of questionnaires and to provide accurately tabulated data.

Key Responsibilities:

• Thoroughly understand all project specifications, questionnaire skips, codes and numeric ranges

• Initial programming of survey

• Check tabs and reports against marginals and tab plan received from client

• Check tables for internal consistency and review verbiage & checking means

• Provide electronic data files in various formats (ascii, Excel, SPSS, SAS)

• Make necessary modifications/corrections

• Set up Wats counts programs, sample programs

• Check dummy data prior to field start

• Writing cleaning specs to check survey logic

• Manages Sample maintenance.

TITLE: Research Director

Education/Experience:

Minimum Education: Master’s degree in marketing, social science, business

Minimum/General Experience: 4 years in Survey Research

Functional Responsibility:

The Research Director (RD) is responsible for implementation and oversight of projects of increasing complexity from study initiation through delivery of data and reporting. The RD estimates projects and writes proposals, either independently or with the Account Executive. The RD manages, maintains, and grows existing clients and oversees all work involved in successful project execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of projects under their direction

• Understand and execute overall project goals and objectives

• Manage client relationship/ongoing communications

• Participate in study design

• Run pre/post study meetings and internal project team meetings

• Design questionnaires

• Review final questionnaires/CATI programs to make sure client goals are being met

• Optimize sample allocation to meet project goals/response rate commitments

• Oversee project pre-test and finalize pre-test memos

• Review csum specs/spec sheets/SPSS, tab and banner plans

• Review internal/client project updates and determine course of action, if needed

• Check complex SPSS files and review complex tabs

• Weight data/review weighting procedures

• Finalize methodology reports

• Provide high-end analytic report review

• Review final client deliverables

• Monitor costs against budget

• Train and mentor Project Directors

TITLE: Senior Research Director

Minimum Education: Masters degree in marketing, social science, or business

Minimum/General Experience: 5 years in Survey Research

Functional Responsibility:

The Sr. Research Director (SRD) is responsible for implementation and oversight of complex projects from study initiation through delivery of data and reporting. The SRD trains and mentors all junior members of the project management team and oversees all work involved in successful project execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Take ownership of projects under their direction

• Understand and execute overall project goals and objectives

• Collaborate with AE/VP in study design

• Run pre/post study meetings and internal project team meetings

• Design questionnaires

• Review final questionnaire/CATI programs to make sure client goals are being met

• Optimize sample allocation to meet project goals/response rate commitments

• Finalize pre-test memos

• Review internal/client project updates and determine course of action, if needed

• Review complex SPSS files/tabs

• Weight data/review weighting procedures

• Finalize methodology reports

• Provide high-end analytic report review

• Review final client deliverables

• Monitor costs against budget

• Train and mentor project management staff

• Conduct client meetings/ give presentations

• Manage client relationship/ongoing communications

TITLE: Field Management Vice President

Minimum Education: BS/BA degree in business, marketing or Liberal Arts.

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 10 years managerial experience in operations or project management.

Functional Responsibility:

This individual directs and coordinates the activities of a production department to ensure that schedules and budgets are met while maintaining high quality performance in the department. Review project bids and recommends methodologies. Consults on quality of all questionnaires. Manages all web panel research and many methodologies requiring outside partnering. This individual will perform the following duties personally or through subordinate managers/ supervisors.

Key Responsibilities:

• Maintains adequate staffing levels to handle the projected work volume

• Ensures that production deadlines are met

• Reviews project schedules to ascertain specifications and scheduled delivery dates in order to plan department operations

• Prepares operational schedules and coordinates activities to ensure production and quality meets specifications

• Reviews production and operating reports and resolves operational problems to ensure minimum costs and prevent operational delays

• Ensures that the department produces valid, accurate and high quality work

• Ensures that projects are completed within budget

• Implements process improvements to reduce costs and increase efficiencies

• Keeps abreast of technological developments which may impact department

• Coordinate with outside vendors where appropriate (subcontractors, vendors of supplies and equipment)

• Serve as consultant to project staff on job set-up, budgets.

TITLE: Senior Account Executive

Minimum Education: Graduate degree in Sociology/economics/math/statistics

Minimum/General Experience: 8 years’ experience in market/survey research

Functional Responsibility:

Develop and maintain client relationships including contract maintenance and oversight of all client projects. The primary responsibility of the Senior Account Executive is to service existing clients focusing on larger more complex studies and developing complex methodologies. Overseeing and assisting project staff in meeting client expectations and ensuring all deliverables meet the client deadlines.

