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SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE: Nuclear Detection Geophysical Institute

Washington Headquarters Services-Acquisition Directorate is seeking sources and capability statements for the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (ASD) for Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, OASD/NCB, Threat Reduction and Arms Control (TRAC) Directorate. The Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for TRAC is seeking to establish a University Affiliated Research Center (UARC) at a recognized geophysical Institute. Responses from all qualified and experienced sources are encouraged to respond to the Notice.

The ideal provider will have experience and expertise in the following unique core competencies:

· Nuclear treaty verification: operations and RDT&E

· Geophysical MASINT and GEOINT RDT&E

· Nexus of national and international academic, industrial, interagency and defense partnerships in nuclear treaty verification

· Basic and applied geophysical research in the solid earth, atmosphere, cryosphere, oceans, unmanned aerial systems, and space

· Specialized facilities for geophysical RDT&E in acoustics, high performance computation, data analysis, global fieldwork, instrumentation, monitoring, radionuclide sensing and analysis, remote sensing, seismology, signal processing, and volcanology

· Data collection from extreme field environments, full-scale seismic and acoustic modeling, atmospheric transport modeling, event forensics for yield estimation and characterization

· Education supporting DoD workforce development and training across the geophysical spectrum Potential sources should have verifiable experience in long term relationship with the DoD in the areas of geophysical characterization. Established relationships with key academic institutions, National laboratories, and some of the key civilian contractors currently doing work in this area and have an international reputation for studying Earth and its physical environments.

In addition, potential sources should have experience in the oversight and guidance of DoD research, development, testing, evaluation and use of scientific and technological capabilities to better sense, locate, characterize, and assess the threat potential of nuclear activities worldwide as it applies to the geophysical environment.

The capabilities’ statement should include recent and relevant contracts (last 3-5 years), including the dollar value, period of performance, and scope of the work.

Please respond to the contact listed below with no more than three pages explaining in detail the magnitude of your experience in the above referenced subject matter areas. Interested sources should submit their response via email to james.l.colachis.civ@mail.mil. Sources should include their business address, point of contact, cage code, and duns number.

Disclaimer: This request for information is for market research purposes only. This is not a solicitation.