South Asian Regional Strategic Security Engagement for the National Nuclear Security Administration

The Office of Nonproliferation and International Security (NA-24) of the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) within the Office of Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation (NA-20), National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), plans to contract for services by means of other than full and open competition to: 1) host visiting fellows from Pakistan; 2) analyze the economic aspects of Pakistan's nuclear program; 3) conduct a variety of analytical projects that will contribute to the development of nuclear risk reduction measures in South Asia; 4) develop and maintain on-line resources for use by South Asian Security Experts to discourse on strategic regional security matters; 5) host Track II workshops and other structured events for analysts from India and Pakistan; and, 6) assist in the development of new educational initiatives on nuclear security matters in the region. Key to this effort is the contractor's ability to effectively establish and maintain working relationships with Pakistani officials and South Asian nuclear strategic analysts, and to generate in-depth analysis contributing to the understanding of India-Pakistan nuclear crises and the development of risk reduction / confidence-building measures. The contracting activity is to be performed by the NNSA Contracts and Procurement Division, Services Acquisition Branch (NA-APM-124).