Coastal Systems Station Dahlgren Division, 6703 W. Highway 98, Panama City, FL

R -- FEASIBILITY STUDY AND TECHNICAL ANALYSIS SOL N61331-99-Q-1700 DUE 120398 POC John Miller, Contract Specialist, (850)235-5399, Carol A. Dreger, Contracting Officer, (850)234-4863 The Coastal Systems Station (CSS) intends to issue a sole source purchase order to Applied Research Associates, Inc. (ARA) for a feasibility study and technical analysis related to the development of a Coastal Operations Institute operational guidelines and procedures. The Coastal Operations Institute is envisioned as an organization that will work in a full partnership arrangement between Federal, State, and Local agencies as well as academic and industrial organizations. Such an institute represents a unique way of doing business in the DoD arena. The Coastal Operations Institute will consist of a number of Centers (or Divisions) each focusing on a unique technical or business area. At present, the Coastal Operations Institute will consist of five Centers: Scientific Diving; Simulation and Virtual Test and Evaluation; Science and Technology; Gulf of Mexico System; and Economic Development. A requirement exists for a detailed technical and operational analysis to establish the Institute organizationalstructure and financial planning approaches, operating procedures, operating guidelines, partnership identification and certification procedures, alternative management approaches, and milestone sequence associated with the stand-up and subsequent operation. Only ARA can perform this effort because the company has become a part of the Government analysis team for converting DoD technologies into commercial and academic activities. Only ARA possesses the unique commercial business experience and capabilities that are of the type necessary to assist CSS in the development of recommended operating structures, procedures, and processes associated with the envisioned Coastal Operations Institute. Only ARA has a demonstrated performance of converting DoD technologies into commercial activities as evidenced by their Bio-Research Laboratory and its applications to commercial operations. One of the fundamental outputs of the Coastal Operations Institute will be an application of DoD operational knowledge to commercial and academic activities. Only ARA is uniquely qualified to accurately assess CSS program goals and to ensure that they are in line with U.S. Navy and DoD program goals. In summary, all documentation required to perform this development effort was generated by ARA. ARA is the only contractor with all the first hand, resident knowledge required to successfully perform for the Government. In order for any other contractor to attempt to complete this effort, they would have to extract a myriad technical information that now only presides at ARA. It still would be very unlikely that they would be able to perform. Note 22 Applies Posted 11/18/98 (I-SN272523). (0322)

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