Director, USAMC Acquisition Center, Aberdeen Proving Ground, Attn: STEAA-AE, 4118 Susquehanna Ave., Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD 21005-5002

A -- R&D IDIQ CONTRACT SOL DAAD05-00-R-7044 POC Shonn Moore, 410-278-5034 and David Hart, 410-278-2423 WEB: Click on above website to obtain copy of solicitation., https://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: Click above email address to contact the contracting, shonn.moore@sbccom.apgea.army.mil or david.hart@sbccom.apgea.army.mil. The Army Materiel Command Acquisition Center, located at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland has a requirement for services to support the Office of Special Technology (OST). OST has customers that are primarily from the Special Operations, Explosive Ordinance Disposal, Intelligence and C4ISR, and Law Enforcement communities as well as the research community such as the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. At OST, the focus is satisfying the operational needs of the customers by means of development of advanced prototypes, equipment improvement, and technical support. OST is also required to work according to formal defense acquisition practices as they relate to the transition of new systems to the field. The contractor shall provide labor and material and also facilities in support of research and development activities at OST. The work encompasses prototype development, technical and management services, and support to the field during evaluation. This contract shall provide access to state-of-the-art technology and industry experts and a means to rapidly build new equipment. This contract shall also provide a mechanism by which limited numbers of prototypes are procured, but it does not cover production of significant quantities. All services under this acquisition shall be performed under task orders, as required. The solicitation will be issued on or about 2 October 2000. The proposals will be due 45 days from the date issued, unless amended. The solicitation will only be available at this web site: https://abop.monmouth.army.mil. Offerors may view the RFP by clicking on "View by Army Contracting Activity" click on the down arrow to "AMC Activity Center," click "browse solicitation", click all business opportunity by number, and then finally click on the RFP number, DAAD05-00-R-7044. Posted 08/04/00 (W-SN482723). (0217)

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