D -- Red Team Information Technology (IT) Support and Services

With this Presolicitation Notice, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Resources Directorate (IRD), through the Contracts Management Office (CMO), announces its intent to issue a formal Request for Proposals (RFP) No. HR0011-05-R-0003, on or about 01 NOV 05, or 15 days from date of publication of this Presolicitation Notice, for “Red Team” Information Technology (IT) Support and Services. All qualified and capable sources, consistent with the terms and conditions of the RFP, are encouraged to respond. Offerors, however, are notified that nothing promulgated herein obligates the Government to take any further action associated with this announcement. With respect to the anticipated RFP to be released on or about 01 NOV 05, or 15 days from date of publication of this Presolicitation Notice, interested offerors are notified that any questions, answers, clarifications, and/or comments that are deemed necessary by the DARPA Contracting Officer are anticipated to be promulgated via amendment to the solicitation. Interested parties are hereby notified that DARPA held a Proposer’s Day Conference regarding the subject topic item on 1 AUG 05 in Arlington, VA. This Proposer’s Day Conference was posted in FedBizOpps on 14 JUL 05 as Special Notice (SN)05-31. Parties interested in reviewing SN05-31, and other information related to the subject topic item may access this information by going to http://www.darpa.mil/rfp/index.html.