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A -- FY 96 ADVANCED CONCEPTS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN SUPPORT OF TRADOC BATTLE LABS AND LOUISIANA MANEUVERS (ACT II PROGRAM) BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT SOL DAAH04-95-R-BAA3. POC Contracting Officer, Janet Lockhart (919) 549-4267. The U.S. Army Research Office (ARO) intends to issue a Draft Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) for the Department of Army's Advanced Concepts and Technology II (ACT II) Program. The BAA requests proposals concerning demonstrations of technologies in areas of interest to the U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command's Battle Labs and the Chief of Staff of the Army's Louisiana Maneuvers (LAM) Task Force. The solicitation process to be utilized calls for the initial submission of a 2-page concept paper. The concept paper will be evaluated and, if the technology is judged highly relevant based on criteria set forth in the BAA, the offeror will be invited to submit a complete proposal. The ACT II Program is seeking proposals that will provide mature technologies, prototypes, interfaces, software, and/or systems for demonstration at Advanced Warfighting Experiments sponsored by the Battle Labs or at annual General Headquarters Exercises sponsored by LAM. Representative topic areas for which proposals will be requested include: power sources; knowledge-based situational awareness; soldier force protection; non-lethal technologies; enhanced soldier mobility; modeling, simulation and training technologies interface; military intelligence for brigade and below; Twenty First Century classroom leader trainer, rapidly deployable mobile communications and battle management systems; communications systems modeling; improvements in lethality, survivability, mobility, and sustainability of soldiers and systems; low-cost competent to brilliant munitions concepts for deep operations and precision strike; improved C4I for Army airspace command and control and deep operations; synthetic environments and real-time targeting data integration for synthetic theater of war; global 24-hour overhead surveillance and data delivery; high energy laser technology concepts for theater missile defense; total distribution system; logistics command, control communications and automation, soldier and system sustainment; combat service support training support; common constructive simulation architecture; non-traditional signature detection in early entry operations; early entry force communications and protection; an all inclusive universal simulation/model; executive information system; medical command and control system; and user friendly synchronization management system for Joint Venture. Definitive topics will be stated in the BAA. The final ACT II BAA will be available on or about 1 June 1995. The BAA will be available via hardcopy or from the Internet. The BAA may be found on the Internet at: http://HWILWWW.RDEC.Redstone.army.mil/BattleLabs /BattleLabs.Html. Interested parties that do not have access to or have difficulty accessing the Internet may submit a WRITTEN request for the BAA to the U.S. Army Research Office, ATTN: AMXRO-PR (DAAH04-95-R-BAA3), P.O. Box 12211, Research Triangle Park, NC 27709-2211. Requests may be submitted by facsimile to (919) 549-4396. If you utilize the Internet, you are requested to acknowledge your access to TRADOC or ARO so that a complete mailing list is maintained. A pre-Proposal Conference is planned for 8-9 May 1995 at the Holiday Inn, Hampton-Coliseum Hotel & Conference Center, 1815 West Mercury Boulevard, Hampton, VA, Exit 263B off I-64. You must register in order to attend. The conference pamphlet and registration form may be obtained by either accessing the draft BAA on the Internet or electronic mail to SHAFFERB@monroe-emh1.army.mil or in writing to Commander, US Army Training and Doctrine Command, ATTN: ATCD-B (Ms. Overton), Fort Monroe, VA 23651-5000. Cutoff date for registration is 21 April 1995. Those requiring overnight accommodations should contact the Holiday Inn (1-800-842-9370 or 1-804-838-0200) by 21 April 1995 and identify yourself as attending the Pre-Proposal Conference. THERE WILL BE NO WALK-IN REGISTRATION ACCEPTED. Whether or not you plan to attend the Pre-Proposal Conference, you must submit your questions regarding the Draft BAA in writing to HQ TRADOC, ATTN: ATCD-B (MAJ Shaffer) by 28 April 1995. Interested parties are encouraged to utilize the Internet and E-mail capabilities. POCs are: Wanda Boggs (919) 549-4320 and Susan Hill (919) 549-4338. There will be no other solicitation notice issued in regard to this requirement. (097)

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