Defense Threat Reduction Agency, 6801 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria, VA 22310-3398

A -- ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES SOL DTRA01-00-R-0011 POC Sarah Wiley (Contract Specialist), Donald L. Shires, Jr., (Contracting Officer E-MAIL: Click here to contact the specialist assigned to this, sarah.wiley@dtra.mil. AIC7362 applies. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) has a requirement for Advisory and Assistance (A&AS) services to support the work of the organization. DTRA's mission is to protect the U.S. and its friends against Weapons of Mass Destruction by reducing the present threat and preparing for the future threat. The objective of this procurement is to acquire technical and operational advisory and assistance services to assist DTRA and its operational elements in support of research, planning, designing, developing, implementing, integrating, testing, applying, and evaluating emerging and mature technologies and providing operational assistance and support to DTRA's mission needs. The objectives of the contract are to provide the necessary services for all directorates, as required by present and future responsibilities. The solicitation is expected to result in a single award of a cost type contract. Security requirements will be specified on each technical instruction. The overall securitystandard applicable to the contract is secret, with occasional requirements for top secret or SCI. The contract will be for a base period of three years, with two one-year options to extend the services. Estimated hours: 200,000-220,000 in each of the first two years, rising to 260,000-270,000 in the third year, and continuing at that level through both option years. Please e-mail requests for copies of the solicitation to sarah.wiley@dtra.mil, including your company name, point of contact, address, telephone and FAX numbers, and a return e-mail address. This is an unrestricted solicitation. All responsible sources may submit an offer, which will be considered. Your attention is invited to the SBA regulations issued as a result of the Small Business Reauthorization Act of 1997, which allows small businesses to retain designation as small businesses, even when they form joint ventures to compete for government contracts. The estimated release date of the solicitation is 1 February 2000. The government anticipates that we will conduct a pre-proposal conference at the DTRA facility, 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398, during the week of February 21. Specific details will be in the solicitation. Posted 01/10/00 (W-SN414581). (0010)

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