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B -- STUDY OF DRUG SMUGGLING DETERRENCE SOL 282-99-0006 DUE 011499 POC Allison C. Ford, Contract Specialist, Janet H. Miller, Contracting Officer (301) 443-2475 WEB: Program Support Center, http://cbd-submit@gpo.gov. E-MAIL: PROGRAM SUPPORT CENTER, aford@psc.dhhs.gov. The Office of National Drug Control Policy through the Program Support Center, Department of Health and Human Services, is seeking a qualified Contractor to do a study to develop a reliable functional relationship between the allocation and application of interdiction resources and the deterrence of illegal drug smuggling. The analysis will be principally confined to deterrence associated with interdiction operations against all routes and modalities of illegal drug smuggling in the Source, Transit, and Arrival Zones. The totality of these zones is defined as all regions from within the source countries up to and including the border of the continental United States. Among other things, the analysis will address the allocation and application of law enforcement agency and military assets and the time dependence of deterrent effect on illegal drug smuggling. It will address domestic U.S. disruption activities only to the extent that these effect interdiction operations or suggests changes in smuggling routes likely to alter the flow of drugs in the Source, Transit and Arrival Zones. The proposed procurement is full and open. The Government intends to award a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Contract. The period of performance is one year. Solicitation 282-99-0006 will be available on or about 12/15/98. All requests for the solicitation must be submitted in writing to Allison C. Ford, Contract Specialist, DHHS/PSC, 5600 Fishers Lane, Room 5-101, Rockville, MD. 20857, or via fax to (301) 443-3849. Requests for the solicitation must reference the Solicitation Number 282-99-0006. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be accepted. Posted 11/20/98 (W-SN273641). (0324)

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