Rome Laboratory, 26 Electronic Pky, Griffiss AFB NY 13441-4514

A -- ADVANCED REQUIREMENTS ENGINEERING WORKSTATION IMPLEMENTATION BUILD I SOL F30602-95-R-0064 POC Timothy H. Hannah, Contract Specialist, 315-330-4981. Elizabeth Kean, Program Manager, 315-330-2762. Completion 30 months: Improve the quality of the Air Force Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (C3I) system/software requirements through the development of the first build of an advanced requirements engineering workstation by enhancing and modifying the existing technology of the Requirements Engineering Environment (REE). The approach is to enhance and modify the existing technology of the REE. Existing code generation facilities will be the foundation for a user interface code generator. The existing object management system will be replaced by the ObjectStore Database Management System. Syntax directed editing technology will be added. Interfaces to COTS requirements analysis and performance modeling tools will be developed. Dynamic graphics capabilities will be upgraded for more realistic user interfaces. Potential bidders should have expertise in the areas of requirements engineering tools and techniques, object oriented methodologies, object oriented database management systems, Ada, user interface modeling, prototyping techniques for large scale systems, X-Windows technology, and the SUN/UNIX operating system. A read library containing technical information relating to this acquisition is available for review by potential offerors at Rome Laboratory/C3M, 525 Brooks Rd, Griffiss AFB, NY 13441-4505. For access, contact Elizabeth Kean at 315-330-2762. The RFP will be released no sooner than 20 days after publication of the CBD. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be ''significant concerns'' and should be communicated directly to the Contract Specialist, 315-330-4981. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division, at 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be honored. All requests must be addressed to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Timothy Hannah, reference the code C-5-2647-D, and contain the respondent's Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered. (0012)

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