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A -- HUMAN COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE DATA SOL DSWA01-97-C-0047 POC Thomas L. Cox, Negotiator, (703) 325-1196, Scott G. Morton, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-1200. Human Response Data and Models created by the Defense Special Weapons Agency (DSWA) have concentrated on physical performance impacts primarily for casualty assessment. DSWA intends to contract with KGA International for the purposes of gathering cognitive performance and radiation exposure data from select groups of people living in the Ukraine. KGA International has proposed utilizing customized performance assessment batteries (PAB) to collect performance data and has teamed with a Ukraine agency to administer the PAB and to assess individual radiation doses. The end products include the collected data, an analysis for any correlation between radiation exposure and cognitive performance, and a representation of such a relationship. One of the known holes in Human response phenomenology is the lack of cognitive decrement data and representations. There is now a very high priority to account for personnel effects including quantifying the cognitive decrement associated with exposure to nuclear radiation. The effort by KGA International is a unique blending of expertise with the DSWA human response representation methodology and first hand experience with establishing and implementing performance assessment battery data collection efforts in the former Soviet Union. There is no other known source with this combination of expertise and experience. Performance is 45 months. DSWA intends to negotiate a sole source contract to KGA International for the above service sixteen days from the date of this announcement on the basis that DSWA has determined that only KGA possesses the prerequisite knowledge and background for satisfactory performance. No copies of the solicitation are available. This synopsis is for information purposes only. For information contact Thomas L. Cox, (703) 325-1196. Information on DSWA solicitations, already released, can be obtained by calling the DSWA Hotline at (703) 325-1173. As of 31 May 96, Acquisition Management has added "Procurement Opportunities" to the DSWA Home Page available on the World Wide Web. Information will include this synopsis and more. Please check us out at www.dswa.mil. Reference Synopsis No. 97-66 (0098)

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