Market Research overview
The research workspace and the MR01–MR21 flow from need to CO report decision.
Research owner · Market Research Analyst · Technical reviewer · Contracting Officer
/pdcc/acquisitions/market-researchThe Market Research module tracks research from a program need to a reviewed report. The list reflects each study's own workflow stage — there is no global progress bar implying every record is at the same stage. Without the module, Core still accepts external research.
MR01–MR21
1. Define the need (MR02)
Versioned mission question and decision objectives.
2. Clarify (MR03)
Resolve uncertainty in workload, test conditions and delivery.
3. Plan research and sources (MR04)
Methods, source coverage, permitted industry engagement.
4. Findings and evidence (MR05, MR06)
Facts, claims and unresolved evidence by objective.
5. Buying approaches (MR07)
Possible approaches — no binding determination.
6. Compare suppliers (MR08)
Requirements vs evidence; no overall vendor grade.
7. Industry questions & feedback (MR09–MR12)
RFI questions, responses, cross-response findings.
8. Criteria & assessment (MR15, MR16, MR18)
Method versioning, per-criterion outcomes, adjudication.
9. Recommendations (MR17)
Evidence-linked answers per objective with reproducible math.
10. Report & preflight (MR13, MR19)
Frozen package and evidence manifest.
11. Review & CO decision (MR20, MR14)
Tracked route; authorized decision on the exact version.
12. Returned report (MR21)
New draft mapping every comment to a resolution.
The demo study
MR-026-014 — *Field inspection tablets for a full field shift*. Essential runtime is 12 hours under the agreed field workload; delivery target 60 days after order. Three synthetic suppliers responded; Juniper Field Systems claims 12.4 hours under laboratory conditions and 90-day delivery.
Who does what
| Role | Does | Cannot |
|---|---|---|
| Research owner | Plan research, import evidence, prepare report | Make a binding procurement determination |
| Technical reviewer | Confirm methods, assess and adjudicate findings | Approve the report (technical concurrence is separate) |
| Contracting Officer | Record the report decision under verified authority | Approve without current authority on the exact version |
Related guides
Define the need and plan research
Capture the mission question, clarify uncertainty and plan methods and sources (MR02–MR04).
Evidence, findings and buying approaches
Organize claims and observations by objective, inspect evidence, compare suppliers and explore buying approaches (MR05–MR08).
Report, preflight, review and CO decision
Assemble the versioned report, run submission preflight, track review, record the CO decision and resolve a returned report (MR13, MR14, MR19–MR21).