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A -- ASSEMBLED CHEMICAL WEAPONS ASSESSMENT (ACWA) PROGRAM SUPPORT SOL DAAD13-98-R-0046 DUE 090398 POC Bob Foote, Contract Specialist, 410-671-2515, Charles A. Comaty, Contracting Officer, 410-671-3750 E-MAIL: AMC Acquisition Center, CBDCOM Procurement Branch, rcfoote@cbdcom.apgea.army.mil. The U.S. Army Program Manager for Assembled Chemical Weapon Assessment (PMACWA) anticipates negotiations with Arthur D. Little, Inc. on a sole source basis. The PMACWA requires wide-ranging types of engineering expertise in support of their mission for demonstrating at least two alternative technologies to incineration for the disposal of assembled chemical weapons as mandated by Congress in PL 104-208. Technical support for this effort will include: (a) comparative evaluations of the performance of alternative demilitarization technologies, systems, processes and equipment; (b) preparation of testing requirements of demilitarization components and equipment; (c) planning and execution of demonstrations of chemical demilitarization unit operations; (d) analyses of demilitarization systems safety, hazards, risks, and mitigation measures; (e) analyses of life cycle costs, cost elements, and cost factors in support of budgets and evaluation of alternatives; (f) evaluations and analyses of organizational concepts including economic analyses and trade-off studies; and (g) independent analyses of contractor performance and deliverables (i.e. reports). It is imperative that the performance of this effort not be jeopardized by either potential business opportunities, or business arrangements which have been, or may be, entered into by the contractor with facility designers, equipment manufacturers, facility operators, or other contractors. If any reponsible source other than Arthur D. Little, Inc. can fulfill the above requirements and wishes to submit a proposal, it will be considered. See Note 22. Posted 07/14/98 (W-SN222716). (0195)

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