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70 -- VALIDATED ADA 95 CROSS COMPILER AND OPERATING SYSTEM Contact Doug Vraa, M389, (612) 572-7936, INTERNET: doug_vraa@fmc.com. POC Doug Vraa, M389, (612) 572-7936, INTERNET: doug_vraa@fmc.com. United Defense L.P., Armament Systems Division, under Prime Contract DAAE30-95-C-0009, is the prime contractor for the development of the Crusader System, a new self-propelled Howitzer and re-supply vehicle. The contract is funded, awarded, and under way. United Defense is soliciting literature and documentation as a Request For Information (RFI) for an Ada 95 cross compiler and an operating system for the potential embedded target environment of the Crusader. The intent of the RFI is to determine the availability of products to support the requirements of the Crusader program. United Defense L.P. will use the responses to this RFI in support of future solicitations regarding the cross compiler and operating system. Only products that support at least one of the following processor families will be considered: MIPS, PowerPC, SPARC, I960, 680x0, x86/Pentium. Potential suppliers shall provide the current released product names, descriptions of validated Ada 95 cross compilers, and required hardware/platform/OS that will support Ada 95. Products shall have cross debugger capability, integrate with the Rational Apex development environment, and are required to support Annex B Interface to Other Languages, Annex C system Programming, Annex D Real-Time Systems. Support of or plans to support Annex E Distributed Systems shall also be provided. Information relating to support for mixed language (e.g. C/C++ or Fortran) development should be provided. Potential suppliers shall provide the current released product names, descriptions of real-time operating systems, and required hardware/platform. Products should be POSIX compliant and have X window support. Potential suppliers shall furnish information related to graphical user interface development tools which support their operating systems. Documentation on POSIX compliance shall be provided. Product information supplied by potential operating system suppliers should also include other middleware tools and services that are available that support inter-process communication, real-time databases, and device drivers. Due to the relationship/dependencies between the cross compiler and the operating system, responses containing integrated solutions only are requested. Product information shall include schedules of revision release dates, pricing for product licenses, and maintenance support. Potential suppliers shall submit information about customization services and available support services including descriptions, on-site technical support, toll-free phone service, and on-line help through the Internet or modem. Potential suppliers are required to include a list of currently installed sites that involved a large software development effort including references, telephone numbers, and contacts. Include five (5) copies of the information identified above. Responses shall be submitted no later than 30 April 1996. (100)

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