‘Trans-Regional Web Initiative’

From Danger Room via Swedish Meatballs:

The Government has a requirement for a range of web site products and services to support the U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) in the Global War on Terrorism (GWOT).     The contractor shall:

Develop, operate and maintain a minimum of six websites, in the directed languages and conceptual approaches approved by the Government;

Develop, operate and maintain websites tailored to influence foreign audiences per Government-approved Concepts of Operations (CONOPs), conceptual approaches and previously approved prototypes;

Provide full-service cultural knowledge, political, editorial, media, and information technology capabilities;  

Identify, develop, obtain and maintain a network of native/indigenous content contributors with backgrounds in politics, academics, security, culture, entertainment, and other aspects of the GWOT, which appeal to identified foreign target audiences.     This network of contributors must provide regular scheduled content and respond as required to emerging opportunities; Develop obtain and maintain content for use on the websites;Develop a plan that measures both performance and effectiveness to determine the market penetration, traffic to, and success of, each website;Conduct continuous security monitoring of the websites;

Comply with all Department of Defense Information Assurance requirements, including response to event timeliness;

Continuously recommend and conduct, with Government approval, mass marketing efforts to establish brand name recognition, market presence, and capitalize on opportunities to promote the websites and to significantly increase penetration to the intended audience; and,

Establish, operate and maintain a password protected virtual collaboration system, or similar capability, that allows for 24 hours per day, seven days per week content sharing, review, modification, approval, and potential synchronization.

All contractor personnel shall hold a U.S. SECRET security clearance and be able to obtain a U.S.TOP SECRET clearance.     Contractor will require access to both classified and unclassified government computer systems facilities.     Contractor will be authorized to courier classified information up to the SECRET level in performance of official duties upon approval of and designation by the Government.

 

 

 

I hope one of the directed languages is English.  [It is.  The project will build a minimum of two and no more than twelve websites focused on Modern Standard Arabic, French, English (British dialect and spelling), Portuguese, Spanish, Armenian, Azeri, Chinese, Farsi, Georgian, Hindi, Punjabi, Russian, Tagalog, Thai, Urdu, Bahasa (Indonesian and Malay),]

Wonder who will get this contract?  Probably a consortium of the usual suspects under a new name.

Think of the trolls these overt .mil Perception Management blogs are going to attract in their comments. Hmmmm. Think of the data mined from the trolls.

UPDATE 20090917: General Dynamics Information Technology won it 4 SEP 09.