T -- DEFENSE ACQUISITION HISTORY PROJECT-HISTORIAN

Notice Date

August 29, 2001

Contracting Office

Defense Supply Service Washington, ATTN: Policy and Compliance, 5200 Army Pentagon, Room 1D245, Washington, DC 20310-5200

ZIP Code

20310-5200

Solicitation Number

DASW01-N/A-JLM-3

Response Due

September 13, 2001

Point of Contact

James Murphy, 703-695-0747

E-Mail Address

Defense Supply Service Washington (murphjl@hqda.army.mil)

Description

The Defense Supply Service-Washington (DSS-W) intends to award a sole source contract to Dr. Walton S. Moody to prepare History of Acquisition in the Department of Defense, Vol. 3, Drawdown and Reform, 1969-1980, a history of DoD acquisition based on the a ttached project directive and project plan, to include a detailed chapter outline. The work will be performed during a base year and four option years at the Center of Military History. The result will be in a major scholarly work, 600-900 typescript manu script pages, to include introductory material (preface and foreword), text, citations, bibliography, any annexes necessary, and a graphics plan, all of which will reflect the highest professional historical standards. It should also comply with the Cente r of Military History s Manuel of Style and be available in an electronic format compatible to word-processing software used by the US Army Center of Military History. In addition, the contractor should be prepared to have his draft chapters reviewed by o ther historians working on the Acquisition History Project, the project s ad hoc advisory board, and other members of the defense historical and acquisition communities as appropriate, and revise them in accordance with the instructions and schedules of th e Center s chief historian. Finally, the contractor will also support the overall Acquisition History Project by reviewing the work of other project historians and by providing material for the project newsletter and Web site; the archival, oral history, a nd case study data bases; the transcribed oral history collection; and the automated archives. This notice is for informational purposes only. No solicitation will be issued.

Web Link

Army Single Face to Industry (http://acquisition.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010831/TSOL009.HTM (D-241 SN50W1Z5)