DESA/PPO, 2251 Wyoming Blvd SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5609

A -- COMMON IMAGERY PROCESSING CAPABILITY (CIP) FOR THE COMMON IMAGERY GROUND/SURFACE SYSTEM (CIGSS) SOL SEA993-96-R-0003 DUE 042696. POC Contract Specialist, Victor J. Wells, 505-262-4666, Contracting Officer, George Casey, 505-262-4664, 505-262-4664. The Defense Evaluation Support Activity (DESA) intends to contract for designing, development, integration and testing of hardware and software to provide a Common Imagery Processor (CIP). The CIP is the primary sensor processing element of the Common Imagery Ground Surface System (CIGSS). The function of the CIP is to accept imagery and support data and when necessary, process it into an exploitable image and output it to the other elements of CIGSS. The CIP includes the hardware and software to connect to each of the data links, recorder subsystems and data files, extract the data from the incoming signal, process the data into exploitable imagery and transfer the imagery for exploitation and/or storage. The CIP will accept auxiliary data and exploitation support data associated with the input. The CIP will interface with existing baseline sensor systems via the DSRsi and ANSI ID-1 recorders and the Common Data Link (CDL) (in all channelization and data rates used by the target sensors). In addition, as a growth requirement, the CIP will interface with and process other growth requirement, the CIP will interface with and process other growth sensors. The CIP must incorporate the functions required to support the objectives of CIGSS. These include the ability to adapt to the new sensors, new processing and exploitation techniques (e.g. IFSAR), new or modified equipment and new or extended users of data over the life of the system. The CIP will take advantage of the rapid evolution of Commercial Off-The Shelf (COTS) and Government Off-The Shelf (GOTS) hardware and software. The terms COTS and GOTS are intended to describe hardware and software which have many users and for which equivalent elements, not necessarily identical, are available from more than one source. The appropriate use of COTS and GOTS is desired to ensure the tactical user has the best performance/cost ratio that industry can deliver. The CIP design will be based on the need to support extensibility and interoperability requirements. Interoperability, in particular, is critical to ensure the continued capability of the CIP to support new tactical deployments and users. A-Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Completion contract with options for additional service unique test units and support and maintenance of these test units for 12 Months after acceptance is anticipated. A single award is anticipated using Source Selection Procedures in accordance with FAR 15.6. A Technical Requirements Document was previously made available to industry for comment. Anyone wishing to receive a copy of this previous document for information purposes can access it on Internet, Home Page at http://www.acp.osd.mil/daro/homepage or request a copy from Victor Wells, DESA/PPP (505) 262-4666. No additional comments are needed on this document. You are cautioned that the Solicitation package may contain substantially different specifications than this document. Anyone interested in proposing on this requirement should request a copy of the RFP in writing or by FAX from the Contracting Officer at the following address: Defense Evaluation Support Activity (DESA), PPP, 2251 Wyoming Blvd SE. Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5609, FAX (505) 262-4661. (065)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0002 19960306\A-0002.SOL)