B -- URBAN TERRAIN ZONE PROJECT

The Virginia Contracting Activity on behalf of the Defense Intelligence Agency, intends to award a follow-on Firm-Fixed Price purchase order, on a sole source basis, to Pennsylvania State University to provide services for the continued development of an Urban Terrain Zone (UTZ) database to support geospatial modeling, visualization, and mission planning. The database provides a graphical representation of all-source data on certain urban areas in selected countries and will include the use of Urban Terrain Zones and city infrastructure data. The period of performance is for one year folowing contract award. Secret Level clearances are required to accomplish the work specified in this contract. Any interested Universities or Colleges have 7 days from the publication date of this synopsis to submit their qualification and capability statement. Such qualifications and capabilities will be used solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct this procurement on a full and open competitive basis. Responses received without the requested information may be considered non-responsive to this synopsis. Oral communications are not accepted. Resposes should reference PR Number 645-0020Z-02 and should be submitted via facsimile, or e-mail. A determination by the Virginia Contracting Activity not to compete this proposed procurement on a full and open competitive basis, based upon responses to this synopsis is solely within the discretion of the Virginia Contracting Activity.