SOURCES SOUGHT
B -- PROBABILISTIC TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT/SOURCES SOUGHT
- Notice Date
- 1/20/2005
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000
- ZIP Code
- 07806-5000
- Solicitation Number
- W15QKN-05-X-0704
- Response Due
- 2/4/2005
- Description
- PROBABILISTIC TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT/SOURCES SOUGHT Release Date: 20 Januay 2005 Response Date: 4 February 2005 The U.S. Army RDECOM?ARDEC is seeking potential Small Businesses who have the capability to provide technical support through individual tasks as mandated by the Probabilistic Technology effort to provide software, consulting services, and training and course development to promote the application of probabilistic methods and tools. The task requirements will include: Software: The software shall: 1) Be commercially available and runs on a PC using Windows operating systems XP or 2000. 2) Be capable of solving a variety of engineering problems using at least eight methods types (e.g., FORM, SORM, Monte Carlo) and with random variables that are independent, dependent with correlation coefficients or conditional distributions modeled by using hyperparametric distributions. 3) Be capable of determining the most probable (or design) point and locating the most probable point of discontinuous and second-order non-differentiable limit-state functions. 4) Be adaptable to solve diverse problems using at least 12 most probable point identification methods. 5) Be capable of linking with commercially available finite element programs having an interface module for integration with multiple software systems. If required for integration into higher level architectures or enterprise level solutions, newly developed interfaces could be developed under this effort. 6) Have a feature to measure sensitivity as an adjunct of probability calculations. 7) Have internal functions for construction of limit state, response models, or predictive models with no computer programming and a minimum of 60 mathematical functions and/or operators. 8) Be capable of solving a variety of coherent system reliability problems. 9) Be capable of performing probability analysis, inverse probability analysis, CDF/PDF analysis, Bayesian modeling and robust design. 10) Use at least 40 different probability distributions to define random variables. Consultation: The contractor shall provide services including consulting for technology development and implementation, and application model development. Consulting shall require traveling to Picatinny, DoD agencies, contractors, subcontractors, test site, academic institutions, and professional societies. Training and Course Development: The contractor shall develop and provide training courses that provide the theoretical basis for probabilistic technology and hands-on applications. In the event new probabilistic software development activities are undertaken, the contractor shall provide the commensurate documentation and training. The Government is contemplating a Time and Materials type contract for five years. Interested Small Businesses are encouraged to submit the following information specifying 1) software capability description and 2) experience and past performance relating to the above task requirements. This is a market survey, not a pre-solicitation notice. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of the information submitted, but the Small Businesses that are considered to be fully qualified will be considered in the event an RFP is issued as a result of this sources sought notice. Interested sources should submit their information via email to Mr. Harold Buck at hbuck@pica.army.mil. All information is to be submitted at no cost or obligation to the Government. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or in part any private sector input as a result of this market survey.
- Web Link
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US ARMY TACOM-Picatinny Procurement Network
(http://procnet.pica.army.mil/dbi/Download/GoGetSourcesSought.cfm?SolNum=W15QKN-05-X-0704)
- Record
- SN00737602-W 20050122/050120212033 (fbodaily.com)
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