Defense Information Systems Agency, Contract Management Branch, D412, 701 South Court House Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199

D -- SYSTEMS ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR COMMAND CENTER SYSTEMS SOL DCA100-95-R-0073 DUE 081495 POC Contact: Contract Specialist, Rhonda LaGarde, (703) 607-6912, Contracting Officer, Joyce Milner, (202) 607-6917 The Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) intends to issue a competitive solicitation for command center systems SETA support to the Joint Interoperability and Operation Organization Center for Systems Engineering, Technical Applications Department. This Department supports C4I for the Warfighting Commanders in Chief (CINC), C4I for the National Military Command System's fixed sites, the Airborne National Military Command Centers, and Commanders of Joint Task Forces (CJTF). The Department also supports C4I for non-DOD federal agencies and the United Nations that must interface with the CINCs and CJTF for disaster relief and peacekeeping. The scope of the effort addresses the full spectrum of systems engineering, technical assistance, test and engineering evaluation for the command centers and crisis management facilities that support all echelons of command and control. The effort will be principally concerned with requirements and capabilities analyses, concept formulation, alternative development and feasibility studies, cost estimating, planning and programming support, project management, functional descriptions, system and subsystem design and specifications, systems descriptions, implementation planning, systems and subsystem integration, interoperability studies, rapid prototyping, survivability analyses, environmental studies, human engineering analyses, configuration management, technical research and information resources activities. A SECRET clearance is required as a minimum to perform; however, some tasks may require a TOP SECRET clearance. The nature of the support requires the contractor to have technical staff comprised of engineers, computer scientists, and technicians with broad, comprehensive, and recent experience in command and control systems and facilities for the following major task areas: (1) Command Centers Initiatives Program (CCIP); (2) National Military Command System, National Military Command Center (NMCC), NMCC Site R, and US Strategic Command Systems Engineering; and (3) National Airborne Operations Center, Worldwide Airborne Resources, Special Airlift Mission Airborne and Mobile Command Centers Systems Engineering. Due to the amount of coordination necessary, the contractor must perform with at least 80% of the management and technical support in the Washington, DC, area. It is anticipated that an ID/IQ cost-plus-fixed-fee contract will be awarded for a one-year base period and four one-year option periods. The anticipated period of performance of the base period is November 1995 to October 1996. The minimum guarantee is $1.5 million for the base year; maximum ceiling for the five-year period is $32.021 million. Delegation of Procurement Authority reference number is KAA-95-0125. A reading room has been established for prospective offerors to review appropriate reference documents. The reading room is located at DISA/JIEO, 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, Virginia. Prospective offerors may review the documents by contacting Maj M.J. Shipsey, (703) 696-1893. When arranging an appointment, refer to RFP DCA100-95-R-0073. Prior to arranging an appointment, personnel (security) clearances (PCLs) up to and including SECRET shall be provided to DISA/JIEO, ATTN: JEEP, 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1713. The contractor is responsible for certifying ''need-to-know'' for the individuals designated to read the classified data and shall incorporate this requirement into the Visit Authorization Request forwarded to JEEP. Any questions regarding PCLs should be addressed to Maj M. J. Shipsey, (703) 696-1893. Allow five (5) workdays for receipt and processing of clearances before arranging an appointment. Prospective offerors may obtain a copy of the unclassified ''Bibliography for Contractor Research'' by written request, referencing RFP DCA100-95-R-0073, enclosed with a self- addressed, stamped envelope provided to the DISA Contract Management Branch, ATTN: D412 (Rhonda LaGarde), 701 South Court House Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199. RFP DCA100-95-R-0073 will be issued on/about 19 June 1995. Proposals will be due approximately 60 calendar days after RFP release date. Only written requests for the RFP will be honored and should be addressed to the DISA Contract Management Branch, ATTN: D412 (Rhonda LaGarde), 701 South Court House Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199. Offerors are requested to include the company's business size in their written request. The telephone numbers for facsimile transmission are (703) 607-4340 or 607-4341. (0145)

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