R 051547Z APR 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 191/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CG MCCDC QUANTICO VA//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS STUDIES SYSTEM (MCSS) CALL FOR STUDIES FOR THE 3RD QUARTER OF FY13//
REF/A/MSGID:  DOC /CMC WASHINGTON DC /-/25SEP2008//
AMPN/REF A IS MCO 3902.1D MARINE CORPS STUDIES SYSTEM (MCSS)//
POC/R. P. BROWN/COL/UNIT:  OAD/-/TEL:  703-432-6293//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE MCSS CALL FOR STUDIES FOR THE 3RD QUARTER OF FY13 AND SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR RELEVANT AND IMPACTFUL STUDIES.  THE NOMINATION PERIOD IS 5 APRIL 13 TO 26 APRIL 13.
2.  ACTION.  ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING
A STUDY NOMINATION SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS IAW REFERENCE (A):
    A.  NOMINATIONS MUST HAVE APPROVAL AND SUPPORT, AT THE SUBMITTING COMMAND, OF A SENIOR OFFICER (COLONEL/GS-15 CIVILIAN OR ABOVE), WHO SHALL BE THE STUDY SPONSOR.
    B.  EACH STUDY PROJECT OFFICER (SPO), ASSIGNED BY THE STUDY SPONSOR, MUST BE A MARINE OR GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE; CONTRACTORS ARE NOT PERMITTED TO ACT AS THE SPO.  THE SPO MUST BE AVAILABLE TO ASSIST DEVELOPING THE STATEMENT OF WORK (SOW) OR STUDY PLAN, HAVE SUFFICIENT TIME AT HIS/HER CURRENT ASSIGNMENT TO SUPPORT STUDY PERFORMER(S), AND ASSIST WITH THE COLLECTION OF DATA AND COMPLETION OF THE STUDY.
3.  NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED USING THE WEB FORM LOCATED AT: HTTPS:SLASHSLASHWWW.MCCDC.USMC.MIL/OPERATIONSANALYSIS/FORMS/MCSS/MCSS.ASPX.  SCROLL TO THE BOTTOM OF THE WEB PAGE AND SELECT THE 'SUBMIT NOMINATION' HYPERLINK.  YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE STUDY INFORMATION.  YOU WILL BE GIVEN THE OPTION TO SAVE YOUR NOMINATION FOR FUTURE EDITS OR TO SUBMIT YOUR NOMINATION AS A FINAL VERSION.  FINAL VERSIONS CANNOT BE RETRIEVED BY THE USER; ENSURE YOU HAVE A COPY FOR YOUR RECORDS.  IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS REGARDING THE WEB FORM PROCESS OR EXPERIENCE TECHNICAL ISSUES THAT REQUIRE THE USE OF THE HARD COPY NOMINATION FORM, PLEASE CONTACT MAJOR JAVIER PALOMO AT 703-432-8356 / JAVIER.PALOMO(AT)USMC.MIL.
4.  NOMINATIONS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL.  YOU MAY ALSO REQUEST A NOMINATION FORM BY EMAILING MCSS(AT)USMC.MIL.  THIS FORM IS THE ONLY ACCEPTABLE FORM FOR SUBMISSION.  NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED USING ANY OTHER FORM SHALL BE RETURNED FOR RESUBMISSION.  COMPLETED FORMS SHALL BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL TO MCSS(AT)USMC.MIL.
5.  NOMINATIONS MAY BE SUBMITTED AT ANY TIME; HOWEVER, NON-URGENT REQUIREMENTS WILL BE HELD UNTIL THE NEXT STUDIES REVIEW PANEL.
6.  ASSISTANCE AND CONSULTATION IN SHAPING STUDY NOMINATIONS IS AVAILABLE FROM DR. MICHAEL BAILEY, OAD TECHNICAL DIRECTOR AT MICHAEL.BAILEY(AT)USMC.MIL.  QUESTIONS REGARDING THIS ANNOUNCEMENT OR MCSS PROCESES MAY BE DIRECTED TO LISA WATTS, MCSS PROGRAM ANALYST AT LISA.WATTS(AT)USMC.MIL.
7.  MARINE CORPS COMMANDS AND ACTIVITIES THAT HAVE COMMISSIONED STUDIES AND ANALYSES OUTSIDE OF THE MCSS ARE REQUIRED BY MCO (REFERENCE (A)) TO NOTIFY OAD (C19) 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 OAD (C 19) FOR INCLUSION IN THE MCSS REPOSITORY. THIS CAN BE ACCOMPLISHED BY EMAILING MCSS(AT)USMC.MIL.
8.  OAD WILL BE HOLDING A BRIEFING ON THE MARINE CORPS STUDY SYSTEM ON 8 APRIL 2013 AT 1000 IN THE DAVIS BUILDING AUDITORIUM.  THOSE CONSIDERING SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS OR WOULD LIKE TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE STUIDY STYSTEM AND WHAT IT CAN PROVIDE YOUR ORGANIZATION ARE ENCOURAGED TO ATTEND.  OAD'S TECHNICAL DIRECTOR WILL BE LEADING THE BRIEFING WITH OTHERS FROM OAD IN ATTENDANCE TO ANSWER QUESTIONS
9.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED ON 01 JUNE 2013.
10.  RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL MILLS, DEPUTY COMMANDANT FOR COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//