Silber & Associates

Opinion Researchers

13067 12 Hills Road, Suite B

Clarksville, Maryland21029-1144

Business Size: Small/Woman-Owned

Contract Administration: Dr. Bohne Silber

Phone: 410 • 531 • 2121

Fax: 410 • 531 •3100

E-mail:

GSA MOBIS Schedule

Schedule for Management, Organization and Business Improvement Services

SIN: 874-3 and 874-3 RC

Contract Number: GS-10F-0574N

CONTENTS

Corporate Overview

SIN 874-3 Survey Services

Price List

Labor Category Descriptions

Corporate Overview

Silber & Associates, located in Clarksville, Maryland, is an opinion research firm committed to providing high quality, costeffective, customized survey research. We have extensive federal and private sector experience conducting:

  • Web-based surveys
  • Telephone surveys
  • Mailed surveys
  • Focus groups
  • Personal interviews

SIN 874-3 and 874-3 RC, Survey Services

As a MOBIS contractor providing survey services under Special Item Number 874-3 and 874-3 RC, Silber & Associatesperforms all aspects of survey research. We bring to bear extensive experience in:

  • Survey Planning: Helping agencies plan their survey efforts to achieve high-quality results within their budget and schedule constraints
  • Project Design: Designing the survey research methodology and sampling plan to ensure accurate, reliable results
  • Survey Questionnaire Design: Creating survey questionnaires that yield meaningful results leading to organizational improvements
  • Survey Administration: Collecting survey data to obtain valid results and high response rates
  • Analysis of Large and Complex Survey Data Sets: Analyzing quantitative and open-ended information to yield useful and reliable results
  • Evaluating, Interpreting, and Focusing Results for Improvement:Helping agencies interpret, understand, and focus their survey results to achieve the most effective improvement strategies
  • Preparation of Extensive Reports and Presentations of the Findings: Summarizing and documenting the methodology, results and recommendations in a comprehensive document with text, tables and charts and/or presenting the findings in a polishedPowerPoint presentation.

Price List (Hourly Rates)

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Project Leader / $173.45 / $178.66 / $184.02 / $189.54 / $195.22
Senior Survey Researcher / $138.76 / $142.92 / $147.21 / $151.63 / $156.18
Senior Data Analyst / $115.64 / $119.11 / $122.68 / $126.36 / $130.15
Senior Research Assistant / $57.82 / $59.56 / $61.34 / $63.19 / $65.08
Research Assistant / $40.47 / $41.68 / $42.93 / $44.22 / $45.11

Labor Category descriptions

Labor Category / Function/Position Description / Typical Position Qualifications
Project Leader / Manages the research program to ensure successful completion of tasks on time and within budget. Maintains relationships with high-level government customers to ensure customer satisfaction. / Doctoral degree in social science with a minimum of 15 years of government or private-sector experience in project management.
Senior Survey Researcher / Designs research methodology and instruments for complex survey studies. Executes and supervises all aspects of data collection. / Doctoral degree in social science with a minimum of 15 years experience in survey research.
Senior Data Analyst / Analyzes, interprets and reports survey findings using advanced analytical tests and statistical software. / Doctoral degree in social science or statistics with a minimum of 15 years experience in analysis and reporting of survey results.
Senior Research Assistant / Provides technical research support for projects, including database management and computer support / Bachelor’s degree with 2 years experience or a minimum of 5 years experience.