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Business/Financial

Joint Forces Command Plans $478 Million Directorate Contract Competition

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Tuesday, September 23rd, 2008

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By Ann Roosevelt U.S. Joint Forces Command (JFCOM) intends multiple contracts to replace the current single $478 million contract for the Joint Concept Development and Experimentation Directorate (J9), a command official says. The command is preparing to release a Request for Information and draft documents to be available on FedBizOpps in early October, with an Industry Day to follow in the same month, Capt. John Polowczyk, JFCOM business manager, told Defense Daily. "I'm trying to be transparent and garner their…

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