Criminal Thinking Research Project

THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT ONLY. Solicitations are not available at this time. This notice does NOT constitute a commitment by the Government. The Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), National Acquisition Section (NAS) is conducting market research for the Federal Bureau of Prisons (FBOP), in compliance with Federal Acquisition Regulation, part 10. NAS anticipates an award for the services of Criminal Thinking Research Project. The contractor will be responsible for a detailed proposed research design, submitted to Psychology Services Branch (PSB), that will determine the efficacy of the Criminal Thinking groups conducted by Psychology Services in Bureau facilities. BOP seeks a contractor experienced in conducting psychosocial intervention outcome research to evaluate its Challenge Program. Variables of interest include, symptom reduction, institutional adjustment of participants, misconduct/criminal recidivism, and indicators of post-release adjustment. The contractor shall propose the research design, obtain approval from BOP’s Institutional Review Board (IRB), collect data, conduct analyses, and report findings and recommendations. A Government solicitation document to provide these products is being developed and an order may or may not result. The Government contemplates awarding a firm-fixed price award resulting from the future solicitation. All information submitted in response to this announcement is voluntary and the Government will not pay for information requested, nor will it compensate any respondent for any cost incurred in developing information provided to the Government. All information concerning this requirement will be distributed solely through SAMs website at www.SAM.gov .The site provides downloading instructions. Interested parties are responsible for monitoring this site to ensure that they have the most up-to-date information about this acquisition. The response date for the market survey is May 8, 2023. All responses to the Market Survey Questionnaire may be e-mailed to Andrea Gavitt at amgavitt@bop.gov . All contractors doing business with the Federal Government shall be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) database. The web site for registration is www.sam.gov. The North American Industrial Classification System (NAICS) code is 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities with an applicable small business standard of 20.5 million.