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A -- STRATCOM IDHS OPERATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FOR THE 21ST CENTURY(SIOD 2001) SOL F30602-96-R-0030 POC Renee Arcuri/Contract Specialist/315-330-4777, 1Lt Dennis Feerick/Program Manager/315-330-2172. The primary objective of this forty-eight (48) to sixty (60) month effort is to complete the Architecture-95 development effort and support the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) Intelligence Data Handling System (IDHS), at Offutt AFB NE, transitioning to migration systems and an architecture consistent with the Department of Defense Intelligence Information Systems (DODIIS) Architecture. The effort will also maintain the applications, data base, network interface, and software of the USSTRATCOM IDHS system, as baselined in the existing USSTRATCOM IDHS environment; to integrate USSTRATCOM IDHS with other systems that are implemented or planned as nodes of the USSTRATCOM Intelligence Network (SINET); and to provide software support, system development, integration planning, familiarization/training, configuration management, quality assurance, system documentation, and engineering support for new or existing systems in the USSTRATCOM IDHS environment. A read library containing technical information relating to this acquisition is available for review by potential offerors at Rome Laboratory/IRDD, 32 Hangar Rd, Rome, NY 13441-4114. Appointments for access may be made by contacting 1Lt Dennis Feerick, 315-330-2172 at least 24 hours in advance. Verification of secret clearance must be submitted to the Program Manager, 1Lt Dennis Feerick, at Rome Laboratory/IRDD, 32 Hangar Rd, Rome, NY 13441-4114, or faxed to his attention at 315-330-3913, prior to access to the library. Foreign participation is excluded at the prime contractor level. SECRET clearances will be required for performance. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be ''significant concerns'' and should be communicated directly to the Contract Specialist, Renee Arcuri, 315-330-4777. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractr concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division, at 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process.No telephone requests for the solicitation will be honored. All requests must be addressed to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Renee Arcuri, reference the code I-6-4327-L, and the respondent's FAX number and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered. (0345)

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