55 CONS/LGCZ, 101 Washington Square, Offutt AFB, NE 68113-2107FOREIGN MEDIA ANALYSIS/STRATEGIC INFORMATION OPERATIONS SUPPORT FOR USSTRATCOM POC: Virginia Jones, 402-294-9811 or Laurie Techmeier, 402-232-6578; Contracting Officer, Jeffrey A. Kasza, 402-294-8940. APPROXIMATE SOLICITATION ISSUE DATE: May/June 2005. The 55th Contracting Squadron will be conducting the solicitation and award of a full and open competition, non-personal services, firm fixed price, follow-on contract for a base period and four (4) one year option periods. This effort is to provide foreign media analysis (FMA) support joint/combined operational planning related to intelligence, DoD Information Operations (IO), Global Strike, and Strategic Communications in support of the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT), STRATCOM missions and assigned tasks. The Government anticipates issuing a Request For Proposal (RFP) for performance over a five-year period. This period will be a base year and will include four one-year options for the following four fiscal years. The objective of this effort is to access, analyze, coordinate, and disseminate FMA in a multi-layered approach to media analysis for joint/combined operational planning and command/services/agencies (C/S/A) decision-maker situational awareness. FMA is particularly critical to achieving and measuring the effects of assurance, deterrence, and dissuasion in the modern battlespace. As a supporting and supported global combatant command, USSTRATCOM also requires these services to support other combatant commanders and C/S/As. The contractor must have demonstrated experience in foreign media analysis, open source media collection and processing, robust statistical pattern/trend analysis, foreign language translation, international public information, DoD joint/combined planning, strategic communications planning, research and database development, designing/constructing/and hosting web sites and email list activities. Contractor must have planning and implementation experience with respect to asymmetric threats, as well as an understanding of the international non-English language media. Contractor must have the ability to assess all media sources, including broadcast, print, and electronic providers. Contractor must have detailed experience in translating content from and into Arabic, Urdu, Pashtu, and additional languages that do not use Latin character sets, and the ability to draw analytical conclusions based on statistical trends/patterns and content analyses. The contractor must also have cultural knowledge of major countries in each area of responsibility (AOR) involved in the GWOT. The contractor must have extensive experience with regard to the US Defense community operations. The contractor must have the ability to perform activities at HQ USSTRATCOM full-time, and on a 24x7 schedule during critical periods, and reduce staff schedules during other periods. All on-site contractor personnel shall possess a TOP SECRET clearance and be SCI indoctrinated, have a current Single Scope Background (SSBI) on file with DISCO, or be SCI eligible at time of award. This acquisition will be conducted using commercial procedures per FAR Part 12 and negotiated procedures in accordance with FAR Part 15. The RFP and all associated documents, when issued, will be posted on the required government wide point of entry. No solicitation is available at this time. Offerors are encouraged to subscribe/register for this solicitation number through http://www.fedbizopps.gov to ensure they automatically receive all documents associated with the procurement in a timely manner. All associated documents will be released electronically. The NAICS code is 541820, and the size standard is $6M. Anticipated award date is Summer 2005. Address questions via-mail to the contract specialists or contracting officer only. No discussions will be conducted telephonically. Point of Contact Laurie Techmeier, 402-232-6578; Virginia Jones (402) 294-9811. Email questions to:
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[email protected] . Jeffrey Kasza, Contracting Officer, Phone 402-294-8940, Fax 402-294-7280, Email your questions to:
[email protected].