Electronic Systems Center/AVK, Contracting Division, Command & Control Systems, 20 Schilling Circle, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2816

A -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR JOINT SIMULATION SYSTEM (JSIMS) ACQUISITION EFFORT POC Capt. Brad Bissette, Buyer, 617-377-6632, BissetteB@radium- vs1.hanscom.af.mil, or Stephen M. Meehan, Contracting Officer, (617)37 7391, meehans@radium-vs1.hanscom.af.mil. The Government is using an innovative, streamlined approach to select a contractor for the Joint Simulation System (JSIMS). JSIMS will be a readily available, operationally valid synthetic environment for the Unified Combatant Commands, Services, and other Joint organizations to: jointly train, educate, develop doctrine and tactics, formulate and assess operational plans, assess warfighting situations, and define operational requirements. Though initially focused upon the operational level of war for both combat operations and operations other than war, JSIMS will be extensible up to the strategic level, and down to the tactical level to support multi-echelon usage at several sites worldwide. We envision JSIMS as a seven-year, $100M+ program. JSIMS will utilize an ''Evolutionary/Incremental'' approach to rapidly design, develop, test, deploy and sustain evolving ''state-of-the-industry'' simulation technology to meet customer requirements. Contract award is estimated to occur in the first quarter of fiscal year 1997. Sources are sought for a single system integration contractor with demonstrable experience in designing, developing, and integrating large, complex software (simulation) systems. The contractor selected will be responsible for the development of a core of common and joint representations and services, and a run-time hardware and software infrastructure using object oriented, domain engineering methodologies emphasizing reuse, and the integration of cooperatively developed representations. Each source must have, within the last five years, had experience in the following two areas: (1) Integration of very large systems with a large number of components (models), geographically dispersed sites, distributed and replicated database repositories, and interfaces with a wide variety of live and simulated systems using standards-based, commercial hardware and software, and security to TS level, (2) Effective employment of modern software simulation technology to implement a robust system architecture, evaluation of commercial systems, communication, and software products, rapid prototyping and testing, incremental fielding, and effective user support. Interested sources are invited to submit a Qualification Summary of no more than five pages which describes their experience as a result of direct performance as a major system integrator (as a prime contractor) of a system, in size and complexity similar to JSIMS, as described in the above two areas. JSIMS program information is available on the Hanscom Electronic RFP Bulletin Board (HERBB) at (617) 377-1487 and on the STRICOM BBS at (407) 381-8666. Also, the information is available on the World Wide Web at URL: http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil and http://www.stricom.army.mil/JSIMS/jsimshome.html. Access to Internet is required to get information from the web. Hard copies are available at the JSIMS JPO library, 12249 Science Drive - Suite 260, Orlando, FL 32826-2900. Procedures for using the library may be obtained from Donna Gloria at (407) 384-5526. Responses may be submitted via either: 1) E-Mail attachment to BissetteB@radium-vs1.hanscom.af.mil, or 2) Hard copy on company letterhead, signed by a corporate officer, with accompanying file on 3.5'' disk. Use MS Word or Word Perfect, single spaced, and 5 page limit. Send to Capt Brad Bissette, ESC/AVK, 20 Schilling Circle, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2816 (Telephone (617) 377-6632) no later than 8 March 1996. The transmittal letter will not be counted against the total response page count. Respondents must indicate whether they are large, small or small disadvantaged businesses, whether they are women-owned, and whether they are foreign or domestically owned and controlled. An Ombudsman, Colonel Claude E. Messamore, Jr. at (617) 377-5106 has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program manager or contracting officer, but to communicate offerors concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of the proposals or the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call the Ombudsman, however, the Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems previously brought to the attention of the program manager and/or the contracting officer which could not be satisfactorily resolved, or issues that require contractor confidentiality. (0044)

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