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R -- TEST AND EVALUATION CENTER PROGRAM OFFICE SUPPORT -- CORRECTION TO SN034071 SOL DASW01-97-R-0042 DUE 043097 POC Contact, Alyssa Murray, telephone: 703/614-6823; fax: 703/695- 9746 This acquisition shall be conducted in accordance with Section 8(a)(1) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(a)(1). The solicitation will be issued, and contract award made using the competitive proposals procedures, in accordance with FAR Part 15. Competition shall be limited to eligible 8(a) firms. The designated Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this requirement is 8711, Engineering Services. The SBA Requirement Number is: 7700-97-701547. To obtain a copy of the solicitation, which will be issued approximately 24 March 1997, all interested firms must submit a written request -- by mail of fax -- to DSS- W, Attn: Alyssa Murray. Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) concerning the existing contract (No. DASW01-94-C-0048) with Walcoff & Associates (Fairfax, Virginia) should be faxed to DSS-W, Attn: Alyssa Murray. The Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition and Technology) requires information management and administration services to facilitate execution of Department of Defense (DoD) Test and Evaluation special projects. Services shall include providing a facilitated collaborative environment, including collaborative tools and methods, to support integration and improvement of DoD Test and Evaluation processes. The environment will support integrated product teams (IPTs) and DoD subject matter experts (SMEs) with strategic planning, joint program opportunities analysis, project implementation and management, and data collection and analysis to support continuous process improvement initiatives. In support of this requirement, the contractor-run and contractor-operated secure facility shall be conveniently accessible from the pentagon in the most timely and cost effective manner throughout the work day for the occasional use of transient government, and invited industry personnel; and shall enable government and invited industry personnel to perform research and analysis and reach consensus on best practices to economically meet DoD T&E test facility and resources investment and management issues. The contractor shall provide and manage information management and analysis tools and resources to support acquisition, manipulation and analysis of critical data from disparate sources that will be used to aid IPT and SME teams. Support requirements include providing and administering a collaborative environment consisting of all facilities and resources necessary to host multiple T&E IPT and SME projects simultaneously and shall provide for handling information up to the SECRET level. The facility shall be approximately 30,000 square feet in size, provide communications connectivity and shall be configurable to meet evolving projects needs. The contractor shall facilitate project activities by providing working group, meeting, and conference facilitation, logistical and program administration support and designing, developing, implementing and managing information resources required in support of the facility and ongoing special projects. The period of performance for the follow-on contract will include a Base year and four 1-year Options, for a total of five years. The projected award date is no later than 1 December 1997. The contractor must obtain a DoD Security Clearance at the level of SECRET. (0055)

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