Step 3: Conduct the Study
The PDS contractor is responsible for completing the study with the PDS team's
Step 3
input and guidance. GSA guides the PDS, coordinates reviews, and keeps the customer
Conduct
agency and stakeholders informed and involved. See "Chapter 2: What's Important
the Study
and When" to help review and guide the PDS development.
The PDS scope of work provides the detailed blueprint for conducting the study.
3.1
Begin discussions
Following is a brief summary of some of the key steps.
with stakeholders
Recommended Activities
3.1 Begin discussions with stakeholders
Use input from stakeholders to understand the customer agency, local context,
3.2
stakeholders' concerns, and opportunities.
Affirm
program goals
3.2 Affirm program goals
Confirm or revise the program goals outlined in the Feasibility Study
and update specific goals and targets.
3.3 Develop design directives
3.3
Develop detailed design directives to support sound project implementation,
Develop
appropriate budget, and phasing.
design directives
3.4 Produce the Implementation Plan
Update the PMP to describe key project milestones, risk management strategies,
and other relevant information.
3.4
3.5 Prepare a detailed budget
Produce the
Apply the most up-to-date project data to ensure that the proposed budget
Implementation Plan
is sufficient to deliver the project.
Outcome
A completed PDS
3.5
Prepare a
Duration
detailed budget
This task typically takes twenty-six (26) weeks. Factors impacting duration:
The complexity of the project
The inclusion of specialized studies
PDS
The time needed to review, digest, and develop the PDS into a solid
completed
funding proposal
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