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The National Weather Service, under the Department of Commerce, is seeking social, behavioral, and economic science support to improve Tsunami messaging and alerting. The primary objective is to identify communication best practices and apply the Hazard Simplification paradigm to the Tsunami Warning Program. This effort aims to refine how alerts are delivered to the public to ensure maximum effectiveness and clarity. To achieve these goals, the selected contractor will utilize social science methodologies, including structured interviews, focus groups, and targeted surveys. These research activities will be used to recommend specific changes to current alerting protocols. The work is associated with NAICS code 541720 and is designated for performance in Silver Spring, Maryland.

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NWS seeks social science support to improve Tsunami messaging and public alerting effectiveness.

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Department Of Commerce → National Weather Service

NAICS

541720 - Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities

Place of Performance

SILVER SPRING, MD

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AgencyDepartment Of Commerce → National Weather Service

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Organization / AgencyDepartment Of Commerce → National Weather Service

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ANGELA BARNES

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Social and behavioral research on NWS Tsunami Messaging and Alerting:The NWS Analyze, Forecast and Support Office is submitting a requisition for social,behavioral and economic science (SBES) support to identify best practices forcommunicating and messaging Tsunami alerts and inform the application of the HazardSimplification paradigm within the Tsunami Warning Program. The contractor shallaccomplish this by employing relevant social science methodologies such as but notlimited to targeted surveys, focus groups, and/or structured interviews that recommendspotential changes to the current NWS Tsunami alerting.

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