A -- MASINT R&D Industry Conference

The Virginia Contracting Activity at Patrick AFB in Florida will be conducting a Classified Industry Conference for all interested organizations and personnel. The purpose of the Industry Conference is to present contractors with information and submission instructions pertaining to publication of a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for Research and Development. The BAA will solicit unique and creative solutions, technologies, and state of the art approaches within six broad classified MASINT mission areas of scientific study and experimentation from the following 5 technical thrust areas; Radar, Electro-Optic (Infrared, Spectral sensing lasers), Material (chemical and biological), Geo-physical (seismic, acoustic, and magnetic monitoring) and Radio Frequency (unintentional emanations). The BAA is expected to have a 4-year effective period with a total value of $100 million dollars. The BAA was published in the Federal Business Opportunities (FBO) on 01 Nov 04. Interested parties are advised that only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government. When: 10 Dec 04 Where: Base Theatre 431 Titan Road Patrick AFB, FL 32925 Time: 8:00 am-12:00 pm Please note that this presentation will not represent a significant change from the December 03 MASINT Industry Day. Attendance at the Industry Day is not a prerequisite for submitting a BAA White Paper, however, it will provide a valuable opportunity for questions and answers. Written questions may be submitted during the conference. All unclassified questions, including those not answered at the conference, will be posted on the Fed Biz Ops web site. Seating at the Industry Day briefing is limited. Request a maximum of two (2) representatives per organization. An individual question/answer session with the government team will not be conducted on this date. Sessions may be scheduled, for a later date, by e-mailing the Contracting Officer. All attendees to the Industry Day will be mailed a classified CD following the presentation. Interested parties not attending the Industry Day may request the classified CD by e-mailing Ms. Susan Engel. The classified CD will be available within 30 days following the Industry Day. REGISTRATION INFORMATION Pre-registration for Industry Day is required by 3:00 PM Eastern Standard time, 08 Dec 2004. Attendance at Industry Day will be subject to: (1) Being a U.S. citizen or green card holder. (2) Being cleared to the SECRET level. (3) E-mailing attendance requests to the Conference POC: Ms. Susan Engel, contact@example.gov, phone: +1 (555) 000-0000. She will respond with a security clearance form and other registration information. Badging and sign-in will occur 10 Dec 04, from 0700-0800 hours. Those who do not pre-register will not be admitted. Pre-registered attendees will be transported from a remote parking lot off base to the base theater from 0645-0745 hours. To obtain detailed information regarding the planned Industry Day please call Ms. Susan Engel. POINTS OF CONTACT Industry Conference POC: Susan Engel, Phone +1 (555) 000-0000 Email: contact@example.gov Contracting Officer: Jody Tully, Email: contact@example.gov Contracting Office Address The Virginia Contracting Activity, 1030 South Highway A1A, Building 989, Patrick AFB FL 32925-3002