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R -- COMPLETION OF JOINT MODELING AND SIMULATION SYSTEM (J-MASS) SOL F33657-96-R-0011 DUE 021596 POC D. Colleen Griffith, (513) 255-6816/Contracting Officer, Frieda M. Thornton, (513) 255-6816. The Director for Development Planning (ASC/XR) is contemplating a sole acquisition to complete development of the Joint Modeling and Simulation System (J-MASS). The period of performance to complete the effort will be 2 years. The J-MASS program is building a standard modeling and simulation support system for: a) the development of validated digital models of threats and weapon systems and system components, b) assembly of the models and/or components into J-MASS players, c) the configuration of executable simulations using these players, d) execution of the simulation(s), and e) postprocessing of the results to support the acquisition and Test & Evaluation (T&E) communities. ASC/XR is surveying the market to determine if any sources have the systems engineering and software development capabilities and experience to complete the development of the J-MASS software and tools. A.) The proposed modification will encompass the following major points: 1. Complete the existing system design per the system segment specification (SSS). 2. Completing development of the J-MASS system design to include the Simulation Support Environment (SSE) and modeling library. System design will allow model development to be language independent to include Ada and C++, use Posix-complaint Unix operating systems, and include complete documentation. 3. Demonstrate the system can support simulations at three (3) levels of detail (analytic, dynamic, emulative) and at three (3) levels of engagement complexity (one-on-one, few-on-few, many-on-many). 4. Complete the capability for interoperability of Ada and C++ models. 5. Complete the capability for heterogeneous distributed processing between Sun and Silicon Graphics platforms. 6. Rehost the J-MASS system software to other operating systems/platforms. 7. Complete the J-MASS system capability to interface with simulators and participate in distributed simulations. 8. Complete the capability to perform visual programming. 9. Complete integration of the J-MASS re-use library access software with the J-MASS software. 10. Continue to support customer support center with appropriate staff to answer questions and perform J-MASS training. B.) In order to be considered a potential source, interested parties must submit clear, concise, and complete capability statements to the buying office and contracting officer noted above not later that thirty (30) days after the date of this announcement. At a minimum, interested parties must detail the following capabilities: - Describe your experience in previous and on-going J-MASS system software development. - Describe your planned resources to support all J-MASS user sites. Provide your past performance and appropriate metrics of and/or ability to perform operations and maintenance of a delivered software product with a large customer base (i.e. 40+ user sites). Your experience in implementing a software problem report tracking system and your ability for timely resolution of the problem reports including accomplishing short term software fixes to the product. - Describe your proven ability and current capability to staff and operate a software engineering office to address Ada and C++ interoperability issues. Include in your plan an approach to insure experienced personnel are in-place and familiar with the most current Release of J-MASS by 1 Oct. 96. - Explain your plan and schedule to enter into an associate contractor agreement (ACA) with McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA) to accomplish a smooth transition of the program from MDA to you without any major cost and schedule impacts to system design completion and O&M support to the M&S community. An actual ACA is not needed in any response to this synopsis. The Air Force is seeking only your plan and schedule to accomplish this critical interface. - Describe your capabilities in software development. Your ability to accomplish large software development efforts, experience in updates and experience in re-hosting of complex software systems. Include past performance information and appropriate metrics to substantiate claims. - Describe your capabilities in model development, verification/validation, and documentation. Include past performance and delivered product (including name of customer). - Describe your capabilities to address real-time and non-real time digital simulations. Include past performance with interfacing with operational warfighting training facilities and training simulators. Show in your plan how you will insure that experienced personnel are in-place who are familiar with weapon systems trainers by 1 Oct. 96. - If subcontractors are to be used, the firm must have subcontractor management experience. Firms must have the capacity to store Secret documentation and must have personnel in possession of a Secret clearance. In responding to the above, interested sources need not obtain actual employment commitments from proposed staff personnel. Interested sources should address all questions/comments to the contracting officer. Sources are requested not to solicit or contact MDA personnel for information regarding this synopsis. However, if contact with MDA is deemed necessary in order to respond to this synopsis, questions should be forwarded to MDA management in St. Louis MO. C) Sources that meet these requirements must submit technical and personnel qualifications for Government evaluation in response to this announcement. Include organizational structure and a description of facilities to be used and specific evidence that all qualifications above are met. D) The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code for this effort is 7373, Computer Intergrated System Design, size standard $18.0 million. E) An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his/her concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, Col Michael J. Corcoran, ASC/IG, Bldg 14, 1865 Fourth St Ste 12, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7303, phone number (513) 255-0600. (0033)

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