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

B -- NUCLEAR EMPLOYMENT AND MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY ANALYSIS POC Karen O. Kolosvary, Contract Specialist, (703) 614-6846, Fax: (703) 695-9746 WEB: Defense Supply Service-Washington, http://www.hqda.army.mil/dsswweb. E-MAIL: Defense Supply Service-Washington, KolosKO@hqda.army.mil. The Defense Supply Service-Washington, under authority of FAR 6.302, contemplates negotiation with one source, Science Applications International Corporation, 1710 Goodridge Drive, McLean, VA for a contract to provide technical and analytic assistance in efforts to assess the adequacy of nuclear weapon employment plans with regard to policy objectives and to examine future force structures to provide an assessment of their capability to carry out the objectives. The contract will also examine operational issues pertinent to the implementation of revised guidance. In addition, the contract will assist in the development and implementation of national and departmental guidance for missile defense, deterrence policy and counterproliferation policy. This contract will provide analytic support necessary to direct and monitor the missile defense program to ensure that it is consisent with and contributes to missile defense guidance. This contract provides a continuation of several years support to the Officeof the Secretary of Defense. The period of performance will be for one basic year with two renewable option years. This notice of intent is not a Request for proposals, though any capability statements received within forty-five days after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered to determine whether to conduct a competitive acquisition. However, any determination not to compete this contract is within the Government's discretion. SEE Note 22. (0042)

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