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58 -- DETECTION EQUIPMENT Contract Point, Mr. Earl Sharp, 410/278-3415, Contract Specialist. The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), McDill AFB, FL, is seeking sources of technologies, products, and materiel supporting the counterproliferation of weapons of mass, destruction (nuclear, biological, and chemical systems and devices). Specifically, USSOCOM is seeking near term (0 - 5 years) technologies, deveopmental systems, and off-the-shelf hardware products related to the detection, recovery, safing and destruction of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons for USSOCOM counterproliferation mission requirements. Candidate technologies and materiel solutions should support operational requirements for small, lightweight (manportable), and ruggedized equipment. Interested equipment developers,/vendors, commercial/government laboratories, and academic institutions are encouraged to respond to this market survey. Parties responding to this announcement are requesting to submit the following items for consideration: (1) an Informal paper (maximum of ten single sided pages in length) briefly describing the proposed technology or system, identifying the USSOCOM counterproliferation mission area and technology/system addresses, the maturity of the technology/system (conceptual, deveopmental or currently available), and an organizational point of contact (name and phone number ); (2) available brochures/pamphlets, photograph or sketch of the system, and data sheets that provide the size, shape, weight, and other physical and technical performance parameters of the system; (3) system level technical data sheets and specification sheets, if available; and (4) unit cost or estimates to demonstrate the technology or produce the system. Upon a review of the responses to this survey, additional technical details may be requested, on a case by case basis. This survey does not constitute a request for proposal solicitation, nor necessarily lead to an RFP solicitation. The survey results are intended to form the basis for an investment strategy for technologies supporting a specific USSOCOM counterproliferation Mission capability. the USSOCOM systems engineering and technical assistance (SETA) support contractor, Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc. Under Contract MDA911-93-D-0001, is tasked to conduct this market survey. As required, Booz-Allen & Hamilton Inc will enter into non-disclosure agreements with any interested source(s) responding to this market survey. All responses to this announcement must be submitted to: ATTN: USSOCOM Market Survey Coordinator, Mr. Stephen Sergio, Booz-Allen and Hamilton Inc., 8283 Greensboro Drive, McLean, VA 22102-3838. If the submittal is classified, please contact the survey coordinator for specific handling instructons. Responses should be submitted within 30 calendar days following the date of this announcement. Technical and administrative questions regarding this announcement should be directed to Mr. Stephen Sergio at (703) 902-5846 (fax (703) 902-3374) or Mr. Stephen Eng at (703) 902-5823. (009)

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