Defense Supply Center Columbus, P.O. Box 16704, DSCC-PLI, Columbus OH 43216-5010

A -- WEAPON SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGY INFORMATION ANALYSIS CENTER SOL SP0700-99-R-0051 POC Paul Recklau, 614-692-7119 E-MAIL: Paul Recklau, paul_recklau@dscc.dla.mil. This solicitation is for the establishment and operation of the Weapon Systems Technology Information Analysis Center (WSTIAC) to be awarded for a three (3) year base period with two three (3) year option periods. The mission of WSTIAC is to perform the functions of a DoD Information Analysis Center (IAC) as described in DoD Instruction 3200.14. The Scientific and Technical Information (STI) products and services resulting from WSTIAC efforts are intended to increase the productivity of the DoD Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation (RDT&E) community's scientific and engineering functions through timely dissemination of authoritative, accurate, and high quality STI in conventional and directed energy weapons systems technology fields. Accordingly, WSTIAC shall continually monitor information sources and extract weapons systems technology related STI from worldwide engineering, technical and scientific information, including documents, databases, electronic, paper, and other information media sources. The contractor shall ensure maximum use of the resources of other DoD IACs. WSTIAC information collection, analysis, and dissemination efforts should facilitate use of existing STI, while reducing unnecessary duplication of research, information collection, analysis, and dissemination efforts. The contractor shall develop maintain, and market IAC products and services to STI users in Government, industry, and academia, as well as decision and policy makers in the acquisition community. The WSTIAC contractor shall identify and seek out opportunities to provide weapons systems technology information to DoD components, other U.S. Government agencies and departments, their contractors, and other authorized recipients of WSTIAC information. The WSTIAC shall provide the DoD and user community with timely and authoritative information relative to key R&D concepts, results, and trends; applications and processes; and assessment of international R&D technology. The WSTIAC contractor shall monitor and extract related information, including but not limited to, the science, technology, and acquisition of conventional and directed energy weapons systems technology and related guidance, intelligence gathering systems, training, analyses, databases, model repositories, laboratory studies, testing, hardware, components, systems, and subsystems. The systems and subsystems shall include, but not be limited to, aircraft, ships, satellites, guns, ordinance, missiles, rockets, bombs, submunitions, projectiles, mines/countermines, munitions-dispersing canisters, lasers and high power microwaves, intelligence gathering systems, guidance and control, command guidance communications links and undersea weapons. The Defense Supply Center Columbus (DSCC) intends to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) under solicitation number SP0700-99-R-0051 for the WSTIAC on or about May 14, 1999 with a closing date approximately 30 days thereafter. This requirement will be satisfied using full and open competition procedures. Offers in response to the solicitation will be evaluated under Source Selection Procedures as outlined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR). ORAL TECHNICAL PRESENTATIONS will be used to streamline the acquisition process. It is anticipated that CONTRACT AWARD WILL BE MADE WITHOUT DISCUSSIONS. Contract award decisions will be made after an impartial assessment of all evaluation factors. Contractors interested in receiving a copy of the RFP must request a copy in writing from DSCC-PLI, ATTN: Paul Recklau, Building 20, 3990 E. Broad St., P O Box 16704, Columbus, OH 43216-5010, FAX: (614) 693-1532 or email: paul_recklau@dscc.dla.mil (preferred). See Note 26. Posted 04/01/99 (W-SN315237). (0091)

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