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SERVICES QUESTIONNAIRE
Requirement Document No.
330/026Z/92
TITLE:
External Analysis and Development
Hie following questions are to be answered by the individual initiating the
procurement request for contractor support services, and will be used by the
00 in determining whether the services are nonpersonal.
1.
THE NATURE OF THE WORK
(A)
To what extent can the Government obtain civil servants to do the
job?
Agency and other government personnel are not available with the
reguisite skills and analytical background.
(B)
Does the proposed contractor have specialized knowledge or
equipment which is unavailable in the Government?
If the answer is in
the
affirmative, describe the specialized knowledge or equipment.
The potential Contractors have unique knowledge of this
phenomenological area.
The contractors have employees that are
recognized leaders in this field of analysis.
(C)
To what extent do the proposed services represent the discharge of
a Governmental function which calls for the exercise of personal
judgment and discretion on behalf of the Government?
Not at all.
(D)
To what extent is the requirement for services to be performed
under the proposed contract continuing rather than short-term or
intermittent?
This requirement is expected to be a continuing task.
2.
<XNTRACTUAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE (XNTRACTOR'S EMPLOYEES
(A)
To what
extent does the
Government
specify the
qualifications
of
or reserve the right to approve,
individual contractor employees?
Security and possible specification of contractor expertise.
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(B)
To what extent does the Government reserve the right to assign
tasks to and prepare work schedules for the contractor employees during the
performance of the contract?
Not at all.
(C)
To what extent does the Government retain the right
(whether actually exercised or not) to supervise the work of the
contractor employees,
either directly or indirectly?
Not at all.
(D)
To what extent does the Government reserve the right to supervise
or control the method in which the contractor performs the service, the
number of people he will employ, the specific duties of individual
employees, and similar details?
Not at all.
(E)
To what extent will the Government review performance by each
individual contractor employee, as opposed to reviewing a final product
on an overall basis after completion of the work?
Not at all.
(F)
To what extent does the Government retain the right to have
contractor employees removed from the job for reasons other than
misconduct
or security?
Not at all.
3.
OTHER PROVISIONS OF THE CONTRACT
(A)
Are the services properly defined as an end product?
Yes.
(B)
Is the contractor undertaking a specific task or project that is
definable either at the inception of the contract or at some point
during the performance, or is the work defined on a day to day basis?
The potential contractors will be undertaking a specific project which
is defined at the inception of the contract in the Statement of Work.
(C)
Will payment be for results accomplished or solely according to
time worked?
Payment will be for results accomplished.
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(D)
TO what extent will the Government furnish the office or working
space,
facilities,
equipment, and supplies necessary for contract
performance?
None required.
4.
AIIONISIRATICN OF THE CONTRACT
(A)
To what extent are contractor employees used interchangeably with
Government personnel to perform the same functions?
Not at all.
(B)
To what extent are the contractor employees integrated into the
Government's organizational structure?
Not at all.
(C)
To what extent
are
any of
the
elements
in
(2)
and
(3)
above
present in the administration of the contract,
regardless of whether
they are provided for by the terms of the contract?
Not at all.
5.
OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
(A)
Is the requirement the result of an unsolicited proposal?
If so,
describe.
No.
(B)
If the procurement is sole source, why is it sole source?
This is a limited source procurement.
(C)
What is the potential for follow-on procurement?
There
is
some
potential
for
follow-on procurement depending on
the
nature and extent of achievements
in the subject area.
The current
state of this field of study is judged to be on the threshold of
breakthroughs which would radically change the nature of this
requirement.
(D)
If
it
is
significant,
will
the
Government
become
irrevocably
committed to sole source procurement?
Not likely.
If anticipated developments materialize this field of
could became much more popular with a greater number of contractors and
academic institutions.
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Prepared by:
SG1J
ODT-S
Date:
10 February 1992
Pursuant to the FAR and on the basis of information contained above and a
review of the referenced acquisition request, it is my determination that the
services to be procured are nonpersonal.
(Reference parenthetical weights on
various factors in the FAR.)
Procuring Contracting Officer
I concur, and believe that the Contracting Officer's judgment may reasonably
be made under the FAR.
counsel
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STATEMENT
RESEARCH OF PLANNED, ON-GOING,
AND COMPLETED STUDIES
Research by my staff indicates, to the best of our knowledge, that there is no
other known similar or collateral study or analysis, planned,
in progress, or
completed which fulfills the objectives or specific intent of this proposed
contract study:
Phenomenological Research and Analysis
(Purchase Request #
330/026Z/92)
.
PREPARED BY:
Date:
ODT-S
SGI J
CERTIFIED AS ACCURATE AND COMPLETE
Date:
JOHN T. BERBRICH
Director
Office for Scientific and
Technical Intelligence
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