The Defense Department’s Small Business Innovation Research solicitation will open for proposal submission from July 1 to August 12. The Army, Navy, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Office of the Secretary of Defense and United States Special Operations Command are seeking Phase I proposals for R&D topics. For more information, go to www.dodsbir.net/solicitation. You may also search the topics by going to www.dodsbir.net/Topics. Until July 1, topic authors may be contacted to answer technical questions.

The Smithsonian Institution has a requirement for comprehensive engineering support for information technology systems architecture and engineering services. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541512. Prospective offerors must provide written request for the solicitation from the Smithsonian Institution, Office of Contracting, P.O. Box 37012, 750 9th Street, NW, Suite 6200, Washington, DC 20013-7012, Attn: Bruce Falk/Janet Benson Forville (fax: 202-275-0624). Registered prospective offerors will receive a copy of the RFP when it is available, around July 5.

The Army’s Robert Morris Acquisition Center plans a solicitation for data collection/mission support services at Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 518210. A single indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract will be awarded. The solicitation, number W91CRB04R0037, will be available around July 7 at https://acquisition.army.mil. Tara Obenstine is the point of contact at 410-278-0863.

EPA plans to award an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract for Enforcement Support Services for the Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance in Regions 5 (Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin) and 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas). This is an 8(a) set-aside. The NAICS code is 541620. A draft performance work statement is available at www.epa.gov/oamsrpod/pmrcsc/charles/index.html. The solicitation, number PR-HQ-04-10458, will be posted at that site around July 19.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Command, Engineering Field Activity, Northwest, intends to award three to five indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity construction contracts. This is an 8(a) set-aside for companies with offices in Washington state. Task orders will range between $100,000 and $1.5 million. The total value of the contract is up to $75 million over three years. Work will be performed primarily in Washington, but also in Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska. The solicitation, number N44255-04-R-9111, is posted at http://esol.navfac.navy.mil. Contact Mark Snell at 360-396-0239. An additional 8(a) multiple award construction contract will be awarded by the fiscal 2004 with a task order award range of $1 million to $6 million.

GSA’s Public Buildings Service plans a solicitation for project management services at various locations in the Chicago area. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS code is 541990. The solicitation, number GS05P04GAD0136, will be available around July 7 at www.fedteds.gov. Contact Johanna Lujano at 312-353-7659.

The Army Contracting Agency has a requirement for the management, administration, and operation of the Training Service Center at Fort Rucker, AL. This is a HUBZone set-aside. The NAICS code is 561210. The solicitation will be available around July 19 on FedBizOpps. Contact Cheri Jordan at 404-464-4235.

The National Institutes of Health announced a standard competition for visual and medical arts services. This is a small business set-aside. The NAICS codes are 541430, 541922 and 512110. The services are currently provided by government personnel and one contractor, International Development and Resources. The revised performance work statement is available at www.nih.gov/od/olao/oa/contracts/A-76-fy04.html. The RFP will be issued around July 1. Contact Zetherine Gore at 301-402-9671.

The Labor Department is conducting a streamlined study for administrative support services for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration’s Office of Human Resources in Washington. Services are currently provided by 24 federal employees. Contact Robert Knauer at Knauer.Robert@dol.gov.