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A -- DEFENSIVE INFORMATION WARFARE TECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS SOL F30602-99-R-0001 POC Doug Rosenthal, Contract Specialist, 315/330-1957; John Maxey, Program Manager, 315/330-3617. WEB: Click here to go to the Defense Info Warfare Tech Applications, http://www.if.afrl.af.mil/div/IFK/afbop/diwta/99r0001.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist., rosenthd@rl.af.mil. A forty-eight (48) month completion effort to develop, integrate, test, and support an Information Assurance: Automated Intrusion Detection Environment (IA:AIDE) on various U.S. Government information systems located at installations throughout the world while maintaining a homogeneous network linkage among these systems. Also, to provide for additional as yet undefined enhancements and expansions to the systems as these requirements become known. The Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) will demonstrate an intrusion detection integration and correlation infrastructure that will help to fill the gaps in current intrusion detection capabilities, allow correlation of sensor data between agencies and commands, and provide valuable near-real time information and warnings about the attacks on DoD information systems. A read library containing technical information relating to this acquisition is available for review by potential offerors on line at Air Force Research Laboratory WebSite containedin this notice. The solicitation is expected to be released on or about 16 Oct 98. Refer to the web link in this notice for any milestone updates. When it is issued, the solicitation will be posted to the Rome Research Site Business Opportunities Page at the web link contained in this notice. Hard copies will be mailed to those registered. SECRET clearances will be required for performance. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, Gary L. Slopka, 315-330-3204. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. TheOmbudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Branch, at 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. See Numbered Note 26. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be honored. All requests must be addressed to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Doug Rosenthal, reference the code G-9-2300-D, and contain the respondent's Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. Requests may be sent via FAX (315-330-8055), email (rosenthald @rl.af.mil, or through the mail. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, in response to the RFP, which shall be considered. Posted 09/11/98 (W-SN248520). (0254)

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