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R -- TECHNICAL AND ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL DTCG39-99-R-E00220 DUE 081399 POC Dinah Mulligan (860) 441-2885 The U.S.C.G. Research and Development Center intends to award a firm fixed price contract for services in support of adapting commercial practices to satisfy military needs as well as expanding and documenting the commerical technology base for designing to blast. (Supplmental Commercial Design Guidance for Blast) The work will include preparing and presenting a work plan, identifying and developing a list of current commercial approaches and practices for structural design for blast, applying design pratices and approaches, identifying and developing a list of shortcomings or limitations in applying current commercial methodologies, and identifying and developing a list of modifications to commercial blast design practices. This acquisition is set-aside for small business. The Standard Industrial Classification for this acquisition is 8711 and the size standard is $2.5 Million. Offeror's proposals will be evaluated on the basis of best value with evaluation of Technical Approach, Understanding the Requirement, Personnel, and Corporate Experience. Interested parties must request the solicitation in writing, specifying the solicitation number. See Note 1 and Note 26. Posted 06/25/99 (W-SN347184). (0176)

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