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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF DECEMBER 28,1998 PSA#2250Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Attn: AM, 45045 Aviation Drive,
Dulles, VA 20166-7517 A -- GRAYBEARD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS-NUCLEAR WEAPONS EFFECTS
TEST EXPERTS SOL AIC2087 POC Thomas L.Cox WEB: "Click here to access
the DTRA Current Solicitations,
http://www.dswa.mil/dswaproc/curproc.htm. E-MAIL: "Click here to
contact the contract specialist via, thomas.cox@dtra.mil. The Subject
solicitation is being provided on the DTRA home page ONLY at
http://www.dtra.mil. NO hardcopy will be provided and no additional
notices will appear. All amendments released (including questions and
answers) will also appear on the home page. It will be your
responsibility to view the home page frequently to note any changes or
updates. The following information is provided to identify potential
contractors who can contribute to the Graybeard Project being conducted
by the Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA). NOTE: THIS NOTICE
INITIATES THE GRAYBEARD TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGREEMENTS (GTAA's), PART
OF A COMPREHENSIVE ACQUISITION STRATEGY FOR ACCOMPLISHMENT OF THE
GRAYBEARD PROGRAM NOW MANAGED BY DTRA. PREVIOUS METHODS FOR OBTAINING
SERVICES OF THE NUCLEAR WEAPONS EFFECTS EXPERTS (WITH THE EXCEPTION OF
THE DOMAIN COORDINATORS) WILL BE SUPERCEDED WITH CONTRACTS AWARDED
PURSUANT TO THIS SOLICITATION. The momechanical Effects (RV & decoy
structures & materials, overlays, mag flyers, stress gages, ion beams
& PRS machines, optical systems, defensive system materials, stress &
impulse gages, RV structures & materials, satellite materials, thin
film optics, defensive system materials, optical transducers, electron
beams, instrumentation, pyrotechnics) and (5) Biological Effects of
Nuclear Explosions (effects on humans). Selection of Graybeard
participants will be based solely on their involvement in prior nuclear
test activities, scientific reputation, current authoritative stature
in the field, and organizational concept for the subject as described
subsequently. It is anticipated that DTRA will enter into Indefinite
Deliver/ Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Contracts with individual
consultants or contractors who meet these qualification requirements.
It is presumed that some subject area experts will be in the employ of
a contractor organization; thus, the qualifications of the individuals
offered are the sole consideration in contractor selection. The
Graybeard team will be supported by DTRA's Nuclear Effects Information
Analysis Center (DASIAC) at no additional cost to the selected
contractors. The Graybeards in each subject area are expected to: (1)
prepare a detailed organization of their subject area, including full
subcategory taxonomy; (2) identify relevant documentation and test
data, (3) prepare a narrative overview and summary of the subject area
for purposes of planning documentation and coordination with DTRA and
as a preliminary guide for DARE users, (4) conduct a quick sort of
DTRA documents and related information availability, (5) identify
important subject area documents from outside the DASIAC and DARE
collections, (6) support metadata developments appropriate to the
subject area, (7) evaluate the documents and data identified for
archiving in DARE (including a prioritized list of documents for
inclusion in the DARE document inventory, and a prioritized list of
test data to be digitized) in terms of their usefulness and importance
based on the current understanding of the science pertaining to each
effect, and (8) participate in the DARE video archiving program as
appropriate. Potential offerers are requested to submit an unclassified
response (limited to 5 pages for each subject area) identifying the
subject area of interest, qualifications of the lead subject area
expert (Graybeard), and the scope of activities proposed in response to
the specific requirements enumerated above. After initial award
individual orders will specify the objective, estimated level of
effort, and required deliveries of each task. For information contact
Thomas L. Cox, (703) 325-1196. Reference Synopsis No. Posted 12/23/98
(W-SN283295). (0357) Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0011 19981228\A-0011.SOL)
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