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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF APRIL 27, 2002 FBO #0146
SOLICITATION NOTICE

D -- Systems Analysis and Documentation

Notice Date

4/25/2002
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

General Services Administration, Federal Technology Service (FTS), Technical Support Division (9TE), 9988 Hibert Street, Suite 204, San Diego, CA, 92131
 

ZIP Code

92131
 

Solicitation Number

9TER02-JEP-006
 

Response Due

5/1/2002
 

Archive Date

5/16/2002
 

Point of Contact

Joseph Pechinko, Contracting Officer, Phone (858) 537-2219, Fax (858) 537-2224, - Joseph Pechinko, Contracting Officer, Phone (858) 537-2219, Fax (858) 537-2224,
 

E-Mail Address

joe.pechinko@gsa.gov, joe.pechinko@gsa.gov
 

Description

NOTICE OF INTENT TO AWARD ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS The General Services Administration intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with Real-Time Research (RTR) which operates out of West Kingston, Rhode Island. This procurement is focused on providing support to SPAWAR Systems Center for the Program Composition for Embedded Systems (PCES) DARPA program. This task will include system engineering and analysis to support PCES program, the Coalition Forces International program, and the Common Object Framework program. The contractor shall provide personnel to conduct research, develop algorithms using formal methods, provide recommendations and develop adaptive & reflective negotiation capability to support the PCES program, the Coalition Forces International program and the Common Object Framework program. Specific tasks within this task order include extending standard CORBA middleware with capabilities that are designed to support embedded real-time system programming, developing specific Patterns as standard programming abstractions for real-time embedded programming practices such as scheduling and binding, and extending the standard software development practices based on the Unified Modeling Language (UML) to include support for real-time embedded systems. This significant undertaking requires a thorough understanding of distributed real-time scheduling algorithms including the Distributed Affected Set Priority Ceiling protocol and distributed load shedding algorithms and analysis weighted with quality of service parameters; formal patterns for real-time embedded systems, and real-time middleware. Key to providing needed support to PCES is a detailed understanding of these and other real-time scheduling algorithms and their implementation in dynamic middleware and associated real-time analysis tools. The experience required to fulfill the functions of this task include the following: (1) Demonstrated previous development of Real-Time CORBA Scheduling Services for Department of Defense applications. (2) Demonstrated previous development of Real-Time CORBA Binding Services for Department of Defense applications. (3) Experience working with the DARPA Unmanned Air Vehicle (UAV) Open Experimental Platform (4) Demonstrable experience in Patterns for Real-Time Systems that must include at a minimum papers published in recognized Real-Time Patterns development meetings. (5) Participation in the Real-Time CORBA standardization process that must include significant past attendance at the Object Management Group?s (OMG) Real-Time Working group. The current task is complex and has immediate, direct implications on PCES?s ability to meet its stated goal of providing software techniques for embedded systems by developing necessary distributed real-time scheduling functionality and demonstrating it in the UAV OEP and in published Real-Time Patterns. RTR has technical expertise and familiarity with the tasks being addressed by PCES including extensive original design and prototyping of Real-Time CORBA scheduling and binding services, an installation of BBN?s UAV OEP software (including source code), and staff that have presented at Real-Time Patterns workshops and have participated in the OMG?s Real-Time CORBA standardization efforts. Real-Time Research is a recognized research leader in the areas of Real-time, Middleware, Modeling, Databases, and Real-Time Collaborative tools. RTR has had several contracts from SPAWAR Systems Center in the above research areas as well as having personnel from and a working relationship with the University of Rhode Island?s Computer Science Department?s Distributed Real-Time Research Lab, another recognized world leader in real-time embedded systems research. Further, RTR has had key roles in the technology assessment, recommendations, real-time middleware for the Virginia Class Attack Submarine Combat System for the past seven years. The RTR project will leverage the expertise of SPAWAR Systems Center, the University of Rhode Island, and Real-Time Research to produce programming abstractions, tools, and middleware components that reduce the effort required to develop real-time embedded-system software. This is a sole source procurement under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. This notice of intent is not a request for quotation (RFQ) for competitive quotes but responses received before May 3, 2002 will be evaluated. A determination by the Government not to compete the proposed procurement based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurment
 

Place of Performance

Address: 450 Fairgrounds Rd., West Kingston, RI

Zip Code: 02892

Country: United States
 

Record

SN00066404-W 20020427/020425213510 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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