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B -- KOREAN WAR POW-MIA RESEARCH IN CHINA SOL DASW01-99-Q-0408 DUE 083199 POC T. J. Davies, E-mail: davietj@hqda.army.mil E-MAIL: davietj@hqda.army.mil, davietj@hqda.army.mil. The Defense Supply Service-Washington, on behalf of the Defense Prisoner of War-Missing Personnel Office (DPMO), is seeking sources who can conduct research and obtain documentation to determine the status of personnel missing from the Korean War and the Cold War. The proposed contractor must have unique and specialized knowledge of the mission of DPMO and the Korean War. The anticipated period of performance is 120 days from the date of award; however, if there are a number of remaining sites to be visited, and the quality and usefulness of documents provided during the initial period prove supportive of the Government's needs, the contract could be extended in one-year increments. The proposed contractor must have access to China and first hand knowledge of individuals, repositories and archives with information from sources that remain inaccessible to the DPMO and the U.S. Government. The proposed contractor must have the capability to access sites, review information and obtain documents that directly support DPMO in determining the status of personnel that remain missing from the Korean War. REQUIRED SKILLS/KNOWLEDGE: The contractor must: demonstrate access to individuals, sites, and files located in the People's Republic of China (PRC) that are not accessible by U.S. Government personnel; have language capability to communicate verbally with individuals providing information and the capability to translate documents and provide synopses of discussions and visual media; provide evidence of prior knowledge of, and understanding of, the requirements; and provide supporting documentation demonstrating ability to perform assigned tasks. All interested parties must submit a capability statement (curriculum vitae) describing their ability to meet this requirement. Electronic mail responses only. All responses must be received by 12:00 noon EST, 31 August 1999. Posted 08/14/99 (W-SN367841). (0226)

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