Key Responsibilities:

• Initiate and maintain client relationship

• Secure and manage ongoing contracts;

• Understand client goals and provide solutions for client needs

• Supervises and takes ownership of projects under their direction

• Work closely with internal personnel to communicate client needs and specs

• Remain involved as needed in client projects and review final deliveries

• Monitor client budgets and quotas during life cycle of project

• Collaborate with EVP in study design

• Run pre/post study meetings and internal project team meetings

• Optimize sample allocation to meet project goals/response rate commitments

• Review internal/client project updates and determine course of action, if needed

• Review complex SPSS files/tabs

• Finalize methodology reports

• Provide high-end analytic report review

• Review final client deliverables

• Train and mentor Account Executive and Sr Research Director staff

• Conduct client meetings/ give presentations

• Manage larger client relationship/ongoing communications

• Complex questionnaire design writing; report writing and analysis

TITLE: Executive Vice President

Minimum Education: Ph.D. in Statistics/Math/ Economics

Minimum/General Experience: Minimum of 10 years of experience in the market research/ survey research

Functional Responsibility:

Chief Statistician and Methodologist responsible for survey design and analysis of survey data. Responsible for evaluating and projecting response rate utilizing the best methodology to meet clients quotas; analyzing and designing unique and custom complex methodologies for data collection and responsible for the efficacy of those methods to meet customer study objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Oversight of projects, finances, methodology

• Responsible for overseeing sample design, weighting, data collection methods for large projects

• Review project and recommend appropriate methodologies.

• Manage all web panel research and many methodologies requiring outside partnering.

• Consult on quality of all questionnaires.

• Make recommendations for improving respondent cooperation.

• Sample design

• Advance knowledge of sampling techniques;

• Deep understanding of random digit dialing and address-based sampling methods;

• Familiarity with the operational aspects of different methods of data collection;

• Hands-on experience with manipulations of large databases;

• Advance knowledge of statistical packages, such as SAS, SPSS, or R;

• Theoretical and applied knowledge of post-survey procedures, including:

- Latest methods for imputation of missing data

- Advance techniques for computation of survey weights

- Methods for estimation of sampling errors for survey data based on complex designs

- Survey data analysis using methods developed for weighted data

TITLE: Graphics Specialist

Education/Experience:

Minimum Education: Associate degree in graphic arts or business plus proficient communication skills, verbal and writing skills.

Minimum/General Experience: 1 years of relevant work experience

Functional Responsibility:

Work with project teams to set up reports, create graphs/tables to display data and publish reports and PowerPoints as required by contract deliverable. Work on special projects, i.e., mail merge, mail questionnaires, and related survey tasks.

• Extensive knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Publisher), with experience creating tables and complex charts.

• Strong oral and written communication skills.

• Must be able to work independently, under general supervision and interact with all levels of management, adhering to deadlines.

The following educational equivalency table applies for the outlined labor categories:

Degree Related Experience Substitution

Associate’s 2 Years

Bachelor’s 5 Years

Master’s Bachelor’s + 2 years

PhD Masters + 3 years

GSA Sampling Service Descriptions

SERVICES AWARDED

Random Digit Dialing (RDD) with Comprehensive Sample Screening (CSS)

RDD - An Equal probability selection method of generating a sample of telephone numbers to be fielded for survey research. CSS - an attended screening process of the telephone numbers to ensure the most efficient telephone sample possible by identifying majority of the non-productive numbers (not working or business phone numbers). Flag fax modems and privacy managers.

Disproportionate Stratified Sampling (DSS) with Comprehensive Sample Screening (CSS)

DSS - Stratified into listed one-plus block telephone numbers and Un-listed one-plus block telephone numbers. The sampling ratio between the two density strata within each replicate is Un-listed/listed one-plus block 1:1.5. CSS - an attended screening process of the telephone numbers to ensure the most efficient telephone sample possible by identifying majority of the non-productive numbers.

Cell Phone Samples

Random Selection of Cell Phone Numbers from Cellular dedicated telephone blocks

Reverse Match Enhanced Residential Matching

Service takes randomly generated phone numbers and compares it to databases to append name and/or address to the Random RDD Phone Numbers where available (this is for pre-notification letters to help improve survey response rate).

Address Based Samples (ABS)

Maintains a monthly updated, internal installation of the Postal Service Delivery Sequence File, containing virtually complete coverage of all United States deliverable address, along with vacancy, seasonal, and other delivery point disposition information. This file contains approximately 140 million US addresses (both residential and business).

Reverse Match Enhanced Residential Matching Service takes addresses and compares it to databases to append names and/or phone numbers to addresses where available (this is for calling and addressing the letter to householder to help improve survey response rate).

