Defense Nuclear Agency, 6801 Telegraph Rd., Alexandria, VA, 22310- 3398

A -- DEVELOPMENT OF A COMPREHENSIVE WEAPONEERING ENVIRONMENT SOL DNA001-96-R-0045 POC Daniel Bertuna, Negotiator, (703) 325-1197, Scott G. Morton, Contracting Officer, (703) 325-1200. This procurement is to be made in accordance with DFARS Subpart 235.70, Research and Development Streamlined Contracting Procedures. Offerors are advised that a conventional solicitation will NOT be issued but that the solicitation will appear in a subsequent edition of the Commerce Business Daily (CBD). The Defense Nuclear Agency (DNA) is seeking technical support to provide a comprehensive weaponeering module with tools that have a common look and feel and are interoperable. Accurate methods of determining probabilities of damage for various types of targets while using a few computer models as required, are needed to take advantage of shared data. The contractor shall perform a study that investigates the feasibility of creating an object oriented architecture that allows data and computational output exchange between existing weaponeering, battle damage assessment, Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) collateral effects and Joint Munitions Effects Manual (JMEM) software. Contractor personnel will need a DoD Security Level of SECRET. Contemplated period of performance includes a basic effort of four (4) months plus two four (4) month options and one three (3) month option. This procurement is a one hundred percent Small Business Set-Aside. Offerors must provide address information to the contract negotiator in order to be included on the mailing list in case any supplemental package and/or amendments are issued to the solicitation which will appear in a subsequent edition of the CBD. Address information must be in writing. Faxes are acceptable to the attention of Mr. Daniel Bertuna/AMB at fax number (703) 325-9295. Information on DNA solicitations, already released, can be obtained by calling the DNA Hotline at (703) 325-1173. Reference Synopsis No. 96-68 (0156)

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