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R -- US ARMY RESERVE FORCE STRUCTURE, TRAINING, MANAGMENT AND ANALYTICAL SUPPORT SOL OCARCW-8306-0001 POC Contracting Officer Denise McCarthy (609) 562-3456 (Site Code DAKF29) Army Reserve Force Structure, Training, Management and Analytical Support. Refer to OCARCW-8306-0001. POC: Denise M. McCarthy, Contracting Officer, FAX: 609-562-6933. The US Army Reserve intends to award a sole source, small business set-aside, contract to SY Technology, Inc. pursuant to 41 USC 253(c)(1): Only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. This procurement is to provide the Officer of the Chief, Army Reserve, the United States Army Reserve Command, and the Army Reserve Personnel Command with the expertise in the performance of several major bi-annual Army-wide and Army Reserve-wide milestones. The tasks include all the review, development, coordination, analysis, and program management support related to the activities performed under a delivery order type contract. The contractor will provide expertise for the Army Reserve's participation in the Army's force integration and management, AC/RC integration, training, human resourcesment, AC/RC integration, training, human resources management, programming and budgeting processes. SY Technology, Inc., represents a unique source for the technical integration expertise the Army Reserve requires to meet goals and objectives set forth by the Army in the Mission Task Organized Force (MTOF) development processs. The MTOF development process will determine those requirements over 47 different major theatre warfare, peacetime intervention, humanitarian assistance, and other small- scale contingency operations scenarios. The MTOF process will be used, by both the Army and the Army Reserve, to form their baseline strategies and their force structure, personnel, training, and resourcing inputs (and justification for those inputs) for future Defense Planning Guidances, future TAAs, and the next Quadrennial Defense Review (which will begin in the Spring of 1999). The U.S. Army Reserve believes that SY Technology, Inc. has a unique perspective on Army Reserve force structure, training requirements, personnel management, and budgeting processes which, in conjunction with their experience and involvement in the daily operation of the Army's TAA, AC/RC integration, training, and personnel management processes, makes them uniquely qualified to perform these tasks. Response to this notice will be the basis to determine whether bonafide competition exists and whether a solicitation issued on the basis of Full and Open Competion is appropriate. Only written requests are acceptable. Firms must submit a capability statement and all pertinent information identifying their capability to satisfy the Government's requirements. This information will be considered only if clear and convincing documentation, including technical information is received by this officer by 15 December 1998. No solicitation document is available. A request for documentation from this office will not be considered an affirmative Posted 12/02/98 (I-SN276332). (0336)

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