SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- University Strategic Partnership
- Notice Date
- 9/25/2002
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Defense Threat Reduction Agency , DTRA Annex, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060-6201
- ZIP Code
- 22060-6201
- Solicitation Number
- DTRA01-02-R-0033
- Point of Contact
- Cynthia Sanders, 703-325-9210
- E-Mail Address
-
Email your questions to Defense Threat Reduction Agency
(cynthia.sanders@dtra.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- NA The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) intends to establish long-term strategic partnerships with several colleges/universities, previously announced under a Sources Sought notice number DTRA01-BAA-SS01. The purpose of these partnerships will be to pr ovide DTRA additional research and development capabilities, and to foster critical skills needed by the Department of Defense (DoD) in the science, engineering and business communities DTRA's strategic partnership objectives are to obtain new ideas, persp ectives and independent views related to the DTRA mission and business functions. More specifically, DTRA is looking for the new university partners to generate innovative ideas to: address known issues, to generate ideas for work that could be beneficiall y accomplished but was not necessarily recognized as an opportunity, and to encourage top-quality science and engineering students to pursue careers in areas that relate to the mission of DTRA. The strategic nature of the relationship indicates a commitm ent to continue a steady stream of work over an extended period of time. Prospective universities will be expected to demonstrate capability in two or more of the following topic areas: Combat Support, Technology Development, Threat Control, Threat Reduct ion, and Agency Support Functions. It is the Government's intention to maintain a competitive environment throughout the duration of this contract, therefore the Government anticipates award of four (4) Indefinite Delivery / Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) con tracts, but reserves the right to award more. Within the awards, the Government reserves the right to award at least one (1) contract to a Historically Black College University/Minority Institution (HBCU/MI). The contracts will allow for various pricing arrangements, including a cost reimbursement priced efforts and fixed price efforts. DTRA will issue an RFP to solicit proposals. Proposals shall be structured for a 3-year period of performance with two 3-year options that extend the period of performan ce to nine (9) years. The RFP and selection process will include two steps: Step 1 ? Evaluation of White papers; and Step 2 ? Evaluation of full proposals. The estimated release date for the RFP is 11 October 2002 and the estimated award date for the con tracts is 30 April 2003. Any questions or comments may be sent to the contract specialist, Ms. Cynthia Sanders, Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Technical & Combat Support (ALT), 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398; Phone (703) 325-9210; Fax: (703) 325-9294; or e-mail: cynthia.sanders@dtra.mil .
- Place of Performance
- Address: Defense Threat Reduction Agency DTRA Annex, 8725 John J. Kingman Road, MSC 6201 Fort Belvoir VA
- Zip Code: 22060-6201
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 22060-6201
- Record
- SN00175678-W 20020927/020925214221 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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