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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF FEBRUARY 21,1995 PSA#1287Tennessee Valley Authority Purchasing WR- 3H 1101 Market Street
Chattanooga TN 37402 70 -- 7060 SOL YE-129543 POC Contracting Officer: DAVID E. ESSEX
Phone: (615) 751-2056 TVA intends to purchase the following goods or
services by Competitive Negotiation: TVA IS SEEKING EXCEPTIONALLY
WELL-QUALIFIED CONSULTANT(s) TO COOPERATE In DEVELOPING RESEARCH AND
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS AIMED AT REDUCING SUPPLY Of AND DEMAND FOR ILLICIT
DRUGS OF ABUSE. CONSULTANTS MUST HAVE SEVERAL (3 Or MORE) YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE IN EITHER THE DEMAND OR THE SUPPLY SIDES OF COUNTER-NARCOTIC
INIATIVES AND APPLYING New AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES To MEET THOSE
INIATIVES. DEMAND-SIDE CONSULTANTS MUST HAVE UP-TO-DATE KNOWLEDGE Of
IMPORTANT ISSUES IN DEMAND REDUCTION TO ANALYZE AND SUPPORT CURRENT AND
FUTURE SUBSTANCE ABUSE ADDICTION And REHABILITATION RESEARCH. KNOWLEDGE
CAN ONLY BE DEMONSTRATED BY PUBLICATIONS In THE FIELD AND BY A RECORD
OF GIVING PRESENTATIONS ON ISSUES RELATED To DEMAND REDUCTION.
SIMILARLY, THE SUPPLY SIDE WILL REQUIRE EXPERTISE In SURVEILLANCE,
COMMUNICATIONS, And DRUG DETECTION. THE CONSULTANT(S) MAY REVIEW
PROPOSALS, DRAFT REPORTS FOR SUBMISSION To COUNTERDRUG TECHNOLOGY
ASSESSMENT CENTER (CTAC), AND REVIEW PROGRESS Of ONGOING PROGRAMS.
TVA'S OBJECTIVE IS TO COMPETITIVELY SELECT TOP CONSULTANT(s) AS TEAMING
PARTNERS WITH TVA AND CTAC TO ASSIST In BASIC AND APPLIED RESEARCH
ASSOCIATED WITH COUNTER-DRUG TECHNOLOGY, RESEARCH, And DEVELOPMENT
PROGRAMS. THIS PROPOSAL TO REGISTER INTEREST IS PLANNED FOR THE
SERVICES Of INDIVIDUAL SPECIALISTS, NON-PROFIT INSTITUTIONS, AND
PRIVATE COMPANIES As INDEPENDENT CONSULTANTS. CANDIDATES WILL BE
EVALUATED AND SELECTED In TANDEM WITH THE OFFICE OF NATIONAL DRUG
CONTROL POLICY (ONDCP) BASED UPON QUALIFICATIONS To PERFORM THE ABOVE
ACTIVITIES; i.e., TECHNICAL CAPABILITIES, REPUTATION, EXPERIENCE, AND
PREVIOUS PERFORMANCE AND ABILITY To ASSIST IN FORMULATING CONCEPTS THAT
EMPLOY NEW OR IMMATURE TECHNOLOGIES To EXISTING OR EMERGING
COUNTER-DRUG REQUIREMENTS.CANDIDATES MUST Be U. S. CITIZENS, PREFERABLY
WITH ''SECRET'' CLEARANCES, BE AVAILABLE On A CONTINUOUS BASIS (OR
SHORT NOTICE), BE AVAILABLE TO TRAVEL, AND HAVE CLEARED FACILITIES
AVAILABLE For THIS TASK. THIS SYNOPSIS (IAW FAR 5.200) IS FOR THE SOLE
PURPOSE Of IDENTIFYING POTENTIAL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES FOR THIS HIGHLY
SPECIALIZED And SENSITIVE WORK. A DETERMINATION OF THE POTENTIAL
SOURCES' ABILITIES To MEET THE REQUIREMENTS IS AT THE SOLE DISCRETION
OF TVA. TVA RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MAKE ONE Or MORE AWARD(S) AT ITS
DISCRETION BASED UPON NEED. SUCCESSFUL AWARDS UNDER THIS SOLICITATION
Do NOT CONSTITUTE A GUARANTEE Of FUNDS. TRANSFER OF FUNDS WILL BE AT
THE SOLE DISCRETION OF TVA AND CTAC And DEPENDENT UPON INDIVIDUAL
RESPONDENTS' QUALIFICATIONS MEETING SPECIFIC TVA/CTAC PROJECT
REQUIREMENTS As DEFINED. RESPONSES MUST NOT EXCEED TEN (10) PAGES In
LENGTH FOR EACH RESPONDENT AND SHALL REFLECT AN UNDERSTANDING Of THE
MAJOR PROBLEMS FACING THE COUNTER-DRUG COMMUNITY; THE BALANCE REQUIRED
BETWEEN EFFORTS On THE SUPPLY SIDE AND THOSE On THE DEMAND SIDE;
PREVIOUS RELATED EXPERIENCE; PARTICULAR AREAS OF EXPERTISE OFFERED;
FULL PERSONAL RESUMES; PERSONNEL And FACILITY CLEARANCES; AND
DEMONSTRATED ABILITY To PERFORM THE WORK EFFECTIVELY. INDIVIDUALS WHO
WISH TO WORK WITH TVA's TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND ONDCP IN
RESPONSE TO THIS SOLICITATION SHALL SUBMIT THEIR PROPOSALS To DAVID E.
ESSEX. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS. Prequalification is required.
Contact DAVID E. ESSEX. RESPONSES MUST BE SUBMITTED In WRITING. NO
TELEPHONE RESPONSES WILL BE ACCEPTED. Delivery Date: N/A. F.O.B.: N/A.
All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered
by TVA. For further information contact Contracting Officer. (0047) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0245 19950217\70-0001.SOL)
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