ARMY RESEARCH LABORATORY ATTN AMSRL OP WS PR WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE NM 88002-5513

A -- VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENTS OF NETTED C4I SYSTEMS SOL DAAL01-95-R-2007 POC Dolores G. Cabrera, Contract Specialist, (505) 678-2617, Barbara L. Minto, Contracting Officer, (505) 678-8566. 17. The Army Research Laboratory (ARL) Survivability/Lethality Analysis Directorate, Fort Monmouth, NJ is seeking sources with capability and expertise to provide Vulnerability Assessments of Netted Command Control Communication Computer and Intelligence (C4I) Systems. The potential contract is for assessing electronic system vulnerability to electronic warfare (EW) and information warfare (IW), developing counter-countermeasures (CCM) strategies to support C4I netted system development and product improvement programs. Army C4 systems either currently under assessment or potentially under future study include ABCS, CHS, CV2, SINCGARS, EPLRS, MSE, IVIS, SMAR-T, SCAMP, Universal Modem and future digital radios providing multi-mode, multi-band, high capacity, and wide bandwidth. Relative to IW, emphasis will be placed on Defensive Information Warfare systems, Force XXI, Army battlefield digitization, open system architecture, operational architecture, technical information architecture, tactical Inter-network architecture, network protocols, including TCP/IP protocols, ISO layers, computer viruses and other methods of malicious attack. Firms should have appropriate background capability and expertise in laboratory and field experiments, in computer modeling, and assessment and development of CCM technology. The effort requires extensive experience in computer programming and knowledge of, but not limited to systems employing packet switching, flood search routing, message routing, intra/inter system gateways and interface protocols. Capability is required in the design, development and delivery of hardware, software and databases, and user and technical manuals and reports. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only, does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. After statements of capability have been screened, a solicitation will be issued to those prospective sources which, in the sole judgement of the contracting activity, have the best potential of successfully fulfilling the Government's requirements. Firms responding to this announcement shall indicate whether they are or are not a Small Business or Small Disadvantaged Business Concern as defined in FAR 52.219-2. The Army reserves the right to consider a Small Business set-aside based on the responses. Interested firms must submit, in accordance with numbered Note 25, the particulars of their experience, capabilities and background pertinent to this program. The closing date for the submission of particulars is 15 days after publication of this synopsis. Respondents of this notice will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of information submitted. Since no other information is available for release regarding this procurement at this time, telephone requests will not be honored. The Government will not pay any effort expended in responding to this synopsis. See Numbered Note(s): 25. (0089)

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