Virginia Contracting Activity, P.O. Box 46563, Washington, D.C. 20050-6563

B -- OPEN SOURCE RESEARCH AND REPORTING IN SUPPORT OF COUNTERTERRORISM ANALYSIS SOL MDA908-98-Q-0021 POC Contract Specialist, Michael Patrom, (202)231-2159/Contracting Officer, A.T. Bewick, (202)231-8459 Non-personal services to devise an information system capable of exploiting the vast body of printed and electronic data pertaining to the proliferation of chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear (CBRN) weapons. It must be able to collect information on international terrorist activities, the capabilities and activities of groups or individuals relevant to CBRN acquisition, and their potential for using CBRN, and conduct real-time translation and academic analysis of foreign documents. Request for Quotation MDA908-98-Q-0021 is planned for release approximately 12 August 1998. Requests for the RFQ must be in writing and forwarded to the Virginia Contracting Activity. Faxed requests will be accepted and must be forwarded to area code (202)231-3368. Quotations will be due within 15 days after the RFQ is issued. Participation by small disadvantaged firms and HBCU's is encouraged. Posted 07/28/98 (W-SN229254). (0209)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0011 19980730\B-0004.SOL)