Demographic Data Append Service takes addresses and compares it to databases to append additional household demographics where available.

Cell-WINS

Cell-WINS is a non-intrusive, real-time screening process that accurately identifies inactive telephone numbers within a cellular RDD sample with a 95%+ accuracy rate (on average). A number will receive a flag of active, inactive or unknown (less than 5% of the file will be flagged as unknown). This process may also be applicable to land line telephone numbers.

SIN

GSA LABOR CATEGORY

UNIT

OF ISSUE

(e.g. Hour, Task, or Sq ft)

GSA Rate w/

IFF

7/29/2020- 7/28/2021

GSA Rate w/

IFF

7/29/2021- 7/28/2022

GSA Rate w/

IFF

7/29/2022- 7/28/2023

GSA Rate w/

IFF

7/29/2023- 7/28/2024

GSA Rate w/

IFF

7/29/2024- 7/28/2025

541611 Survey Sample Manager Hour $65.20 $66.50 $67.83 $69.19 $70.57 541611 Telephone Interviewer** Hour $39.18 $39.97 $40.77 $41.58 $42.41 541611 Mail Processor** Hour $58.97 $60.15 $61.35 $62.58 $63.83 541611 Computer Programmer Hour $99.32 $101.30 $103.33 $105.40 $107.50 541611 Senior Project Director Hour $83.82 $85.50 $87.21 $88.95 $90.73 541611 Account Executive Hour $149.92 $152.92 $155.98 $159.10 $162.28 541611 Project Director Hour $56.51 $57.64 $58.79 $59.97 $61.16 541611 Junior Computer Programmer Hour $78.10 $79.66 $81.26 $82.88 $84.54 541611 Research Director Hour $103.96 $106.04 $108.16 $110.32 $112.53 541611 Senior Research Director Hour $144.30 $147.19 $150.13 $153.13 $156.19 541611 Field Management Vice President Hour $135.21 $137.91 $140.67 $143.48 $146.35 541611 Senior Account Executive Hour $198.01 $201.97 $206.01 $210.13 $214.34 541611 Executive Vice President Hour $245.58 $250.49 $255.50 $260.61 $265.82 541611 Graphic Specialist Hour $71.98 $73.41 $74.88 $76.38 $77.91

Service Contract Labor Standards (SCLS) Notice Primary WD Number 2015-4233 2015-4233

The Service Contract Labor Standards, formerly the Service Contract Act (SCA), apply to this contract and it includes SCLS applicable labor categories. Labor categories and fixed price services marked with a (**) in this pricelist are based on the U.S. Department of Labor Wage Determination Number(s) identified in the SCLS matrix. The prices awarded are in line with the geographic scope of the contract (i.e., nationwide).

State: Pennsylvania Area: Pennsylvania Counties of Delaware, Philadelphia

Option Period 2

Telephone Interviewer Mail Processor

01420 - Survey Worker 01141 - Messenger Courier

SCLS Eligible Contract Labor Category SCLS Equivalent Code - Title

AUS Marketing Research Systems, Inc.

GSA Awarded Pricelist

GS-10F-0264W

AUS Marketing Research Systems, Inc.

GSA Awarded Pricelist

GS-10F-0264W

SIN SERVICE AWARDED ADDITIONAL SERVICE DETAILS GSA PRICE

541611 &

541611RC

Random Digit Dialing (RDD) with Comprehensive Sample Screening (CSS)

RDD - An Equal probability selection method of generating a sample of telephone numbers to be fielded for survey research. CSS -an attended screening process of the telephone numbers to ensure the most effiecient telephone sample possible by identfying majority of the non-productive numbers (not working or business phone numbers). Flag fax modems and privacy managers.

$0.123

541611 &

541611RC

Initial Set-Up Cost Cost for setting up the specified survey sampling parameters $49.37

541611 &

541611RC

Additional Set-up Costs (if applicable) Cost for setting up additional specified survey sampling parameters (Geographic area or Demographics) $9.87

Specific Project Volume Discount: Piece Count (Telephone Numbers Generated) % Discount > 250,000 42%

100,001 – 250,000 32% 50,001 – 100,000 22% 25,001 – 50,000 17% 10,001 – 25,000 12%

<= 10,000 2% Annual Volume Discount: Piece Count (Telephone Numbers Generated) % Discount

> 500,000 42% 250,001 – 500,000 22% 100,001 – 250,000 12% 50,001 – 100,000 7%

<= 50,000 2%

Note 3: Annual Volume discount is applied prior to Specific Project Volume discount.

