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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 6,1996 PSA#1674

Commander, MARCORSYSCOM, 2033 Barnett Ave., Ste 315, Quantico, VA 22134-5010

58 -- SOURCES SOUGHT: SOFTWARE APPLICATION FOR THE JOINT WARNING AND REPORTING NETWORK DUE 101796 POC POC Michael A. Winn, Contract Specialist, 703-784-5822 x249; Dorinne M. Rivoal, Contracting Officer, 703-784-5822 x235 FAX 703-784-5826. SOURCES SOUGHT: The Marine Corps Systems Command is currently definitizing its requirements for Joint Warning and Reporting Network (JWARN) software and is therefore interested in receiving information from companies which might have a system meeting the JWARN criteria shown below. The subject software shall be capable of running on currently fielded 386, 486, and higher CPU computers, be open architecture, be Commercial Off the Shelf or Non-Developmental in nature, be immediately available with proof of completed validation and verification, and be capable of future two-way interface with the current and planned C4I hardware and software, Global Command and Control System (GCCS) and the Common Operating Environment (COE). It should further be capable of producing and automatically reporting standard Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical (NBC) reports, be capable of producing overlays, and be capable of hazard prediction in accordance with the current version of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Allied Tactical Publication - 45. Its NBC message format must conform to the United States Message Format and NATO Message Text Formatting Systems. The software must allow operator input or automated data input, be capable of storing, modifying, retrieving and displaying data on weather, terrain, unit locations, and sources of attacks, and be capable of automatically providing hazard estimated times of arrival to unit locations, and manually providing ETA to user-specified locations. Future capabilities envisioned for the JWARN software include: capability to display and print overlays of the effects from NBC attacks, capability to provide database information, operational unit updates, and optimizing software to permit creation of NBC risk assessments and NBC situation reports, capability to display input transmission addresses, detectors or sensors attached, and allow manual editing/input of information and map overlays, capability to obtain and display unit NBC information such as Mission Oriented Protective Posture status, Radiation Exposure Status and chemical equipment status, and operational status and expected changes for supporting chemical units, and other capabilities. Parties who believe they have a software package currently available, or that will soon be available, which meets the Marine Corps needs are requested to provide a description of their packages to the address shown above. This announcement is a request for information only. NO SOLICITATION CURRENTLY EXISTS. All responses to this announcement must be in writing, no telephonic responses will be accepted. Responses to this announcement are due by 17 October 1996. (0248)

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