The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Science & Technology (S&T) branch is seeking proposals for long-range projects and innovative prototypes in the following areas of strategic interest: explosive countermeasures, including detection, mitigation and response to a variety of threats; chemical and biological analyses and countermeasures, including improved characterization and prioritization of threats, development and detection systems for early attack warning, new forensic methods to support attribution; and novel concepts for decontamination and restoration, agro-defense, and food security; border and maritime security technologies; command, control and interoperability for first responders; human factors analyses and techniques to improve detection, analysis and understanding of threats posed by individuals, groups and radical movements; and infrastructure protection analyses and techniques. Multiple awards are planned. Sol. No. BAA08-01. Respond by Dec. 31, 2008. Contact: Linda Mulligan, contracting officer, 202-254- 6677, [email protected].