--Updating Data Base

The U.S. Army Research Institute plans to award a sole source purchase order under the simplified acquisition threshold to Ms. Winnie Young of Alexandria, VA, to update and enhance the ACF and MGIB databases. This contract involves verifying and archiving FY 2005 VA benefit usage data for potential future updates to ARI’s ACF cohort files. The contractor will also process quarterly data files from FY 2005-2006 Army EMF and DMDC, incorporating re-enlistment and attrition information into the updated MGIB cohort files. Additionally, the MGIB database will be updated, select tabulations on MGIB benefit usage prepared, and thorough documentation created detailing variables, data sources, selection methods, and other relevant information to support subsequent analyses. There is no solicitation document associated with this contract, and this notice is not a request for quotes. However, interested firms are invited to submit capability statements within 10 days of the notice publication to the contracting office at Fort Belvoir, VA. Submission of these capabilities statements will not guarantee further consideration for the award. The contracting activity falls under the Department of Defense’s Adap Spt Office, with the relevant NAICS code being 541511, which aligns with custom computer programming services.