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R -- RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT, TRAINING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DAAB07-98-R-0007 DUE 051898 POC Contract Specialist JUDY CHILDERS 520/533-0361 Fax: 520/538-7471 E-mail: childersj@ emh1.hqisec.army.mil OR Contracting Officer, Hildegard Choate, 520/538-7456; choateh@emh1.hqisec.army.mil (Site Code DAAB07) This requirement was originally published 12/20/96 as Solicitation Number DAAB07-97-R-0002; was revised on 1/8/97 to DAAB07-97-R-0003; and is now changed to DAAB07-98-R-0007. USAISEC-CECOM is soliciting offers for non- personal research and development, training, and technical support services that were provided under Contract DAEA32-93-D-0004. The resultant Indefinite Delivery-Indefinite Quantity Cost contract shall be for a period of one year with four option years. A Draft Solicitation is anticipated to be available for review on or about April 3, 1998. The Final Request for Proposal (FRFP) DAAB07-98-R-0007 is anticipated to be released on or about April 24, 1998. Responses shall be in writing. Telephonic responses shall not be honored. Access to the Draft Solicitation and FRFP shall be via the CECOM Business Opportunity Page [http://cissb.hqisec.army.mil] Hard copies will not be available. Proposals must be received NLT 4 p.m. MST on June 1, 1998. A pre-proposal conference shall be held on or aboutMay 12, 1998. Reservations for the conference are required and must be received by May 5, 1998. Please contact, Judy Childers, 520/533-0361, childersj@emh1.hqisec.army.mil or Roger Hughes, 520/538-7240, hughesr@emh1.hqisec.army.mil for reservations. Hotel/motel reservations are the attendee(s) responsibility. Questions for the pre-proposal conference may be presented in advance via e-mail or facsimile to the address/numbers above. Note 5: The proposed contract is a 100% Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) and Minority Institutions (MIs) set aside as defined by the clause at 252.226-7000 of the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation Supplement. Interested HBCUs and MIs should provide the contracting office as early as possible, but not later than 15 days after this notice, evidence of their capability to perform the contract, and a positive statement of their eligibility as an HBCU or MI. Offers from other than HBCUs and MIs will not be considered. (0084)

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