AFDTC/PKZA, 205 West D. Avenue, Suite 428, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6864

A -- SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SUPPORT SOL PKZ596 DUE 120495 POC Karen Millisor, Contract Specialist or Paula Tutwiler, Contracting Officer at (904) 882-4603. SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SUPPORT FOR THE 96TH COMMUNICATIONS GROUP- The Air Force Development Test Center (AFDTC) intends to acquire contractual support in the accomplishment of computer hardware and software functions related to scientific, real-time, and telemetry computer systems, post-mission data reduction and analysis, management information systems, and network systems. This contract will be a vehicle for the design, development and delivery of mission support software products. Scientific computer system support will include computer system design, development, maintenance, documentation and user training. Real-time data processing support will include computer and hardware integration, system and application software design and development. Telemetry processing support will include telemetry hardware integration, and application software design, development, implementation, maintenance, and documentation. Application programs that involve telemetry data processing support will include data reduction, analysis, and quality assurance, and application software design, development, implementation, maintenance, and documentation. Management information systems support will include both system and application level software design and development, documentation and user training. Network systems support will include requirements analysis, design and development, implementation, maintenance, documentation and user training. The contractor shall provide necessary services and data products based upon tasks initiated under a basic contract. The contractor must demonstrate recent experience in all areas of support. Areas of expertise required for the total contractual effort will include, but not be limited to: VAX/VMS, VAX/VMS Operating System Internals, VAX and PDP-11 Assembly Language Programs, ALL-IN-1, Datatrieve, INGRES, ORACLE, FMS, UNIX, POSIX, TCP/IP, FORTRAN, ADA, ACCESS, Microcode, FOXPRO, C, C++, PC Software packages (such as M/S Mail, Excel, Powerpoint, etc.), Motif, STAPLE Programming for APTEC I/O computers, Structured Programming in Multi-Process Application, Novell, Windows NT, Computer Graphics, Radar Systems Processing, Computer Hrdware Interface Programming at the Device Level, Automated Report Generation, Simulation and Modeling, Network Systems Design, Development, Integration, Maintenance, Documentation, and User Training. In all areas of support, contractors responding to this synopsis must provide evidence of capability of fulfilling the above requirements to include past experience with similar efforts. Responses will be evaluated and a solicitation source list established of those determined capable of fulfilling the Government's requirements. An assessment will be made by the Government of each offeror's level of expertise according to the Software Engineering Institute's (SEI) Capability Maturity Model (CMM). The Government reserves the right to limit award to a Level 2 or Level 3 company. Firms responding to this synopsis should indicate whether they have been assessed under the CMM and whether it was a self assessment or by an SEI authorized activity. An organizational conflict of interest provision will be incorporated into the contract and will be set out in the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) and Request for Proposal (RFP). Submit only unclassified information for evaluation and consideration. Period of performance is anticipated to be a basic two-year period with four one-year options. A DRFP is scheduled to be released in January 1996 with the RFP following in February 1996. The DRFP and RFP will contemplate one single effort. Firms having applicable interest, capability and background should submit particulars along with a written request to receive the solicitation in accordance with Numbered Note 25 to AFDTC/PKZB, 205 West D Avenue, Suite 428, ATTN: Ms . Karen Millisor, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6864. Responses should be received within 30 days from publication. Technical questions may be addressed to 96 CG/SCWS, Mr. Clemons, (904) 882-5819. For contractual information, contact Ms. Karen Millisor, AFDTC/PKZ, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-5320, (904) 882-4603. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a solicitation for bids or proposals, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. This document contains technical date whose export is restricted be the ARMS Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S.C., Sec 2751, et seq.) or Executive Order 12470. Only qualified U.S. contractors having a top secret clearance who have registered with and are certified by the Defene Logistics Services Center (DLSC), Battle Creek, MI 49016-3412, are eligible to receive this RFP. This certification process is accomplished by completing a DD Form 2345, Military Critical Data Agreement, and mailing it to DLSC. Contractors may call 1-800-35-3572 to check their certification. Col. Dennis L. Voss, telephone (904-882-5966) or E-Mail VOSS@EGLIN.AF.MIL.,has been appointed by the AFDTC Commander to head offerors' confidential concerns, if any, regarding this acquisition. His purpose is not to replace the technical staff or contracting officer but to serve as an honest broker and communicate any contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Routine technical and contracting issues should therefore be directed to the technical and contracting staff identified in the subject synopsis. Firms (meeting the above stated certification) who request a copy of the DRFP will be included on the source list for the subsequent RFP. Firms responding to this synopsis should indicate whether they are or are not a small or disadvantaged business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 and 52.219-2. This acquisition is a small business set-aside. The appropriate SIC Code is 7371 with a size standard of $18M. See Note 25. (0331)

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