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

U -- OPEN SYSTEMS EDUCATION AND TRAINING SOL DASW01-98-M-0641 DUE 112197 POC Zalerie Moore, (703)695-2563, Kathy Dobeck, Contracting Officer (703)695-2562 WEB: Defense Supply Service -Washington, http://www.hqda.army.mil/dssw. E-MAIL: Defense Supply Service-Washington, moorezp@hqda.army.mil. Defense Supply Service-Washington intends to procure on behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Open Systems Joint Task Force Office training for the Open Systems Workshop. The contractor shall assist with the improvement of the Department of Defense (DoD) weapons system acquisition process by providing open systems training. The open system approach emphasizes the use of commercial practices, products, and interface standards to provide program managers quick access to technologies. This approach will maximize combat effectiveness under any cost constraint. Defense Supply Service-Washington, pursuant to FAR 6.302, contemplates negotiation with only one source, BRTRC Technical Research, 8260 Willow Oak Corp. Drive, Suite 800, Fairfax, VA 22031 for the services. The period of performance will be from November through December 1997. This notice of intent is not a Request for Proposals, though any capability statement received within 10 Days after the publication date of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. Information received will be considered to determine whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. However, any determination not to compete this contract is within the Governmnent's discretion. Interested concerns should submit capability statements or inquiries to the address stated above. (0310)

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