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J -- TACTICAL ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SERV SOL N66001-97-R-5001 POC POC Ms. Sandra McFarland, Code D212, Contract Specialist, (619)553-4478. Glenn E. Brown, Contracting Officer. POC for copy, Mr. J.C. Norris, (619)553-4331. The Navy intends to solicit and award an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity type contract for systems engineering, integration and installation support services for the Tactical Environmental Support Systems (TESS) to the Naval Command, Control, and Ocean Surveillance Center (NCCOSC), RDT&E Division, Meteorological and Oceanographic (METOC) Systems Branch, Code D642. The TESS system collects, processes, analyzes, displays and disseminates meteorological and oceanographic environmental data for US Navy tactical application. It includes the Tactical Environmental Data system (TEDS) which is the central TESS database repository system for METOC data; the Shipboard Meteorological and Oceanographic Observing System (SMOOS) which is composed of on-board data collectors; the TESS Remote Workstation (TRWS) and the Navy Integrated Tactical Environmental Subsystem (NITES) which provide data management and distribution between the METOC local area network and outside C4I systems; the Meteorological Mobile Facility (METMF) which is a Marine Corps shelter-based mobile system; the Naval Oceanographic Data Distribution and Expansion System (NODDES) which is a modular interactive computer basedd system installed on major combatant ships; and interfacing C4I systems. The contractor will use systems analysts, engineers, software engineers, programmers, electronics technicians, logistics support specialists, cnofiguration management specialists, warehousement, technical writers, drafters, illustractors, documentation librarians, machinists and administrative support personnel to provide systems engineering and analysis; hardware and software design, development, integration and test; system configuration management; fleet support; and system installation in support of TESS deployment and operations and implementation of authorized Pre-Planned Product Improvements (P3I). The contractor will perform primarily in San Diego, Ca. at contract facilities and at NRaD. Additional work will be performed worldwide at other contractor and government facilities and aboard US Navy ships both in port and at sea. The contractor will provide outputs including engineering and technical documentation; reports; software; updated data bases; limited hardware items to support "proof-of-concept" testing of government Engineering Change Proposals for systems design and development of TESS upgrade/P3I implementation efforts; on the job training regarding upgrades to METOC systems laboratory and alterations to system equipment; and installed upgraded equipment with associated as-built drawings. 2. DATE MATERIAL/DATA REQUIRED OR TERM OF THE CONTRACT: The proposed indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity cost plus fixed fee type contract will have a basic ordering period of one year, and four one year options. THe estimated level of offort for each year 93,800 hours. Travel is estimated at $300,000 per year and the contractor will be required to acquire material estimated at $500,000 per year. The solicitation document is to be issued on or about30 April 1997. See Note(s): 26. (0087)

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