U.S. Army Research Office, AMXRO-PR, P.O. Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211

A -- SCIENTIFIC, TECHNICAL AN ADVISORY SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DAAH03-96-R-0004 DUE 112795. Contact Hodges T. Throckmorton, Contracting Officer, 919-549-4264. The U.S. Army Research Office proposes to award by negotiation a five-year cost reimbursement/requirements type contract to obtain scientific, technical and advisory services for solution of problems related to research and development projects within the Government. Most services are short-term and intermittent. The program, referred to as the Scientific Services Program, is composed of the following subprograms: a. Short-Term Analysis Services (STAS). This subprogram is designed for the resolution of problems when the objectives are anticipated to be achieved in a short period of time (usually within a one-year period). The preponderance of the total effort awarded will be STAS. b. Laboratory Research Cooperative Program (LRCP). This subprogram is designed for research and exchange of information between university and college faculty and Ary laboratory or center personnel. The effort is performed at Army laboratories and centers primarily during the summer months. c. Summer Faculty Research and Engineering Program (SFREP). This program is similar to the LRCP and is for collaborative research and exchange of information between university, college and technical institution faculty members and Army laboratory or center personnel. Effort is accomplished entirely at the Army laboratory/center during the summer months. d. Summer Associateship Program for High School Science and Mathematics Faculty (HSSMF). This program provides summer associateships to outstanding high school teachers to conduct research in Army laboratories and centers. The research is conducted entirely within the laboratories or centers and is designed to have a positive influence in stimulating and encouraging more high school students to undertake science and mathematics careers. e. Post Laboratory Research Cooperative Program/Post Summer Faculty Research and Engineering Program (PLRCP/PSFREP). These programs provide a means for the scientist to continue his/her research effort after finishing the summer associateship work in the Army laboratory or center. f. Conferences, Workshops and Symposia (CWS). This program provides administrative and technical support to organize and conduct conferences, workshops and symposia. A cost reimbursement type contract will be awarded to the successful offeror. The contract will be structured in two segments: The first segment will require that the contractor maintain an office in the Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, area (e.g., Raleigh, Durham, Chapel Hill, North Carolina) to provide personnel, facilities and equipment to manage the program. The second segment will require that the contractor provide the requested scientific, technical and advisory services as the need arises. The contractor must possess the capability (technical, facilities and management) to provide at least 25% of the requested services from its own staff (actual effort performed may be much less than 25%), and the contractor must have the capability to subcontract for the services when the conditions dictate. Depending on individual statement of work requirements, these subcontracts may be awarded to individuals, industrial organizations (small an large businesses), universities, an nonprofit organizations. The contractor will be held responsible for all accomplishments. The contractor must have a broad range of competence in the physical and social sciences and in technology. Examples of research requirements that we expect to award under this contract are: (a) Design of Bioreactors for Biodegradation of Chemical Agents HD and VX; (b) Analysis of Thick Composite Structures; (c) Virtual Reality and Other Enabling Technologies to Paladin Training Requirements; (d) Topography of Energetic Material Crystals Using AFM; (e) Evaluation of Bioattenuation Technologies; (f) Extraction from Satellite Imagery; (g) Remote Biosensors; (h) Military Recruitment & Soldier Performance; (i) Algorithms & Parallel Processing; (j) Environmental Clean-up & Controls; (k) Neural Networks; and (1) Optoelectronics. Organizations interested in submitting a proposal for this potential five-year contract should request, in writing, a copy of the Request for Proposals (RFP) within fifteen (15) calendar days after this notice. TELEPHONIC REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. You should address you requests to: US Army Research Office, Attn: Hodges T. Throckmorton, Contracting Officer, P.O. Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, 27709-2211; our fascimile number is 919-549-4310. The Contracting Officer will conduct a preproposal conference at the Army Research Office (ARO). The RFP will contain the date and time. The conference will be designed to explain the scientific, technical and managerial aspects of this potential contract. Any prospective offeror having questions concerning the RFP or this procurement should submit questions in writing to the Contracting Officer prior to the preproposal conference. QUESTIONS VIA THE TELEPHONE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED. Potential offerors should attend the conference. The RFP No. is: DAAH04-96-R-0004. (317)

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