--NOTICE OF INTENT to negotiate a contract on a sole source basis as a logical follow-on with Anacapa Sciences,Inc, 301 E. Carrillo Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101

NA Defense Contracting Command-Washington on behalf of the US Army Research Institute for the Fort Leavenworth Research Unit intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Anacapa Sciences,Inc. Anacapa Sciences will develop the remaining six Critical Thinki ng Skills (CTS) identified as critical to Command and Control Performance. The previous research has successfully produced and evaluated web-based training that targets the development of two critical thinking skills. Training has yet to be developed for t he remaining six CTS identified as critical to Command and Control performance: 1.Develop an explanation that ties information elements together in a plausible way, 2.Generalize from specific instances to broader classes, 3.Visualize plans to see if they achieve goals, 4. Recognize fallibility and bias in own opinion, 5. Adopt multiple perspectives, and 6.Decide when to seek information based on its value and cost. There is NO solicitation document. This notice is NOT a request for quotes. Interested firm s may send capability statements, company name, address, contact information via e-mail: [email protected], no later than 17 January 2004, 3:00 p.m. Hardcopy may be sent to Carolyn Baltimore, DCC-W, 5200 Army Pentagon, Room 1C256, Washington, DC 20310. NO telephonic submissions or questions will be honored.