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--Corruption Nexus Sole Source Announcement

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USA-SNOTE-020807-002Federal

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The Defense Contracting Command-Washington plans to award a sole-source contract to the Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS) at the University of Maryland to conduct a focused research initiative on corruption. This project will analyze various types of corruption, methods for measuring and comparing it, and explore its causes, linkages with institutional weaknesses, and effects on economic growth. The contract involves synthesizing existing public knowledge on the taxonomy and dynamics of corruption, developing analytical tools, conducting international comparisons, and formulating hypotheses regarding the future trajectory of corruption and its economic impact. The work will also include the organization of workshops, symposiums, and the production of special papers to support the research findings and dissemination among selected Department of Defense officials. This contract is awarded under FAR Subpart 6.302-1, which allows awarding to a single responsible source without a solicitation, as no request for quotes is being issued. The contract reflects the Department of Defense’s interest in a deep, scholarly examination of corruption's multifaceted nature and its implications for institutional and economic development.

General Info

Sole-source contract to University of Maryland for researching corruption’s causes, impact, and solutions.

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Department Of Defense → W6QK Adap Spt Office

NAICS

541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

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PostedAug 7

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Organization & Contact Information

AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Adap Spt Office

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OfficeFORT BELVOIR, VA, 22060-5116, USA

Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Defense → W6QK Adap Spt Office

Office AddressFORT BELVOIR, VA, 22060-5116, USA

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Full Description

NA In accordance with FAR Subpart 6.302-1, Only One Responsible Source, the Defense Contracting Command-Washington intends to award a contract on a single source basis to the Center for Institutional Reform and the Informal Sector (IRIS) at the University of Maryland; IRIS Center, 2105 Morrill Hall, University of Maryland, College Park, MD 20742. The IRIS center will conduct a research effort and brief selected DOD officials that will address: corruption: the different types of corruption and how it can be me asured and compared, its causes and linkages with other institutional weakness, its effects on economic growth, its dynamics over time. Summarize what is know, written and is in the public domain about the taxonomy and dynamics of corruption. Develop ana lytical tools and international comparisons. Develop suppositions and hypotheses that could form the basis of conclusions about the possible future trajectory of corruption and its impact to economic growth. Workshops, symposiums, and special papers will be included. There is no solicitation document. This notice is not a request for quotes.