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A -- SPACE DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY FOR FUTURE MILITARY SOL DASG60-98-R-0012 POC Diana McCown, Contract Specialist, (205) 955-1187, W. L. Schick, Contracting Officer, (205)955-1187 Space Defense Technology for Future Military Requirements. The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Technology Analysis and Integration Directorate, intends to negotiate on a sole source basis a follow-on contract with Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc., 675 Massachusetts Avenue, 10th Floor, Cambridge, MA 02139. The proposed acquisition is directed to Institute for Foreign Policy Analysis, Inc., pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii)(a), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The objective of this contracting effort is to examine and assess the current state of the national space defense policy and technology in light of the potential threat capabilities that are likely to confront the United States and its deployed forces seven to fifteen years in the future. See Note 22. (0058)

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