Dept. of the Army, Directorate of Contracting, Attn: ATZS-DKO-I, P.O. Box 12748, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85670-2748

B -- SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSES -- NOT R&D POC Contact Point, Marilyn Carney, 520-533-1064; Contracting Officer, Patricia Woznick This notice is being issued to comply with FAR Parts 5 and 6. The Directorate of Contracting, Fort Huachuca, Arizona is proposing to negotiate on a sole source basis an Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery (IDIQ) contract with Potomac Institute for Policy Studies, Arlington, VA, for Dual Use Technology Development Analyses. This synopsis is also a market survey. This effort will analyze issues involving the selection, development, and insertion of dual use technologies for Defense systems, including identification of future military needs, and the analyses of trends in business processes and practices. In addressing these issues, the emphasis will be on the technical and organizational process changes necessary under post Cold War era conditions, such as diminishing budgets, downsized Defense Industry and Service Labs, commercially driven technology advances, and user needs that may sometimes differ qualitatively from more traditional ones. Some of the solutions will involve the co-development and application of commercial and dual use technologies, and the formulation of new approaches for defining and meeting user needs, as well as adopting best commercial business practices. More specifically, the first task order goals are to: (1) identify and provide an understanding of factors that affect the ability of the Department of Defense to insert technology developed by Government and industry research and development facilities into fielded weapons systems, (2) employ this understanding in formulating approaches which will maximize insertion potentials, and (3) to suggest organizational and procedural changes which will help to effect these unique approaches within the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines. Potomac Institute is fully cognizant of the issues, techniques, and procedures and does not require the time, or the added expense to become familiar with the required ongoing programs or project requirements. DARPA policy dictates that the contractor for this effort have no current or future involvement in DARPA R&D programs. Potomac Institute is in compliance with this policy. Interested contractors are invited to identify their interest and technical capability, together with the biography of individuals who would be assigned to perform this effort within 15 days following the date of publication of this notice in the CBD. In the interest of time, potential sources are requested to telephone this office (520-533-1064) not later than 2 days after this notice is published of their intent to submit technical capability statements. Written responses to this announcement should be sent to two offices as follows: Patricia Woznick, Directorate of Contracting, P.O. Box 12748, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-2748 and Mary Barrett, DARPA, 3701 North Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714. Fax responses may be faxed to 520-538-0415, ATTN: Marilyn Carney. No collect calls or phone inquiries will be accepted. However, if no response to the market survey is received indicating there are no other sources with the technical capabilities required for this effort, Note 22 shall apply. (0355)

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