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R -- EFFECTIVE TRANSITIONS FROM PEACE OPERATIONS Sol DASW01-96-R-0109, Due 081696, contact Ms. Zalerie Moore, Contract Specialist, (703) 695-2563, Ms. Kathy Dobeck, Contracting Officer, (703) 695-2562. The Defense Supply Service-Washington, on behalf of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Strategy and Requirements (ASD/S&R), intends to procure ``Effective Transitions from Peace Operations''. Pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(i), a Sole Source, Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract will be issued to Defense Forecasts, Inc. (DFI), 21 Dupont Circle N.W., 5th Floor, Washington, DC 20036. The study will analyze issues, conditions, and other variables that policy makers and operational commanders need to consider when planning and executing transitions from a peace operation to follow-on activities. The study will determine the necessary minimal requirements to sustain stability following a peace operation, and focus on identifying the possible indigenous and/or external institutions and programs that can be used, and how to develop and implement a strategy to achieve long-term stability. The product of this study will help policy makers and operational commanders devise strategies that will result in sustainment of an operation's objectives following withdrawal of the peace force. See Note 22. (183)

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