Virginia Contracting Activity, Central Imagery Office, P.O. Box 685, Dunn Loring, VA 22027-0685

B -- END TO END PLANNING SOL MDA908-95-R-0046 due 031395. Contact Ms. Nicole Pierce, PO Box 685, Dunn Loring, VA 22027-0685, 703-275-5265. The Central Imagery Office (CIO) intends to solicit competitive proposals for services to support End-to-End Planning for the United States Imagery System (USIS). The successful contractor may be required to: (1) develop and document User Needs for imagery in the future; (2) analyze and assess evolving imagery system and organizational concepts; (3) develop and document current and future imagery policy, doctrine, and strategy; (4) support the architecture planning and analysis for the USIS for the 2003-2014 time frame; (5) analyze and assess the value (in end-user terms) and implications (in overall USIS terms) of proposed or planned changes to USIS policy, doctrine, strategy, concepts of operation, and systems; and (6) support cost-benefit analysis and conduct costing analysis to support CIO's role as the IMAGERY FUNCTIONAL MANAGER. A three year Cost Plus Fixed Fee IDC contract with two one-year options is anticipted. Multiple awards are possible. An overall level of effort of 20+ staff years per year is anticipated. The contractor will be expected to provide a staff with a wide range of military, national intelligence, and US Governmental experience as well as substantive expertise in the area of imagery,strategic planning, and structured analysis. As the services solicited require the evaluation of other contractor's products and equipment to support USIS acquisition decisions, the solicitation will contain a provision for obtaining information necessary to evaluate potential organizational conflicts of interest. A Top Secret facility clearance with Top Secret storage is required for performance of the proposed contract. At time of submission of the offeror's proposal, the offeror must certify that an existing accredited Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility (SCIF) is available for utilizationunder the proposed contract. At the time of submission of the contractor's proposal the offeror shall certify that the personnel to be utilized as key on the contract are currently indoctrinated for Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) and other personnel to be utilized on the contract are currently indoctrinated for SCI or that required Single Scope Background Investigation (SSBI) and SCI nomination requests will be submitted not later than 30 days after contract award to the supporting Special Security Officer (SSO). The solicitation is expected to be released on or about 20 Mar 1995. (033)

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