Specifications include, but are not limited to:. The Vendor is to conduct research on topics consistent with the current needs and trends in thestate criminal justice system. The Vendor will be responsible for: (1) developing a research design,(2) providing continuing feedback to the Illinois Criminal Justice Information Authorityconcerning the research design and progress of the research, (3) carrying out the research in amanner that provides quality information, contributes to the understanding of criminal justiceissues and complies with accepted principles of confidentiality and standards relating to socialscience research, (4) delivering a final research report and data file(s) to the Illinois CriminalJustice Information Authority, in a form and manner specified by the Illinois Criminal JusticeInformation Authority, and (5) completing the project within the required timeframe