Pentagon seeks ideas

[Peggy Holman]

Now here's a pretty radical idea.  The Pentagon has put out a request for
ideas for combating terrorism.  How about offering them open space?

There's some information below.

Anyone interested in working on this?

Peggy

http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2001/b10252001_bt540-01.html

PENTAGON SEEKS IDEAS ON COMBATING TERRORISM
The Department of Defense announced today that the Under Secretary of
Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics and the Combating
Terrorism Technology Support Office Technical Support Working Group are
jointly sponsoring a Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) asking for help in
fighting terrorism.

The BAA, issued Oct. 23 (No. 02-Q-4655), specifically seeks help in
combating terrorism, defeating difficult targets, conducting protracted
operations in remote areas, and developing countermeasures to weapons of
mass destruction. Its objective is to find concepts that can be developed
and fielded within 12 to 18 months.

The BAA provides for a three-phase process in which interested parties
initially submit a one-page description of their concept. Initial responses
are due by Dec. 23, 2001. After a review of a submission and if DoD is
interested in further information, the submitter will then be asked to
provide a more detailed description of up to 12 pages of the idea.
Submitters of concepts that the department is not interested in pursuing
further will be so notified.

DoD will evaluate phase two submissions and ask those who have offered the
most promising ideas to submit full proposals in a third phase that may form
the basis for a contract. Phase two submitters who are not asked to submit
full proposals will be so notified. Submitters of a full phase three
proposal that is not accepted by the department may request a formal
debriefing. Debriefings will not be provided to phase one and phase two
submitters whose concepts were not accepted.

Interested parties can obtain more information concerning this BAA by
visiting http://www.bids.tswg.gov .


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Peggy Holman
The Open Circle Company
15347 SE 49th Place
Bellevue, WA  98006
425.378.8331 (fax)
425.746.6274

www.opencirclecompany.com

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