R 011338Z APR 14
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 164/14
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC CDI//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS STUDIES SYSTEM (MCSS) CALL FOR STUDIES FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF FISCAL YEAR 2014 (FY14)//
REF/A/MSGID: DOC/CMC WASHINGTON DC /-/25SEP08//
AMPN/REFERENCE A IS MCO 3902.1D MARINE CORPS STUDIES SYSTEM (MCSS)//
OC/R. P. BROWN/COL/UNIT: OAD/-/TEL: 703-784-6293//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  THIS MARADMIN ANNOUNCES THE MCSS CALL FOR STUDIES FOR THE THIRD QUARTER OF FY14 AND SOLICITS NOMINATIONS FOR RELEVANT AND IMPACTFUL STUDIES.  THE NOMINATION PERIOD IS 21 APRIL 2014 to 23 MAY 2014.
2.  ACTION.  ORGANIZATIONS AND INDIVIDUALS INTERESTED IN SUBMITTING A STUDY NOMINATION SHALL MEET THE FOLLOWING REQUIREMENTS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 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:(SLANT)(SLANT) MCCDC.PORTAL.USMC.MIL/PAGES/DEFAULT.ASPX.  FIRST CLICK ON THE ANALYSIS LINK AND THEN CLICK ON THE OPERATIONS ANALYSIS (OAD) LINK, CLICK THE STUDY CENTER LINK AND THEN CLICK SUBMIT.  YOU WILL BE PROMPTED TO ENTER THE STUDY INFORMATION.  YOU WILL BE PROVIDED AN 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 LISA WATTS AT 703-432-8189/ LISA.WATTS(AT)USMC.MIL.
4.  NOMINATIONS MAY ALSO BE SUBMITTED VIA EMAIL.  YOU MAY 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 PROCESSES 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:  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.  THIS MARADMIN IS CANCELLED ON 1 SEPTEMBER 2014.
9.  RELEASED AUTHORIZED BY LIEUTENANT GENERAL K. J. GLUECK, JR., DEPUTY COMMANDANT, COMBAT DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION.//