Coastal Systems Station, Dahlgren Division, NSWC, Panama City, FL 32407-7001

A -- COASTAL BATTLEFIELD RECONAISSANCE AND ANALYSIS (COBRA) AND JOINT COUNTERMINE ACTD SUPPORT SOL N61331-95-R-0051 DUE 073195 POC Phillip Morris, Contract Specialist, (904)235-5387 Carol A. Dreger, Contracting Officer, (904)234-4863. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Coastal Systems Station, Panama City, Florida, intends to award a sole-source contract to the Environmental Research Institute of Michigan (ERIM) for test support and modification and fabrication of an image processing and real-time airborne subsystem tracking and assessment ground station developed under a previously awarded competitive contract to ERIM. Under the previous competitive contract, ERIM is continuing the development of the Coastal Battlefield Reconnaissance and Analysis (COBRA) Tactical Information DIsplay System (CTIDS). This effort is supporting the COBRA Avanced Technology Demonstration (ATD) program through Developmental Testing (DT-O) this fiscal year (FY). In FY 96, the COBRA program will undergo Operational Testing (OT-O) in conjunction with U.S. Marine Corps Fleet Marine Force (FMF) personnel. Beginning in FY 97, a COBRA system including the CTIDS, will undergo further testing and be demonstrated in the Joint Countermine (CM) Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) Program. Modification to the software and minor hardware changes in the CTIDS will be identified during DT-O testing this fiscal year. To allow FMF personnel to operate the system unaided, as required by OT-O criteria, the user interface to the CTIDS system software will require modification. The Joint CM ACTD program requires a complete hardware system for their exclusive use and are providing funding, starting this FY, to replicate the COBRA system, including the contractor developed CTIDS. As CTIDS is currently under development, and will continue to be modified for FMF personnel operation during FY 96, sufficient documentation does not exist that could be provided to a third party to allow them to modify the current CTIDS or to fabricate another system. Note 22 applies. (0160)

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