The Office of Advocacy seeks researchers to perform economic research via a request for quotations (RFQ’s). These RFQ’s are for competitive contracts and are not research grants.

The proposal solicitations and synopses are listed in FedBizOpps. ((If this link is not active, go towww.fedbizopps.gov and search for Small Business Administration listings or visit http://www.sba.gov/content/advocacy-request-quotations-rfqs

THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING PROPOSALS IS THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2012 at 4:00 p.m. EST (2:00 p.m. MST). The following solicitations are currently open. Please copy and paste link onto internet browser to access solicitation listed on FedBizOpps.

SBAHQ-12-Q-0038 Research Veteran Businesses (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=1d471d81ab2a0eed3e49903577263401&tab=core&_cview=0)

SBAHQ-12-Q-0039 Research Internet Sales Taxation’s Impact on Small Business  (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=ceffe840472d73ae4cebe4a8f7e1883e&tab=core&_cview=0) 

SBAHQ-12-Q-0040 Research- what factors lead businesses without employees to hire their first employee?  (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=14f4b653bc972ea3a162d19162683c43&tab=core&_cview=0)

SBAHQ-12-Q-0041 Research- what are the respective roles in job creation from new, main street and fast growing businesses? (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=e331c57ba10aacd73e382ee95ebacd5c&tab=core&_cview=0)

SBAHQ-12-Q-0042 Research- retail price impacts of DOE appliance and equipment standards for residential products (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=f1fd23b1dbf885fefaafd26b0fe328d9&tab=core&_cview=0)

SBAHQ-12-Q-0043 Research on small business tax expenditures (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=f4d41b57410a5806651782d72f98a299&tab=core&_cview=0)

SBAHQ-12-Q-0044 Research on impact of credit scoring on small firms (https://www.fbo.gov/index?s=opportunity&mode=form&id=ecbab433348d5a5b3a7a22bb50503a5f&tab=core&_cview=0)

See the above linked performance work statements on FedBizOpps for more information on each issue area. It is important that all respondents follow the instructions provided for submitting proposals. Please note that regular mail to government offices in Washington, D.C., experiences significant delays. Other methods, such as overnight and certified mail, are preferred and are more timely.

For ideas of previously funded topics by Advocacy  see (Advocacy’s Research and Statistics) orhttp://archive.sba.gov/advo/research/chron.html or (Research and Statistics)http://www.sba.gov/advocacy/7540.

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