R 171149Z AUG 10
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MARADMIN 455/10
MSGID/ GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/ MARINE CORPS STUDIES SYSTEM FY10 4TH QUARTER AND FY11 1ST QUARTER CALL FOR STUDIES//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/ MSGID  GENADMIN/-/29JUN10/-//
REF/B/MSGID:DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC/25SEP2008/-//
NARR/REF A IS MARADMIN 366/10 MARINE CORPS STUDIES SYSTEM FY10 4TH QUARTER AND FY11 1ST QUARTER CALL FOR STUDIES.//
POC/B.J.ZACHERL/LTCOL/UNIT:OAD/-/TEL:703-432-8471//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS ANNOUCEMENT IS A REMINDER FOR ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS INTENDING TO SUBMIT STUDY NOMINATIONS FOR FY 10 4TH QUARTER AND FY 11 1ST QUARTER CONSIDERATION.  NOMINATIONS RELATING TO CMC-LEVEL ISSUES WILL RECEIVE HIGHEST PRIORITY IN ALLOCATING RESOURCES.  THIS NOMINATION PERIOD CLOSES ON 19 AUG 10.  NOMINATIONS WILL BE EVALUATED DURING THE OAD/MCSS OFFSITE CONFERENCE ON 26 AUG.  INVITATIONS HAVE BEEN SENT TO RESPECTIVE COMMANDS.
2.  ACTION.  ALL STUDY NOMINATIONS SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS.
A.  NOMINATIONS MUST HAVE THE APPROVAL AND SUPPORT, AT THE SUBMITTING COMMAND, OF A SENIOR OFFICER (COLONEL OR ABOVE) OR CIVILIAN EQUIVALENT (SES/GS-15), WHO SHALL BE THE STUDY SPONSOR.
B.  RESPONDENTS SHOULD ACCESS THE REQUIRED STUDY NOMINATION FORM AT HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.MCCDC.USMC.MIL/OPERATIONSANALYSIS/BC/INDEX.HTM AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE UNDER DOCUMENTS AND DOWNLOADS (OPEN AND DOWNLOAD THE DOCUMENT AS READ-ONLY. NO PASSWORD REQUIRED. SAVE AS FILE NAME ACCORDINGLY).  ALL COMPLETED FORMS SHOULD BE EMAILED BY GOVERNMENT OR MILITARY PERSONNEL TO MCSS@USMC.MIL FOR CONSIDERATION.
C.  STUDY POCS MUST BE MARINES OR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES, NOT CONTRACTORS.  THE POC MUST BE AVAILABLE TO DEVELOP THE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW), HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME AT THEIR CURRENT ASSIGNMENT TO SUPPORT STUDY PERFORMER (S), AND ASSIST WITH THE COMPLETION OF THE STUDY.
D.  PER REFERENCE (A), MARINE CORPS COMMANDS AND AGENCIES THAT HAVE COMMISSIONED STUDIES AND ANALYSES OUTSIDE OF THE MARINE CORPS STUDIES SYSTEM (MCSS) ARE REQUESTED TO NOTIFY MCCDC (C 19) OF SUCH INITIATIVES, TO INCLUDE THE PURPOSE AND SCOPE OF THEIR RESPECTIVE EFFORTS.  ADDITIONALLY, ELECTRONIC COPIES OF COMPLETED STUDIES AND ANALYTICAL EFFORTS SHALL BE PROVIDED TO MCCDC, ATTN: OAD (C 19) (MCSS@USMC.MIL) FOR INCLUSION INTO THE MCSS REPOSITORY.  QUESTIONS REGARDING THE MCSS REPOSITORY AND FORMAT REQUIREMENTS MAY BE DIRECTED TO MANNY TRINDADE, TELEPHONE: (703)432-8330, DSN 378-8330, EMAIL: MANNY.TRINDADE@USMC.MIL.
3.  ASSISTANCE AND CONSULTATION IN SHAPING STUDY NOMINATIONS IS AVAILABLE FROM DR. MICHAEL BAILEY, OAD TECHNICAL DIRECTOR, EMAIL: MICHAEL.BAILEY@USMC.MIL.  QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR THE MCSS PROCESS MAY BE DIRECTED TO CYNTHIA SINGH, TELEPHONE: (703) 432-8083, DSN 378-8083, EMAIL: CYNTHIA.SINGH@USMC.MIL.
4.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED ON 19 AUG 2009.
5.  RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY LTGEN GEORGE J. FLYNN, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION//