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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 26, 2003 FBO #0604
SOURCES SOUGHT

A -- Sole source contract extension with Copestone Resources for extended R&D on Ammunition/Weapon Ground Truth Database for Army transformation plan on Integrated Test Management Framework

Notice Date

7/24/2003
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

Contracting Office

ACA, Yuma Proving Ground - DABK41, ATTN: SFCA-SR-YM, Directorate of Contracting, Buidling 2100, Ocotillo Street, Yuma, AZ 85365-9106
 

ZIP Code

85365-9106
 

Solicitation Number

DATM0702C0033P0004
 

Response Due

9/8/2003
 

Archive Date

11/7/2003
 

Point of Contact

Becci Winkler, 928-328-6163
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to ACA, Yuma Proving Ground - DABK41
(Becci.Winkler@yuma.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA Notice of intent to solicit on a sole source basis with Copestone Resources, LLC, 2318 North Madelyn Circle, Tucson, Arizona 85712 for extended research and development (R&D) effort on the Ammunition/Weapon Ground Truth Database to achieve conformance to t he Army transformation plan on the Integrated Test Management Framework (ITMF) migration at United States Army Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG). It is the intent of the government to modify the completion date of contract No. DATM07-02-C-0033 from November 200 3 through April 2004. As Copestone Resources has already begun several layers and scenarios of test, simulation and validation, they possess detailed familiarity with the existing ITMF systems, interfacing military systems and equipment, it is determined t hat only Copestone can finish this effort. Upon completion of the effort, the government will possess a complete technical data package documenting the system from which to solicit any future efforts competitively. Conformance to the Army Transformation pl an requires that the current ITMF meet with the concepts outlined by Network Centric Warfare documentation. The challenge of this effort is that the interconnection of live test data with simulation and models requires that any parameter or data element re quired by the model or simulation is valid to within a specified degree of accuracy. Further, any data element provided to a model or simulation may, as a function of the model or simulation is required to be operated on by any number or type of mathematic al operation(s). If the data element exceeds any bound of operation the model or simulation may fail. The determination of all of the data elements in relation to the performance of the model or simulation is the major component of this effort. The second component is the location of the remaining data elements that are required to validate the data to be transmitted to the models. The input to the model and simulations is well known but the means to validate each data element in near real-time is the basi s of the problem. This continued effort is to ingest the data required to validate the data elements required by the models or simulations into the most appropriate database that is a part of the ITMF system. If this information or data element is not coll ected in an automated manner or in a manner that is not real-time enough to full fill the needs of the data transmission, then the contractor will be required to develop a monitor and/or responder or parser or any other device that is consistent with the I TMF architecture to complete the ingestion required. It is anticipated that the continuation of this effort will require an additional 4.5 months of effort. The government intends to modify the contract no later than 45 days after publication of this notic e therefore, only proposals received before the close of business on the 45th day after publication of this notice shall be considered. If your company can complete this R&D effort and produce a final technical data package: please facsimile or email your proposal describing your company qualifications, and knowledge of USAYPG ITMF systems to Becci Winkler. The small business standard SIC code 8999/NAICS 541618 ($5 million or less) applies. If you have any questions, facsimile Becci Winkler at (928) 328-684 9 or email Becci.Winkler@yuma.army.mil and please include your mailing address, point of contact, phone number, facsimile number, e-mail address and business size in your request.
 

Place of Performance

Address: ACA, Yuma Proving Ground - DABK41 ATTN: SFCA-SR-YM, Directorate of Contracting, Building 2100, Ocotillo Street Yuma AZ

Zip Code: 85365-9498

Country: US
 

Record

SN00382043-W 20030726/030724214837 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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