Market Research
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Market research | gathers data to determine existing services, products or mechanisms, to meet government needs, and organizations that are able to provide such services, products or programs. |
| main goal | understand the market place. |
| ultimate purpose | ensure use of the most suitable approach to acquiring, distributing and supporting supplies and services or effective sponsoring of appropriate programs. |
| Market research techniques | - contact knowledgeable individuals. - review recent market research results. -Publish formal request for information. - Query government and non-government databases. - Online interaction among industry, aquisition personnel and customers. - Review catalogs etc - pre-solicitation conferences |
| NGO's | - compete for both acquisition and assistance awards. - profit may not be charged to an assistance award. |
| PVO(Private voluntary Organizations) | - receives revenue from private sector. - and voluntary support from the general public. -US PVO's must register with USAID to be eligible to apply for USAID assistance. |
| PIOs(Public International Organizations) | - composed principally of countries. - official list maintained by the Delegated Cooperation Secretariat (DCS). |
| Small Business Act | -requires agencies to support small businesses in the award of federal contracts. - FAR part 19 implements the act. - Office of Small and Disadvantaged Business Utilization (OSDBU) assists CO and Activity Managers to determine if acquisition should be set-aside for small business. - acquisitions exceeding $3,000 but less than $150,000 (simplified acquisition threshold) automatically reserved for small business concerns. |
| Small Busniess Concerns | -operated in the US, pays taxes & is for-profit. -non-profits do not qualify. - at least 51% owned and controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals (e.g blacks, hispanics) and is certified by the SBA. - |
| US Women-Owned Business Concern | - at least 51% owned & controlled by a woman |
| HUBZone Small Business Concern | - located in historically underutilized business zones. |
| Vetera-Owned Small Business Concern | - at least 51% owned by one or more veterans. |
| Service Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business | - at least 51% owned by one or more service disabled veterans |
| SBA-Section 8(A) | - establishes a program that authorizes the SBA to enter into all types of contracts with other agencies and subcontracts to eligible section 8a firms. - awarded in sole source or competitive basis. - sole source awards must be less that $4m or only one section 8a firm is available. |
| WOSB/EDWOSB | -women-owned small businesses. - Economically disadvantaged women-owned small business. |
| Organizational and Consultant Conflicts fo Interest (OCI) | -bias - unfair competitive advantage |
| Avoiding OCI | - consult and coordinate regularly with eh CO/AO/RLA during market research. - consult widely and be inclusive when researching. - document all actions and org and people consulted. |
| Using Existing Awards | - awards centrally available for worldwide use. - determine if they meet your needs. - Leader/Associate Award (LWA) (assistance). - Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) (acquisition). |
| Reaching the Market place | use USG-wide portal to industry- - www.grants.gov - www.fbo.gov |
| Global Development Alliance | -public-private alliance for improving social and economic conditions in developing countries. - co-designed, co-funded, co-managed. - shared risks, responsibilities and rewards. - leverage USAID funding with non-traditional development partner funding |
| Documeting the source | - a memo including- - market resource conducted - methods used - organizations included - techniques employed |
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