Directorate of Contracting, ATTN: ATZS-DKO-E, P.O. Box 748, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-0748

A -- SUPPORT SERVICES OF THE ELECTRONIC PROVING GROUND TO INCLUDE SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, ENGINEERING AUGMENTATION, RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, AND OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF TEST FACILITIES Sol DABT6395-R-0012. POC Contract Specialist, Nancy Johnson, (520) 533-1545, Contracting Officer N. Tinnell, (520) 1213. The purpose of this notice is to provide updated information regarding the Draft Request for Proposal. The U.S. Army Electronic Proving Ground (USAEPG) is considering the acquisition of support services during the second quarter of FY 97. This acquisition requires extensive and significant innovation in both program management and technical Areas to develop new methodologies and instrumentation to support and conduct testing of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) systems. Systems tested may include the Army's automated tactical C4I systems, the Army Battlefield Automated Systems, or other automated systems assigned for testing at USAEPG. The contractor is required to prepare test plans and procedures, design experiments, determine test instrumentation, develop data reduction and analysis techniques and processes, design and implement test scenarios, perform engineering reviews, specify and fabricate equipment, systems and shelters, and develop the implement software engineering methodologies. The contractor is required to provide scientific and engineering services to operate the Electromagnetic Environmental Test Facility (EMETF). Part of this requirement is to plan, conduct, and report the simulation, modeling, testing, measurement, and analysis of C4I and other electronic systems concepts/hardware; develop and maintain the EMETF facility; And conduct scientific research and development in all mission areas for the purpose of improving quality and reducing the cost of testing. The contractor is required to provide operation and maintenance of the Instrumented Test Range (ITR) and support to test electronic systems. The ITR is a Government equipped, contractor operated electronic testing range comprised of several major complexes deployed as required for specific tests. There are three operation control centers located at Fort Huachuca, Mount Lemmon (near Tucson, Arizona) and Oatman Mountain (near Gila Bend, Arizona). The ITR provides several unique test capabilities, i.e., launch and recovery facilities, high altitude/long range tracking facilities, communication environments, radar environments, Infrared targets, RF generation and monitoring facilities, the world's largest outdoor compact range, and other areas equipped for evaluation of Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) and Electronic Counter Counter Measures (ECC). Part of ths requirement is to operate and maintain equipment, instrumentation, systems, buildings, and facilities. The contractor is required to provide operation and test support and maintenance of the USAEPG Field Office, Fort Lewis (EFOFL) and other field sites to be determined. The technical work required to support EFOFL activities include: requirement analysis, systems design, communication network modeling, engineering and software development, integration and implementation, systems support and maintenance, tactical exercise system support, computer hardware improvements, integrated command post systems integration and support. Other support efforts include: program management, data collection, and analysis, and technical documentation and reporting, as well as the fabrication and modification of Standard Integrated Command Post Systems (SICPS) assemblages. The intent of this synopsis is to announce and solicit responses for the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) only which is scheduled to be released on or about the end of May 1995. Responses will be used to develop a source list of potential bidders for the DRFP. Availability of a final solicitation will be announced separately. Tentatively, the final RFP is scheduled to be released on or about mid August 1995. Requests for copies of either the Draft RFP or Final RFP will be charged $75.00 per copy. Checks should be made out to the Treasurer of the United States. Copies of the Bidder's Mailing Lists will be issued with the DRFP and RFP. Offerors must respond in writing to the final RFP synopsis in order to be considered for the acquisition. A one-year base plus four one-year option contract is anticipated. A pre-proposal conference is tentatively scheduled for mid-September 1995. Services are currently performed under contracts DABT63-92-C-0041, Computer Sciences Corporation, DABT63-93-C-0018, Vitro Services Corporation, and DAAB07-88-DA044, RDA-Logicon. Interested offerors may be placed on a bidders mailing list for the Draft RFP by submitting their request in writing to the Directorate of Contracting, ATTN: ATZS-DKO-E, Fort Huachuca, Arizona 85613-0748. Requests should indicate the USAEPG support Services requirement (DRFP), size status of the firm, mailing address, telephone number, point of contact and check for $75.00. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. (117)

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