Advance Planning Briefing for Industry 10 October 2008 Mr. Chuck Comaty

OBJECTIVES Create a quality product (mission support contract) that meets the needs of ECBC and is accessible to the CBRNE community and related customers Maintain integrity of existing contract mechanisms; don’t break what is working Seek economies in resources (eliminate duplication, prudent use of manpower across ECBC and the Acquisition Center, reduce procurement lead time) Look for efficiencies in the proposal process Explore opportunities to address small business concerns

CONTRACT CONCEPT Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity Task Order Contract 5-year performance period Contract ceiling:>$1B Contract minimum: $500,000

STATEMENT OF WORK  Scientific Research & Development  Life Cycle Systems Engineering  Product Integration  Product Assessment  Quality Assurance  Product Engineering  Acquisition Logistics Support  Safety, Security, Surety & Environmental Support  Training  Software Support  Management Studies & Support  Studies & Analysis (non R&D)  Translation  Surety & Personnel Reliability Program Support [optional]

STATEMENT OF WORK Scientific Research and Development - Studies, analyses and experimentation in both laboratory and non-laboratory environments. -Topics may include : biosciences, CB detection, CB information systems technology, CB protection and decontamination sciences, chemical sciences, toxicology, aerosol science, and obscurants.

STATEMENT OF WORK Management Studies and Support - Management studies and tasks - Topics may include organizing and facilitating meetings; preparing responses to taskers; developing and providing briefings and audiovisual aids in support of mission programs; performing risk analysis and preparing environmental documentation; preparing standing operating procedures; and preparing and editing public release articles, technical reports, manuscripts, annual reports, and other written materials.

PRELIMINARY SCHEDULE Sources Sought Notice 18 & 24 Sep 08 Industry Day 10 Oct 08 One-on-One Meetings 20-31Oct 08 Pre-Solicitation Conference 2 Mar 09 Issue Request for Proposal 30 Mar 09 Proposals Due 15 May 09 Revised Proposals Due 17 Jul 09 Award 17 Aug 09

EVALUATION CRITERIA Best Value Approach Technical Approach to the Evaluation Project Management Related Experience Key Personnel Facilities Socio-economic Commitment Performance Risk Cost/Price

POTENTIAL ORGANIZATIONAL CONFLICTS OF INTEREST Task order contractor providing systems engineering and technical direction Task order contractor preparing specifications or work statements Task order contractors providing evaluations Task order contractors obtaining access to proprietary information (FAR9.505)