R -- Sources Sought for Advisory & Assistance Services

Sources Sought Synopsis announcements are issued to assist the Agency in performing market research, to determine industry interest and capability. This is not a request for proposals. The Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA) is seeking interested sources capable of providing Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) to support the Cooperative Threat Reduction (CTR) Program. The Cooperative Threat Reduction Program assists countries of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) dismantle chemical, biological, and nuclear weapons of mass destruction (WMD) as well as related infrastructure; enhances the security and safety of WMD and weapons material storage and transportation; consolidates and secures WMD related technology and materials; monitors and consolidates dangerous pathogens that pose risks for theft, diversion, accidental release or use by terrorists; helps prevent trafficking of WMD across non-Russian FSU states; and supports defense and military cooperation with the goal of preventing proliferation to reduce the threat of WMD terrorism. The objective of the future solicitation is to acquire A&AS for the CTR Office and associated Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) oversight offices. The contract base period plus options will run for a period of up to five years. The projected start date for the contract is March 2005. Potential sources either alone or with appropriate teaming partners must have demonstrated expertise/capability in all the following areas: ? Strategic planning, cost benefit analysis, and Pre-Systems Acquisition Planning ? Planning, Programming, and Budgeting System (PPBS) and Congressional reporting support ? DoD acquisition process ? Travel, passport, and meetings support ? Information systems networking and database management ? Acquisition and operational logistics ? Nuclear, chemical and biological weapons systems, including materials transportation, custody, control, secure storage and demilitarization ? Strategic nuclear weapons delivery systems (ICBM's, heavy bombers and ballistic missile submarines) dismantlement and infrastructure elimination ? Safety, construction, civil, mechanical, chemical, biological, industrial, electrical, and nuclear engineering ? Russian and other FSU language interpretation and translation ? Preparation of requirements documents, plans, budgets, reports, briefings, presentations, histories, public relations articles and official cables ? Cost estimating; technical and cost evaluation of proposals; and technical review of contract deliverables ? Development of contract technical tasks, Contract Data Requirements Lists (CDRL), and other contract-related items ? Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) requirements, protocols and conventions Contractors who believe they posses the expertise and experience shall submit technical capabilities in writing. Interested contractors should also address whether they can fulfill the requirements via GSA schedules. Please send responses to Scott Vitarelli, via facsimile at (703) 767-4691 or e-mail (Scott.Vitarelli@dtra.mil) by close of business on 9 April 04. Please limit your response to no more than ten pages, using Times New Roman 12 pt font or equivalent. The Agency will be hosting an Industry Day conference on or about 19 April 2004. The purpose of the conference is to provide additional information on CTR requirements and give industry an opportunity to seek further information on the acquisition. Additional information regarding this conference will be posted at the DTRA website (link will be provided in a subsequent modification to this announcement). If you are interested in attending the Industry Day conference, please send your company name, point of contact, phone, and e-mail address to Scott.Vitarelli@dtra.mil by close of business 12 April 2004: 04 May, 2004 - The Government is planning on holding one-on-one meetings with companies interested in this procurement. Please see DTRA's website for more information; http://www.dtra.mil/acq/acq_procopp.html