A -- Mine Countermeasures

The Office of Naval Research (ONR) intends to negotiate with MTS Technologies Inc, 2800 Shirlington Road, Suite 1000, Arlington, Virginia 22206, on a sole source basis to develop a Concept Assessment Model, which has the capability to determine most favorable relationships and optimum operational combinations of: Concepts of Operations (CONOPS), operational performance, engineering performance, and cost factors, for unmanned and autonomous vehicles being operated or under consideration by the Navy for mine countermeasure missions. This effort will result in assembling the optimum balance of technologies proposed and developed by industry, academia and government laboratories. This model builds on a set of proprietary technologies and assessment and evaluative tools previously developed by MTS Technologies Inc. Responses to this notice must be received within forty-five days after publication of this notice. See Note Numbered 22 (per FAR 5.207).