A--The pre-solicitation is modified; set-aside for small buiness is dissolved.

The contract involves the dissolution of a previously designated small business set-aside, meaning that the competition for this requirement has been opened beyond small businesses. The requirement pertains to the provision of technical services by Wichita State University located in Wichita, Kansas. This change is reflected in the modified pre-solicitation notice issued on July 18, 2008, under solicitation number N0016708T0157. The contracting office managing this pre-solicitation is the Department of Defense’s Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division, based in Bethesda, Maryland. The work falls under the NAICS code 541330, which covers engineering services. This adjustment signals a shift in procurement approach and broadens potential vendor eligibility to all qualified firms, rather than limiting it solely to small business entities.