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B -- RISK REDUCTION, ANALYSIS, AND TEST & EVALUATION SUPPORT (RRATES) SOL F41624-95-R-2000 POC CAPT STEPHEN SMITH, (210) 536-4571. Pre-solicitation/Sources Sought Announcement: Risk Reduction, Analysis, and Test & Evaluation Support (RRATES). POC Capt Steve Smith, (210) 536-4571. This synopsis is not a request for proposal or bid, but a request for expression of interest and capability information. Interested parties are requested to submit three copies of information which outlines their abilities to support the effort which is described below. As a minimum, submissions should disclose (1) identification of company size (e.g., # of personnel, if 8A or small business, etc.), (2) facilities, (3) testing capabilities, (4) technical capabilities, and (5) personnel and management capabilities. See Numbered Note 25. Closing date for submissions is 18 March 1995. Respondents shall not be compensated and may not be contacted. No pre-solicitation conference to discuss this effort is currently planned. This announcement is based on the best informaiton available and may be subject to future changes. A description of the anticipated effort is outlined in the remainder of this announcement. During FY96, the Human Systems Center Program Office (HSC/YA) anticipates soliciting and awarding a contract for ''contractor support services'' to perform hardware and software simulation, prototyping, modeling, and scientific analyses, as well as conduct studies, surveys, and test and evaluation procedures. These services shall enable the Air Force to minimize program technological risk to cost, schedule, and performance parameters. The contractor shall be required to provide the systems engineering and program management support necessary to efficiently provide the above stated services. The contractor shall be required to provide the necessary personnel, materials, equipment, and facilities required to support the various functional areas within HSC/YA. Multi-disciplinary expertise is required in these functional areas: (1) Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) Defense--individual and collective protection equipment; (2) multi-environment situations; (3) chemical-biological surety testing; (4) NBC detection systems and decontamination procedures; (5) environmental technology including pollution prevention compliance, clean up (remediation), hazardous waste and materials, and conservation; (6) air crew, passenger, and ground support personnel equipment; (7) mission enhancement and pilot/life support communication technologies; (8) aeromedical and field medical equipment; (9) medical care and operations; (10) epidemiological statistical efforts; (11) crew escape technology; (12) textile technology including clothing design, pattern design, garment fit, and wear analyses; (13) man-machine interfacing; (14) software training systems; (15) air/ground combat attrition analysis tools; and (16) air/ground crew performance analysis. The contractor's personnel shall be qualified to perform the varied delivery order efforts which shall usually require professionals containing degrees in the following areas: (1) natural and physical sciences, (2) computer science, (3) engineering, (4) operations research and analysis, (5) human factors, (6) medicine, and (7) research and development management. (0047)

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