--Research and development work on coating lightweight and self-decontaminating barrier materials upon conventional General Purpose (GP) shelter and individual protective fabric.

The U.S. Army RDECOM Acquisition Center, Natick Contracting Division, on behalf of the U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center, Natick, MA, intends to award a purchase order to Ventana Research Company, Tucson, AZ, on a basis of other than full and o pen competition under the authority in FAR Subpart 6.302-1; only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The acquisition is for research and development work on coating lightweight and self-decontaminati ng barrier materials upon conventional General Purpose (GP) shelter and individual protective fabric. Ventana Research was awarded a Phase I contract for described work under the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program in December 2003. The Pha se I contract ended in January 2005 and was completed prior to the exercise of a Phase I option on that contract. Ventana is now being considered for a Phase II award under the competitive SBIR program. In anticipation of the Phase II award, the Army is interested in the pursuit of the work originally outlined in the Phase I option. There is no solicitation document available for this acquisition. Interested sources shall make any inquiries about this work no later than 28 September 2005. Reference not e 22, as above shall be awarded utilizing simplified acquisition procedures, quotations received within seven (7) days after date of publication of this synopsis shall be considered by the Army. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541710. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8731. Any inquiries about this announcement should be directed to Ms. Michelle Miller via e-mail, contact@example.gov or by facsimile, +1 (555) 000-0000.