ADVANCED SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY THRUST POC: W.H. (Dell) Lunceford, DARPA/ISO, phone (703) 696-2238 and Alan Frederick, DARPA/CMO, phone (703) 696-0047. Notice of Industry Brief 96-14, Title: Advanced Simulation Technology Thrust (ASTT), POC: Technical - W.H. (Dell) Lunceford, DARPA/ISO, Phone (703) 696-2238, Fax (703) 696-2203, E-Mail dlunceford@darpa.mil, Contract Alan Frederick, Phone (703) 696-0047, Fax (703) 696-2208, E-Mail afrederick@darpa.mil. The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) Information Systems Office will be releasing a BAA approximately 23 Sept 1996, for pre-proposals for research and new technology development related to pre-proposals for research and new technology development related to advanced simulation techniques in support of joint training simulations. The Advanced Simulation Technology Thrust (ASTT) is a core technology development program designed to make significant and far reaching advances in the state of the art of Advanced Distributed Simulation, especially as they apply to large scale simulation systems such as the Joint Simulation System (JSIMS). Prior to release of the BAA, a Program Overview will be held at the Holiday Inn, 6515 International Drive, Flamingo Room, Orlando, Florida, Monday, September 16, 1996, 1800-2000. The Overview is open to all. Reservations are not required. The Program Overview is intended to provide a brief to industry on priority technology development areas and answer specific questions regarding those technologies. Details on the current set of JSIMS technology requirements can be found on the JSIMS Homepage at www.jsims.mil (current version of the technology list & ASTT PM Guidance Document) under the ASTT Section. Additionally, a mail reflector has been established to keep the community informed of the BAA and overall program status. To subscribe send an email message to darpa-astt@sc.ist.ucf.edu with the following text in the body of the message: Subscribe darpa-astt (your name). Additional information may also be found under the ASTT pages at www.darpa.mil/iso (program related information). Program Mission: The Advanced Simulation Technology Thrust (ASTT) program is DARPA's primary research and development program for the maturation of the technologies of platform level Advanced Distributed Simulation (ADS), as envisioned and initiated under DARPA's Synthetic Theater of War (STOW) program. The primary mission of the ASTT program is to work in concert with the Joint Simulation System (JSIMS) program to mature the technologies of platform based simulation to a point where they can be transferred to JSIMS program for use in meeting it's IOC and FOC technical goals. Program Goals: To identify and mature the highest priority, most challenging platform based ADS technologies facing large scale simulation development programs, to mature selected technologies to such a level, and within a timeframe, so that they can be used by the JSIMS to meet its technical program goals, to mature these technologies in an open-systems format to make them available to the wide number of contractors participating in the JSIMS program and the ADS simulation community at large, and to develop a technology transfer program to ensure these technologies are available, and useable by the JSIMS program to meet it's FOC goals. Note: The JSIMS Homepage reflects a draft list of technology areas of interest. It should be expected that the list will be modified prior to release of the BAA. Proposed Schedule: The currently planned schedule for this effort is: Project briefing to industry: 16 Sept 96. Request for Pre-proposals (CBD announcement): 23 Sept 96 (approximate 30 day response time). Awards: Jan 1997. Written requests for information can be made by fax to Mr. Jamie Gardner (703) 845-6810 or by surface mail to: Institute for Defense Analyses, 1801 North Beauregard, Alexandria, Virginia 22311-1772. For additional information contact: Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Contracts Management Office (CMO), 3701 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203-1714. (Attn: ASTT BAA 96-39).

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