0005-08 - QinetiQ North America

CONTRACT NO.N00178-04-D-4096DELIVERY ORDER NO.0005AMENDMENT/MODIFICATION NO.08PAGE4 of 25FINALSECTION C DESCRIPTIONS AND SPECIFICATIONSSTATEMENT OF WORKC.1 INTRODUCTIONNaval Surface Warfare Center Dahlgren Division (NSWCDD) is actively involved in studies andanalyses involving Open Source Intelligence (OSINT). OSINT is intelligence gained from any open,unrestricted, unclassified source, and is one of the disciplines of intelligence, alongside Human SourceIntelligence (HUMINT), Signals Intelligence (SIGINT), Imagery Intelligence (IMINT), andMeasurement and Signatures Intelligence (MASINT). Open-Source Intelligence is one of the mostfundamental and fastest means of satisfying basic intelligence requirements including historicalbackground, current events and geospatial information. OSINT is often used to complement theexisting classified intelligence as a force multiplier.Over the past fifteen years, over 40 countries have developed some form of OSINT capability, most ifnot all for military use. OSINT contributes to every step in the intelligence cycle, from requirementsdevelopment to collection management to discovery and source validation and finally to the fusion offinished intelligence. Use of OSINT frees up scarce classified resources to focus on information that isnot accessible through OSINT. More importantly OSINT can be shared with personnel of all ranks atall times. It can be used in Joint, Coalition and multinational parties, both military and non-military.Current intelligence dissemination is “top-down”, while OSINT is a “bottom-up” source of informationand intelligence.C.2 TASK DESCRIPTIONOne of the key roles of the Warfare Analysis Branch and the Capability Definition & Analysis Branch isto perform studies and analyses involving intelligence analysis. In support of this role the contractor willbe required to perform the following tasks:C.2.1 The contractor shall provide intelligence analysis, requirements analysis, systems engineeringsupport, and general operations research support.C.2.2 The contractor shall provide mission and intelligence analysis to Warfare Analysis projects toinclude OSINT and related products.