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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 15, 2005 FBO #1419
SOURCES SOUGHT

R -- FUTURES CENTER WARFARE STUDY AND WARGAME

Notice Date

10/13/2005
 

Notice Type

Sources Sought
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

Contracting Office

ACA, NRCC, Mission, Building 2796, Fort Eustis, VA 23604
 

ZIP Code

23604
 

Solicitation Number

W912SU06WARGAMING
 

Response Due

10/31/2005
 

Archive Date

12/30/2005
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

Small Business Sources Sought. This is a Sources Sought announcement only seeking small business responses in order to determine small business participation in the acquisition. The Futures Center is conducting market research in order to assist the Army in planning, coordinating and executing the Army Future Warfare Study and Wargame in a series of conferences, seminars, and analysis events culminating in an annual seminar-type wargame and study report. These analytical events provide a forum for go vernment identified study areas using a dynamic, fully integrated, and network-capable modeling and simulation tool allowing players to rapidly pass information and gain knowledge of a given operational situation. Contractor will be responsible for: 1. Providing a Windows compatible, interactive wargame model(s) that provide scenario dilemmas at the strategic, operational and tactical levels of war, from pre-crises to post conflict that explores concepts for Army, Service and Joint Communities. This game model must support a 24 hour wargame that addresses force-on-force attrition and non-attrition entropic factors. 2. Develop campaign plans for wargames for approval by senior Army leaders. 3. Coordinate execution of the wargame events based on a government selected Study Program. 4. Provide game operations, game support, game administration, game material, and key personnel Senior Mentor support (subject matter experts). 5. Facilitate each event to moderate discussions and serve as interface between the players/teams to advise and assist players. 6. All contractor support personnel shall be proficient in the Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, EXCEL, and MSWord) to provide wargame related slides, reports and spreadsheets. 7. Electronically archive all game materials and activities. 8. Provide all administrative support during events to include invitations, issue instructions, game packets, and all event arrangements. 9. Provide analysis and recommendations for all events. 10. Provide on-site personnel to work pre/post game events and examine future warfare concepts. 11. Provide a secure, controlled Internet-based collaborative working environment (web-site) for analysis and game development throughout the contract period. 12. Provide/coordinate conference facilities which can accommodate up to 200 wargame participants in the Washington DC area. The NAICS Code is 541710 - Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences. Your response shall include the following information: size of company (i.e. 8(a), HubZone, WOSB, SB, Veteran, SDB, Service Disabled Veteran Owned Small Business), number of employees, revenue for last three years, relevant past performance on same/similar work dating back five years, and your company's capability to do this type of work. Documentation of technical exp ertise must be presented in sufficient detail for the government to determine that your company possesses the necessary functional area expertise and experience to compete for this acquisition. The information should be sent to NRCC by COB 31 October 2005. Attn: Pamela Gates, 2798 Harrison Loop Complex, Fort Eustis, VA 23604-5538 or emailed to pamela.gates@eustis.army.mil. Any questions can be directed to Ms. Gates. If a solicitation is issued it will be announced at a later date, and all interested parties must respond to that solicitation announcement separ ately from the responses to this announcement. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement.
 

Place of Performance

Address: Futures Center Building 134 Whistler Lane Fort Monroe VA

Zip Code: 23651

Country: US <SOURCE>ftpArmy
 

Record

SN00915316-W 20051015/051013212000 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
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