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IT IS THE GOVERNMENT'S INTENT TO AWARD A COST PLUS FIXED FEE FIVE YEAR INDEFINITE DELIVERY INDEFINITE QUANTITY (IDIQ) WITH TASK ORDERS TYPE CONTRACT FOR ENGINEERING EXPERTISE TO DEVELOP, MAINTAIN, IMPROVE, AND DEMONSTRATE ADVANCED WAR FIGHTING CONCEPTS, UTILIZING INTEGRATED NETWORK AND FIRE CONTROL TECHNIQUES, WITHIN THE TRANSFORMATIONAL SYSTEM ARCHITECTURES TO PROVIDE A ROBUST DEFENSE AGAINST A BROAD SPECTRUM THREAT. THESE ARCHITECTURES INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO, SURFACED-LAUNCHED ADVANCED MEDIUM RANGE AIR-TO-AIR MISSILE (SLAMRAAM) AND OTHER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE WEAPON SYSTEMS AS WELL AS ARCHITECTURES CONTAINING DEFENSE RESOURCES ASSOCIATED WITH CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION. BROAD SPECTRUM INCLUDES AIR AND MISSILE AIRCRAFT, ROCKETS, ARTILLERY AND MORTAR (RAM) PROJECTILES, SHORT RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES, MEDIUM RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES, INTERMEDIATE RANGE BALLISTIC MISSILES AND INTER-CONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILES, AND INFRASTRUCTURE THREATS AIMED AT DEGRADATION AND DISSOLUTION OF CRITICAL ARCHITECTURE OPERATIONS. AMRDEC SEEKS TO DEVELOP RESPONSE FLEXIBLE ARCHITECTURE MODELS APPLICABLE TO DYNAMIC BATTLESPACE ADAPTATION AND RISK MITIGATION. AS SUCH, INNOVATIVE TOOLS AND TECHNOLOGIES THAT PROVIDE THE ANALYTICAL ENVIRONMENT FOR CHARACTERIZING AND ADDRESSING THESE ISSUES ARE BEING DEVELOPED. THE PROPOSED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS FROM 24 FEBRUARY 2011 THROUGH 24 FEBRUARY 2016. BASED UPON MARKET RESEARCH, THE GOVERNMENT IS NOT UTILIZING THE POLICIES CONTAINED IN FAR PART 12. AUTHORITY CITED: STATUTORY AUTHORITY PERMITTING OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITION FOR THIS REQUIREMENT IS 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(1), AS IMPLEMENTED BY PARAGRAPHS 6.302-1 OF THE FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) ENTITLED- ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE AND NO OTHER SUPPLIES OR SERVICES WILL SATISFY AGENCY REQUIREMENTS. THIS ACQUISITION WILL BE SOLE SOURCE TO QinetiQ North America (QNA), 890 EXPLORER BLVD., HUNTSVILLE, AL 35806. QNA IS UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO PERFORM TASKS DEFINED UNDER THE PROPOSED SCOPE AS THEY POSSESS THE UNIQUE ARCHITECTURE EXPERTISE AND CAPABILITIES COMBINED WITH SPECIFIC QNA ANALYTICAL TOOLS REQUIRED TO PERFORM THIS EFFORT AND SATISFY THE GOVERNMENTS MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS. THE UNIQUE CAPABILITIES AND LABORATORY IS DESCRIBED IN TERMS OF KEY PERSONNEL AND DOMAIN KNOWLEDGE, UNIQUE METHODOLOGIES, AND CRITICAL TOOLS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. FORMAL COMMUNICATION RELATED TO THIS ACQUISITION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO JANET CHILDERS. YOU MAY FAX OR MAIL YOUR REQUEST ATTN: CCAM-RD-B, JANET CHILDERS, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, US ARMY CONTRACTING COMMAND, BLDG. 5400 LINDNER ROAD, REDSTONE ARSENAL, AL 35898; EMAIL: contact@example.gov ; FAX NUMBER: +1 (555) 000-0000. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT AN OFFER, WHICH WILL BE CONSIDERED.