Research, Innovative, Technical, Analysis (RITA) 3 Follow-On effort

Marine Corps, Combat Development and Integration , Operations Analysis Directorate has a need for studies on the nature, theory, preparation, and conduct of warfighting in support of the Marine Corps Studies System (MCSS) program. The studies provided under this third iteration of the Research and Innovative Technical Analysis contract (RITA 3.0) will support the MCSS in responding to Marine Corps-wide requirements. Specific areas of study may include the areas of future capabilities, force structure, current operations and intelligence, and decision analytics. 

The scope of the contract includes the performance of independent research, analysis, administrative and technical tasks and writing of varying complexity. The requirement includes services for compiling, managing, and/or performing data collection and preparing, facilitating, and organizing briefs and reports. The Contractor will be required to identify data for collection and methods of collection, develop data collection and analysis plans, develop data collection guides and databases, and serve as data collection manager to oversee execution of the Data Collection Plan.