Defense Nuclear Agency, 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398

A -- AIR VEHICLE PLANNING SYSTEM (APS) VERSION 2 POC Michael Jackson, Negotiator, (703) 325-9211, Edward Archer, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-5028. The Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) is seeking qualified contractors with experience and capabilities related to the future of the Automated Routing and Maintenance System (ARMS) Version 4.0 Software Development and the Maintenance of ARMS. The new effort is called the Air Vehicle Planning System (APS) Version 2. APS is a force level mission planning tool, used to build mission packages of one to many air vehicles. APS 2 will expand the capabilities of the APS, to include reconnaissance and low observable air vehicle modeling, integration of TERCOM Placement and Evaluation Program (TPEP), enhance reporting, distributed collaborative planning, mission analysis, Nuclear Planning and Execution System (NPES) support, Global Command and Control System (GCCS) compliance, United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) enterprise database compliance, and re-engineering of the current system. Use of off-the-shelf technology will be highly encouraged. All responsible sources shall submit capability statements addressing the items listed above for consideration by the agency to: Defense Nuclear Agency, ATTN: Michael Jackson/AMA, 6801 Telegraph Road, Alexandria, VA 22310-3398 within 30 days of the publication of this announcement. THIS SYNOPSIS IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP), AND IS NOT TO BE CONSIDERED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE U.S. GOVERNMENT. Information on DNA solicitations, already released, can be obtained by calling the DNA Hotline at (703) 325-1173. Reference Synopsis No. 96-36 (0066)

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