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Association Concerned That New DHS FFRDC Might Take Work From Private Sector

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, December 1st, 2015

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Association Concerned That New DHS FFRDC Might Take Work From Private Sector

PSC President and CEO Stan Soloway. Photo: PSC

The Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) plans to replace an existing Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) with a new one that includes functions widely available in the private sector, limiting the opportunities for contractors to compete for work that should not be part of an FFRDC, the Professional Services Council (PSC) says.Citing the Request for Proposals that DHS released in September for the new FFRDC, Stan Soloway, president and CEO of PSC, says that language in the solicitation…

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