# Afghanistan War Commission Oral History Project

Canonical: https://abierto.us/opportunities/sy011720251540

- Solicitation number: SY011720251540
- Notice type: Sources sought
- Status: Closed. Deadline was February 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST
- Department: Department of Defense
- Agency: Washington Headquarters Services (Whs)
- Contracting office: Washington Headquarters Services (HQ0034)
- NAICS: 541720 Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities
- Product or service code: B599 Other Special Studies and Analysis
- Place of performance: Washington, District of Columbia
- County: District of Columbia (FIPS 11001). https://abierto.us/counties/district-of-columbia-dc-11001
- City: Washington. https://abierto.us/cities/washington-dc-1150000
- First posted: February 24, 2025
- Last posted: February 24, 2025
- SAM.gov: https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e31e044aa479442f959b99e350d29d88/view

## Description

The Afghanistan War Commission, a bipartisan legislative body established by the U.S. Congress in December 2021, is tasked with conducting a thorough review of key decisions regarding U.S. military, intelligence, foreign assistance, and diplomatic activities in Afghanistan from June 2001 to August 2021. The Commission is required to submit a report to Congress within three years of its initial meeting, detailing its findings, recommendations, and lessons learned.

Provide support services to conduct and record oral history interviews that captures diversely situated Afghans affected by the war, provide insight into the human impact of the conflict in Afghanistan, and support the AWC by preparing a report that summarizes the key themes in the interviews and the observations of the research team.

The services to be performed include conducting oral history interviews with as many as 100 Afghans diversely situated in terms of age, occupation, gender, and intensity of the conflict experienced in their geographic region. The contractor shall collect and curate these stories, with measures in place to ensure secure storage of the interviews, along with anonymity and security for the participants.

The interviews will be transcribed and translated into English for use in preparation of the AWC report and other AWC products, to be provided as they become available between July 1st and December 31st, 2025. Along with the delivery of the last transcripts, the Contractor will prepare a brief report summarizing the key themes and topics discussed in the interviews, as well as insights gleaned from spatial analysis, language modeling, and qualitative analysis of the transcripts.

Independently, the Contractor plans to prepare a manuscript for publication regarding the project and its findings, to be published no sooner than the AWC report. A copy of this manuscript will be provided to the AWC. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE FOR COMPLETE DETAILS FOR THE REQUIREMENT, AND INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUBMISSION OF CAPABILITY STATEMENT.

## Publications

- February 24, 2025: Sources sought, due February 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST. Notice 7f1c3f40b321454c9b857e23b012b5ea. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/7f1c3f40b321454c9b857e23b012b5ea/view
- February 24, 2025: Sources sought, due February 28, 2025 at 9:00 AM EST. Notice e31e044aa479442f959b99e350d29d88. https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/e31e044aa479442f959b99e350d29d88/view

## Points of contact

- STEVEN YANG, steven.yang3.civ@mail.mil
- Andre Bland, andre.r.bland3.civ@mail.mil

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