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B -- STUDY/DEVELOPMENT OF OPEN SOURCE INFORMATION EARLY BIRD SOL PR 240/0106Z/98 DUE 040698 POC Jacquelyn Connell, Contract Specialist, 202-231-2452 E-MAIL: For information contact Jacquelyn Connell, VACA;, diconje@dia.gov. The Virginia Contracting Activity, on behalf of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) intends to solicit and negotiate with Open Source Solutions, Inc. on a sole source basis to award a contract on development of a prototype for creation of the Open Source Information Early Bird. The contractor will be required to provide ten (10) case studies and profiles over a two (2) month period to test the Open Source Information. This information will provide open source information in support of intelligence production and will be evaluated by DIA Open Source Governing Board (OSGB) and DIA analysts. Contractor must be a leading international expert in open source information theory and practice and have demonstrated through international conferences, publications and contacts, standing as the subject matter expert. Other sources capable of satisfying this requirement are invited to submit clear and convincing data substantiating their capability to satisfy this requirement. All responses should reference PR 240/0106Z/98. Interested parties have 15 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit their qualifications/capabilities. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a full and open competition basis. Responses received without the requested information may be considered non-responsive to this synopsis and oral communications are not acceptable. A determination by the Virginia Contracting Activity not to compete this proposed procurement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this synopsis is solely within the discretion of the Virginia Contracting Activity. Please indicate business size. (0076)

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