SPECIAL STUDIES AND ANALYSIS On behalf of the Office of the Secretary of Defense/Net Assessment and in accordance with FAR Subpart 6.3, the Defense Supply Service-Washington intends to award a purchase order (under the simplified acquisition threshold) on a sole source basis to Hobe Corporation for a study entitled "Evaluation of China's Industrial and Related Infrastructure for the Deployment of Space Based Communcations System(s)in the Year 2020 and Beyond." There is no solicitation document. This notice is not a request for quotes. Interested firms may send a capabilities statement to the attention of H.W. SHATTO, JR., DSS-W, 5200 Army Pentagon, Rm. 1C243, Research, Studies and Grants Division, Washington, D.C. 20310-5200. Capability statements must be received by this office within 15 days from publication of this notice. Posted 09/15/98 (W-SN250027).

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