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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>OK: how about if you do a draft one pager and
invite comments from the list?</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Winston</FONT></DIV>
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<A title=peggy@OPENCIRCLECOMPANY.COM
href="mailto:peggy@OPENCIRCLECOMPANY.COM">Peggy Holman</A> </DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, October 31, 2001 2:55
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Pentagon seeks ideas</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV>Now here's a pretty radical idea. The Pentagon has put
out a request for<BR>ideas for combating terrorism. How about offering
them open space?<BR><BR>There's some information below.<BR><BR>Anyone
interested in working on this?<BR><BR>Peggy<BR><BR><A
href="http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2001/b10252001_bt540-01.html">http://www.defenselink.mil/news/Oct2001/b10252001_bt540-01.html</A><BR><BR>PENTAGON
SEEKS IDEAS ON COMBATING TERRORISM<BR>The Department of Defense announced
today that the Under Secretary of<BR>Defense for Acquisition, Technology and
Logistics and the Combating<BR>Terrorism Technology Support Office Technical
Support Working Group are<BR>jointly sponsoring a Broad Agency Announcement
(BAA) asking for help in<BR>fighting terrorism.<BR><BR>The BAA, issued Oct. 23
(No. 02-Q-4655), specifically seeks help in<BR>combating terrorism, defeating
difficult targets, conducting protracted<BR>operations in remote areas, and
developing countermeasures to weapons of<BR>mass destruction. Its objective is
to find concepts that can be developed<BR>and fielded within 12 to 18
months.<BR><BR>The BAA provides for a three-phase process in which interested
parties<BR>initially submit a one-page description of their concept. Initial
responses<BR>are due by Dec. 23, 2001. After a review of a submission and if
DoD is<BR>interested in further information, the submitter will then be asked
to<BR>provide a more detailed description of up to 12 pages of the
idea.<BR>Submitters of concepts that the department is not interested in
pursuing<BR>further will be so notified.<BR><BR>DoD will evaluate phase two
submissions and ask those who have offered the<BR>most promising ideas to
submit full proposals in a third phase that may form<BR>the basis for a
contract. Phase two submitters who are not asked to submit<BR>full proposals
will be so notified. Submitters of a full phase three<BR>proposal that is not
accepted by the department may request a formal<BR>debriefing. Debriefings
will not be provided to phase one and phase two<BR>submitters whose concepts
were not accepted.<BR><BR>Interested parties can obtain more information
concerning this BAA by<BR>visiting <A
href="http://www.bids.tswg.gov">http://www.bids.tswg.gov</A>
.<BR><BR><BR>______________________________<BR>**** Please note new
address: <A
href="mailto:peggy@opencirclecompany.com">peggy@opencirclecompany.com</A>
***<BR><BR>Peggy Holman<BR>The Open Circle Company<BR>15347 SE 49th
Place<BR>Bellevue, WA 98006<BR>425.378.8331
(fax)<BR>425.746.6274<BR><BR><A
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