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58 -- DEFENSE IEMATS REPLACEMENT COMMAND AND CONTROL TERMINAL (DIRECT) SOL F19628-96-R-0005 POC Mr. William H. Bailey, Contracting Officer, 617-377-9220; Ms. Rosa L. Shannon, Contract Specialist, 617-377-4883; Ms. Frances Hunt-Burrus, Deputy Program Manager, DIRECT (Technical POC), 617-271-8973. Notice of Contract Action (NOCA). The Electronic Systems Center (ESC) of the Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) intends to award a Cost Plus Award Fee contract to design, develop, test, produce, ship, and install the DIRECT System, a replacement for the IEMATS Command and Control Terminal. The basic effort will consist of: (a) Design, develop, and test the hardware and software for the DIRECT System Suites and associated Peculiar Support Equipment (PSE). (b) Design, develop, and test hardware and software for the DIRECT Government Software Maintenance Facility. (c) Provide DIRECT integrated logistics planning and operator/maintainer training. (d) Deliver engineering data, design documents, provisioning data, technical manuals, and TCTOs. (e) Travel to sites where DIRECT will be (is) installed. (f) Deliver applicable test program sets for equipment developed or modified under this contract. (g) Develop and deliver test and system documentation for Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) and system certification. (h) Develop and deliver documentation required for installation, operation, and maintenance of test program sets. (i) Provide support for IOT&E. (j) Options to: (1) Fabricate, test, install, and deliver hardware and software for eight (8) DIRECT System Suites with associated peculiar support equipment. (2) Deliver reprocurement technical data package. (3) Fabricate, test, install and deliver additional hardware and software for DIRECT System suites with any associated training equipment and peculiar support equipment. (4) Provide support for the DIRECT System Suites during installation and testing. (5) Provide Interim Contractor Support (ICS) of the installed DIRECT System Suites and associate software. The period of performance for the basic contract is approximately thirty (30) months. It is the intention of the Government to award a sole-source contract to GTE Government Systems Corporation, 77 ''A'' Street, Needham Heights, MA 02194-2892. The authority for negotiations is 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, only one responsible source. The Government intends to award a contract by July 1996. However, if a firm believes it is capable of performing the Government's requirements they may identify their interest and capability to meet the following screening criteria within 15 calendar days of this publication to ESC/TGK Attn: Rosa Shannon, 11 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2120. Firms must meet the following criteria: (a) Have, or be able to immediately obtain a facility clearance, commensurate with the security clearance of Top Secret/SIOP-ESI, and a COMSEC account. (b) Possess appropriate management, engineering, and technical experience, in all areas listed in this announcement, to conduct the program without significant technical, schedule, performance, or cost risk. (c) Prospective sources must discuss demonstrated detailed knowledge and experience in the following areas: (1) system-level understanding of the Nuclear C3 System and the requirements placed on the system, (2) command center operations for command and control of nuclear weapons, (3) automation of emergency action procedures, EWO operations, emergency action message handling/processing, and EAM formats, (4) automated interface to strategic EAM dissemination communications systems, (5) Government-approved and certified EAM message error correction (MEC) algorithms (the only approved MEC algorithms are those currently used in the Higher Authority Communications and Rapid Message Processing Element HAC/RMPE developed by GTE), (6) automated encoding and decoding of EAMs interactively via screen prompting and use of codebooks, (7) interfacing with automated electronic codebooks, (8) implementation of information system security IAW DOD S5200.16, DODD 5200.28, CJCSI 3231.01, and ACP 123 US Supplement, (i) EAP-CJS Vols. I, II, V, and VII. (9) system-level communications system testing, (10) ability to provide necessary program management and planning, (11) capability in Ada software development, documentation, and maintenance, (12) communication interface hardware design, development, delivery, and implementation with multiple associate contractor relationships, (13) experience in support disciplines such as reliability/maintainablity for highly reliable systems, quality control, built-in test, HEMP protection, security and threat analyses, site installation, and development of Technical Orders for maintenance and installation, (14) experience in HMI development and coordination for communications processing systems, (15) immediate access to TOP SECRET/SIOP-ESI development facilities and the immediate availability of TOP SECRET/SIOP-ESI cleared personnel to work on this project. Respondents must fully discuss their ability to meet these criteria. A DIRECT library has been established, for access contact Ms Maura Taylor at 617-271-8989. Disclosure of classified and export controlled unclassified (including sensitive unclassified) information shall be denied to foreign Governments and Foreign Nationals, including firms under foreign ownership, influence, or control, even if the firm has been granted a reciprocal industrial security clearance. This Foreign Disclosure denial applies to prime contractors and all subcontractors. This action was previously synopsized as a Source Sought on 29 November 1995. See Numbered Note(s): 22, 25. (0122)

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