Pentagon seeks ideas

[Richard Norris]

Peg,

After spending 26 years in the military, and seeing their change processes
up close, I believe those in the pentagon would warm up nicely to Open
Space.

I was fortunate to be at the U.S. Army War College when Meg Wheatly was a
guest speaker for a day. I  observed the students (most now generals)
reaction to her message.  I walked away with a new respect for their
receptiveness to the possibilities of new ways to look at the world they
operate in.

Open Space...what a great place to invent new gadgets!  Sad to think that
Open Space might be used for creating weapons of destruction....but they are
a part of the world we live in.  Open Space is unconditional I believe.

Rich Norris

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peggy Holman" <peggy at opencirclecompany.com>
To: <OSLIST at LISTSERV.BOISESTATE.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, October 31, 2001 2:55 PM
Subject: Pentagon seeks ideas


> 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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