Defense Supply Service-Washington, 5200 Army Pentagon, Rm. 1D245, Washington, DC 20310-5200

H -- IN-TRANSIT SURVEILLANCE OF MOTOR RAIL CARRIERS TRANSPORTING SENSITIVE DOD MATERIAL DUE 092897 POC Point of Contact, Ms. Sally Williams (703) 693-5017, Contracting Officer, Ms. Joyce Rose (703) 695-2564 WEB: Defense Supply Service-Washington, http://www/hqda.arny.mil/dssw. E-MAIL: Defense Supply Service-Washington, willism@hqda.army.mil. The Defense Supply Service-Washington, on behalf of Military Traffic Management Command, under authority of FAR 6.302, contemplates negotiation with one source, Stanley Associates, Inc., 300 N. Washington Street, Suite 400, Alexandria, VA 22314, for a contract modification under Contract Number MDA903-93-C-0049 for the Transportation Safety and Security (TRANSS) Program. The objective of this program is to conduct covert in-transit surveillances of all commercial motor and rail carriers authorized by MTMC to transport sensitive arms, ammunition, and explosives (AA&E) and classified material. The TRANSS program was created to evaluate the carrier's compliance with all applicable DoD directives and agreements. The contract requirement also includes: conducting carrier corporate headquarters, terminal and equipment inspections; conducting government transportation visits; responding to emergencies involving carriers and appearing at board/court proceedings. All contractor personnel performing servicesunder this contract shall be required to have a SECRET clearance. The period of performance shall be for 10-months. This notice of intent is not a Request for Proposals, though any capability statement received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Information received will be considered to determine whether or not to conduct a competitive acquisition. However, any determination not to compete this contract action is within the Government's discretion. See Note 22. Interested concerns should submit capability statements to the following address: Defense Supply Service-Washington Attn: Ms. Sally Williams 5200 Army Pentagon Washington, DC 20310-5200 (0225)

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