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A -- RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT SOURCES SOUGHT FOR SYSTEM ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR THAAD PROJECT MANAGEMENT OFFICE SOL DASG6096R0019 POC Larry Ridgeway, Contract Specialist, (205) 955-1187, W. L. Schick, Contracting Officer, (205) 955-1187. Sources are sought by the U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command for the Program Executive Office, Missile Defense, Theater High Altitude Area Defense Project Management Office (THAAD PMO), for a System Engineering and Technical Assistance (SETA) contract. The THAAD PMO requires SETA to support acquisition tasks and activities required for conducting the Engineering Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase and transitioning to full rate Production. Key areas include: translation of the Demonstration/Validation (DEM/VAL) prototype designs into stable, producible, and cost effective production representative designs, validation of the production and manufacturing processes through low rate initial production, evaluation of system capabilities through developmental and operational testing activities, and early operational assessments of system capabilities. The effort involves support in the following areas: 1. Missile: Analysis of the design and development of the missile round, ground support equipment, and launch equipment, development/maintenance of 6 DOF missile simulation. 2. Radar: Evaluation of plans for radar interface and integration with other elements of a system, including the impact of the radar technical requirements (i.e., surveillance characteristics, acquisition rates, target/object tracking capabilities, discrimination characteristics, and kill assessment capabilities) and radar program schedule. 3. Battle Management/Command, Control, and Communication and Intelligence (BM/C3I): Assessment, analysis, evaluation, and verification of BM/C3I performance specifications through the use of models, simulations, operator system interface rapid prototyping, and screen design tool, and functionality and algorithm development. 4. Transporter/Erector/Launcher: Analysis of launcher, including the carrier, missile round pallet, electronics module, launch module interface unit, dynamics reference unit, and associated software. 5. System Engineering: Integrated engineering eforts in terms of planning, execution, and effective management of cost, schedule, and performance, including Engineering Planning, Management, and Control, Engineering Requirements, Analysis, Integrated Design Development, and Verification and Validation, Risk Assessment, Security Engineering, Production Planning, Design to Unit Production Cost, Milestone Support, User Support, Pre-Planned Improvements, Technology Infusion, and Military Specifications and Standards Reform. 6. Software Engineering: Software development, management, impact, and performance to include development of processes, coordination and integration of software products, reviewing and evaluation of end item products, and assessment of test and validation results. 7. Test and Evaluation: Review, analysis, and evaluation of technical and operational test requirements to include Documentation and Activities, Test Range Planning and Support, Flight Test Planning and Analysis, Ground Test Planning and Analysis. 8. Design Assurance: Independent review and analysis of design assurance requirements, plans, reports, procedures, analyses, and test data to ensure the successful development of high quality, highly reliable hardware and software inclusive of Reliability, Availability, and Maintainability (RAM), Quality Assurance, Standardization and Parts Control, Corrosion Prevention and Deterioration Control, Safety, Environmental, and Testability requirements. 9. Configuration Management: Management review, analysis, and evaluation of the development and implementation of configuration management requirements and methodology. 10. Integrated Logistics Support: Logistics/technical support to include all areas of ILS/MANPRINT. 11. Program Management: Review, analyze, and evaluate program plans, reports, briefings, schedules, cost estimates and documentation, design-to-cost program, independent risk management program to include identification of risk areas, analysis of performance, and risk mitigation alternatives, and graphics support for the program. A broad range of labor categories is required to perform the proposed acquisition. These include: Program Manager, Senior Management/Technical Staff, Senior Engineer/Scientist, Senior Production Engineer, Senior Software Engineer/Scientist, Senior System Analyst/Engineer, Senior Logistics Analyst, Engineer/Scientists, Software Engineer/Scientist, Management Analyst, Systems Analyst, Asociate Engineer/Analyst, and Administrative. The labor categories must cover the eleven areas stated above. A range of skill levels must be provided in all of the categories for efficient accomplishment of each task under the effort. The effort is expected to require 120 man-years per year for a five (5) year period. Respondents must provide the following information: 1. Listing of contracts over the past three years which relate specifically to the eleven areas outlined above. 2. Description of recent and relevant successful experience in each of the eleven areas stated above. 3. Resumes for a lead individual in each area. 4. Facility size in square feet and level of security clearance at the facility. 5. Number of full-time employees, number of part-time employees. 6. State whether you are a small or small disadvantaged business. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8731 and the size standard is 1000 employees. 7. Response should be limited to one document not more than 30 pages (8 1/2 by 11 inches). It is anticipated that foreign participation will not be allowed. Potential respondents should submit a one paragraph statement of interest five (5) days after publication of this notice (faxed to (205) 955-4240, ATTN: Larry Ridgeway). Three copies of the final response document should be sent to the U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, ATTN: CSSD-CM-CT/Larry Ridgeway, P. O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801 no later than 30 days after the date of publication of this announcement. No verbal or facsimile submissions of the final response will be accepted. This is not a request for proposal. Industry participation in this sources sought shall be at no cost to the Government. NO TELEPHONE INQUIRES ACCEPTED. (0338)

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