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A -- FURNISH PROFESSIONAL SUPPORT FOR GEOLOGICAL RESEARCH AND INFORMATION SYSTEM ANALYSIS SOL DACA39-97-R-0015 DUE 031197 POC Tommy James, Contract Specilaist, (601)634-3171 WEB: Contracting Division Homepage, http://www.wes.army.mil/contract.htm. E-MAIL: Tommy James, jamesw@ex1.wes.army.mil. Furnish all labor, equipment, materials, and plant as necessary to provide professional support in the performance of specific tasks for the Geotechnical Laboratory in connection with ongoing and proposed research efforts. Major Major R&D thrusts include broadening the knowledge base in seismic safety evaluation and remediation of dams; developing civil engineering technologies and analytical tools to assist engineers and logisticians in rapidly assessing current conditions, necessary repairs, and possible by-pass routes of lines of communications (roads and airfields); developing obstacle planning software and analytical models to assist the engineer in planning and executing counter mobility operations; and developing technologies to provide consistent, scalable, and reliable representations of mobility in models and simulations in support of virtual proving grounds, command and control systems, and combat simulations. General requirements of this contract will include the acquisition and assess- ment of project information and the design and construction of geological databases, geological geographical information systems, and other visualizations necessary for accomplishment of project requirements. The contract shall be for a period of one year with the Government having the option to extend for four additional years. Proposals will be evaluated based on offeror's demonstrated performance, experience and technical background of key personnel, capability to perform contract requirements, and cost. The Government intends to release solicitation number DACA39-97-R-0015 on or about February 7, 1997 on the internet. Printed specifications will not be available. Also, the Government reserves the right to use only the internet as notification of any changes to this solicitation. It is, therefore, the contractor's responsibility to check the internet daily for any posted changes to this solicitation. Contractors may view and/or download this solicitation and all amendments from the following address: "http://tsn.wes.army.mil/". A minimum of thirty (30) days from the date of release will be allowed for submission of offers (reference solicitation for response date). All responsible [8(a)] sources may submit a proposal which will be considered. See Note 4. (0022)

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