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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF AUGUST 02, 2007 FBO #2075
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- REASEARCH AND DEVLELOPMENT OF AFATDS SOFTWARE

Notice Date

7/31/2007
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

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

Contracting Office

COMMANDER US ARMY CECOM, ACQ CENTER, FORT MONMOUTH, NJ 07703-5008
 

ZIP Code

07703-5008
 

Solicitation Number

W15P7T07RL027
 

Response Due

9/14/2007
 

Archive Date

10/14/2007
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THE GOVERNMENT INTENDS TO INCREASE THE CURRENT CONTRACT CEILING AND EXTEND THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE ON A SOLE SOURCE BASIS OF ITS CURRENT CONTRACT WITH RAYTHEON, NETCENTRIC DIV, FORT WAYNE, INDIANA FOR CONTRACT DAAB07-99-C-E003. THIS CONTRACT IS FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF THE ADVANCED FIELD ARTILLERY TECHNICAL DATA SYSTEM (AFATDS) AND SUPPORTING SOFTWARE PROGRAMS. THE CONTRACTOR MUST POSSESS PRODUCT SPECIFIC EXPERTISE, DOMAIN EXPERIENCE, AND DEMONSTRATE THE ABILITY TO ACCOMPLISH THE SPECIFIC TASKS (BELOW) WITHIN THE TIME CONSTRAINTS REQUIRED TO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISH THE SPECIFIED TASKS. THE PROPOSED EFFORT IS FOR THE AFATDS BLOCK 3/3+, WHICH IS INTENDED TO SUPPORT THE ARMY ROTATIONS SCHEDULED FOR THE 2010-2011 TIMEFRAME IN THE FORM OF MULTIPLE AFATDS SOFTWARE BASELINES. PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE FOR THIS EFFORT IS MAY 2007 THROUGH MAY 2011. INTERESTED CONTRACTORS SHOULD SUBMIT INFORMATION CONCERNING THEIR QUALIFICATIONS AND ABILITY TO COMPLETE THE REQUIR ED WORK TO EITHER MS. CYNTHIA INTESO (CYNTHIA.INTESO@MAIL1.MONMOUTH.ARMY.MIL) OR MR. ANDREW LIANG (ANDREW.LIANG@MAIL1.MONMOUTH.ARMY.MIL). THE AFATDS IS A MULTI-SERVICE (USA/USMC/USN), AUTOMATED COMMAND AND CONTROL AND COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM THAT PROVIDES AUTOMATED FIRE SUPPORT AND COORDINATION TO ALL THE SERVICES. AFATDS PAIRS WEAPONS TO TARGETS PROVIDING MAXIMUM EFFECTIVE USE OF ALL AVAILABLE FIRE SUPPORT ASSETS. AFATDS AUTOMATES THE PLANNING, COORDINATING, AND CONTROLLING OF ALL FIRE SUPPORT ASSETS (FIELD ARTILLERY, MORTARS, CLOSE AIR SUPPORT, NAVAL GUNFIRE, ATTACK HELICOPTERS AND OFFENSIVE ELECTRONIC WARFARE). AFATDS WILL PERFORM THE FIRE SUPPORT COMMAND, CONTROL AND COORDINATION REQUIREMENTS AT ALL ECHELONS OF FIELD ARTILLERY AND MANEUVER, FROM ECHELONS ABOVE CORPS TO BATTERY OR PLATOON IN SUPPORT OF ALL LEVELS OF CONFLICT. AFATDS PASSED ITS MILESTONE III PRODUCTION DECISION IN 1995 AND CONTINUES TO INCREMENTALLY RELEASE SOFTWARE UPGRADES AND FIELD THE SYSTEM TO TH E ARMY, MARINE CORPS, AND NAVY. AFATDS IS COMPOSED OF COMMON HARDWARE /SOFTWARE EMPLOYED IN VARYING CONFIGURATIONS AT DIFFERENT OPERATIONAL FACILITIES OR NODES AND UNIQUE SYSTEM SOFTWARE INTERCONNECTED BY TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS IN THE FORM OF SOFTWARE DRIVEN, AUTOMATED NETWORK. NO SOLICITATION WILL BE ISSUED FOLLOWING THIS SYNOPSIS.
 

Web Link

COMMANDER US ARMY CECOM, ACQ CENTER
(http://acquisition.army.mil)
 

Place of Performance

Address: COMMANDER US ARMY CECOM, ACQ CENTER, FORT MONMOUTH, NJ 07703-5008

Zip Code: 07703-5008

Country: USA
 

Record

SN01357685-W 20070802/070731221707 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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