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B -- TECHNICAL AND ANALYTIC SUPPORT FOR SAF/AQ POC Contact J. Lisa Romney, Contract Specialist, 202-767-8099, or Carol A. Singleton, Contracting Officer, 202-767-8099 This is a Request for Information (RFI) and market survey to determine if there are any responsive and responsible private sector offerors which are interested in providing Technical and Analytic Support for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) (SAF/AQ). This support will incorporate both contracted advisory and assistance services (CAAS) as well as Federal Information Processing (FIP) support services. The scope of the requirement will include research and anlyses of technical problems associated with (a) defining USAF operational requirements; (b) analyzing proposed system changes to improve or upgrade operational capabilities; (c) programming and budgeting for acquisition systems; and (d) other activities necessary to accomplish tasks related to the research, development, and acquisition of military systems. The contractor would service five principal organizations within the Air Staff (Directorates of Electronic & Special Programs (AQL); Fighter, C2, & Weapons Programs (AQP); Long Range Power Projection, SOF, Airlift & Training Programs (AQQ); Space Programs (AQS); Management Policy & Program Integration (AQX)), as well as that of the Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) Program Office. NOTE: DUE TO THE ORGANIZATIONS THAT WOULD BE SUPPORTED BY A REQUIREMENT AS DESCRIBED ABOVE, AND THAT REQUIREMENT'S NATURE; ANY OFFERORS WILL BE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT CERTIFYING THAT THE OFFEROR HAS RECUSED ITSELF FROM PARTICIPATING UNDER ANY CONTRACTS OR PROGRAMS THAT MAY BE ADDRESSED IN PERFORMANCE OF SAID REQUIREMENT. At this time, the Government has no firm requirement for this acquisition. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION AND MARKET SURVEY ONLY. The Government will use the information obtained from this notice to understand the capabilities of the marketplace. All interested parties should provide, at no cost to the Government, full descriptive literature demonstrating their capabilities to provide the above requirements within 21 days after publication of this notice. To be considered capable, parties must demonstrate the following: (1) general knowledge of/experience with performing the types of tasks shown above for staff or other high level military directorates; (2) past/current performance as it pertains to relevant experience in conducting research and analytical services such as those described on a large scale; and (3) corporate capabilities in the areas of research, technical, engineering, analytic, modelling, and archinving support for those types of services described above. Request that any literature provided be limited to twenty (20) pages; contractor format acceptable. All of the literature provided in response to this synopsis will become property of the Government and will not be returned. It is anticipated that a draft solicitation will be issued for any resulting requirement. Interested offerors may request to be included on the source list for that draft document by providing a written request to the above address, noting the title of this synopsis. Facsimile requests will not be accepted. (0067)

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