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B -- THREE DIA-CENTRIC CASE STUDIES SOL 635/0022Z/99 DUE 091399 POC Joan Willard 202 231 2824 The Virginia Contracting Activity, on behalf of the Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA), intends to solicit and negotiate with Thomas W. Shreeve and Associates on a sole source basis to award a contract. The contract provides for the writing of three-DIA-centric case studies focusing on one each of three core areas: structuring information for analysis and problem solving in a complex environment; relationship of DIA's analytic products to national security policy formulation and employment of military forces; and managing and leading analytic activity. A detailed teaching note for each case will be attached explaining the desired learning outcomes to be achieved by the students; sufficient background data to allow the case to be taught by an experienced case teaching method instructor; and suggested questions designed to allow the students to reach the desired learning outcomes during their exploration of the case. Each case study and accompanying teaching note will be delivered in photo ready reproducible format in both hard and soft copy. Soft copy will be in Microsoft Office and GIF compatible file formats. The project will contain information classified up to and including TS/SCI. Other sources capable of satisfying this requirement are invited to submit clear and convincing data substantiating their capability to satisfy this requirement. All responses should refer to PR 635/0022Z/99. Interested parties have 10 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit their qualifications/capabilities. Such qualifications/capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a full and open competition basis. Responses received without the requested information may be considered non-responsive to this synopsis. Oral communicatins are not acceptable to this synopsis. A determination by the Virginia Contracting Activity not to compete this proposed procurement on a full and open competition basis, based upon responses to this synopsis is solely within the discretion of the Virginia Contracting Activity. Please indicate business size. Posted 09/02/99 (W-SN375674). (0245)

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