Note 1: Applicable Volume Discounts for RDD with CSS Sampling Service ( Discounts based on 5 Cent RDD Cost within 12.5 Cent Price ):

Note 2: Annual Volume Discount + Specific Project Volume Discount can not exceed 50% of base price.

SIN SERVICE AWARDED ADDITIONAL SERVICE DETAILS GSA PRICE

541611 &

541611RC

Dissporpotionate Stratified Sampling (DSS) with Comprehensive Sample Screening (CSS)

DSS - Stratified into listed one-plus block telephone numbers and Un-listed one-plus block telephone numbers. The sampling ratio between the two density strata within each replicate is Un-listed/listed one-plus block 1:1.5. CSS - an attended screening process of the telephone numbers to ensure the most effiecient telephone sample possible by identfying majority of the non-productive numbers.

$0.131

541611 & 541611RC Initial Set-up cost for DSS with CSS Cost for setting up the specified survey sampling parameters $123.43

541611 & 541611RC Additional Set-up Costs for DSS with CSS Cost for setting up additional specified survey sampling parameters (Geographic area or Demographics) $14.81

541611 & 541611RC Cell Phone Samples Random Selection of Cell Phone Numbers from Cellular dedicated telephone blocks $0.069

541611 & 541611RC Initial Set-Up Cost Cost for setting up the specified survey sampling parameters $49.37

541611 & 541611RC Additional Set-up Costs (if applicable) Cost for setting up additional specified survey sampling parameters (Geographic area or Demographics) $9.87

Piece Count (Telephone Numbers Generated) % Discount > 250,000 42%

100,001 – 250,000 32% 50,001 – 100,000 22% 25,001 – 50,000 17% 10,001 – 25,000 12%

<= 10,000 2% Piece Count (Telephone Numbers Generated) % Discount

> 500,000 42% 250,001 – 500,000 22% 100,001 – 250,000 12% 50,001 – 100,000 7%

<= 50,000 2%

SIN SERVICE AWARDED ADDITIONAL SERVICE DETAILS GSA PRICE

541611 &

541611RC

Reverse Match Enhanced Residential Matching ($250 minimum)

Service takes randomly generated phone numbers and compares it to databases to append name and/or address to the Random RDD Phone Numbers where available (this is for pre-notification letters to help improve survey response rate)

$0.079

541611 & 541611RC Address Based Samples (ABS)

MSG maintains a monthly updated, internal installation of the Postal Service Delivery Sequence File, containing virtually complete coverage of all United States deliverable address, along with vacancy, seasonal, and other delivery point disposition information. This file contains approximately 140 million US addresses (both residential and business) $0.044

Note 1: Applicable Volume Discounts for Cell Phone Sampling Service:

Note 2: Annual Volume Discount + Specific Project Volume Discount can not exceed 50% of base price.

Note 3: Annual Volume discount is applied prior to Specific Project Volume discount.

Specific Project Volume Discount:

Annual Volume Discount:

SIN SERVICE AWARDED ADDITIONAL SERVICE DETAILS GSA PRICE

541611 & 541611RC Initial Set-Up Cost for ABS Cost for setting up the specified survey sampling parameters.

$416.50

541611 &

541611RC

Additional Set-up Costs for ABS(if applicable)

Cost for setting up additional specified survey sampling parameters (Geographic area or Demographics)

$49.00

> 1,000,000 80% 100,001 – 1,000,000 58%

50,001 – 100,000 35% <= 50,000 2%

541611 &

541611RC

Reverse Match Enhanced Residential Matching ($250 minimum)

Service takes addresses and compares it to databases to append names and/or phone numbers to addresses where available (this is for calling and addressing the letter to householder to help improve survey response rate).

$0.079

541611 & 541611RC Demographic Data Append

Service takes addresses and compares it to databases to append additional household demographics where available. $0.0098

541611 & 541611RC Cell-WINS

Cell-WINS is a non-intrusive, real-time screening process that accurately identifies inactive telephone numbers within a cellular RDD sample with a 95%+ accuracy rate (on average). A number will receive a flag of active, inactive or unknown (less than 5% of the file will be flagged as unknown). This process may also be applicable to land line telephone numbers.

$0.0686

> 2,000,000 28.50% 500,001 – 2,000,000 14.20% 250,000 – 500,000 7.10%

Piece Count (Addresses Generated) % Discount

Specific Monthly Volume Discount Piece Count (Addresses Generated)

Note 1: Applicable Discounts Based on Monthly Volumes:

%Discount

Note 1: Applicable Discounts Based on Monthly Volumes:

Specific Monthly Volume Discount