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70 -- WORD PROCESSOR -- DESK TOP PUBLISHER EVALUATION CRITERIA POC Robert Lencewicz, CARDS Program Manager, 617-377-9365; Michael Garrish, Contracting Officer, 617-377-7061; Walter Ronten, Contract Negotiator, 617-377-8474. The Air Force Electronic Systems Center (ESC) at Hanscom AFB is seeking comment from industry and other interested parties concerning the criteria for the evaluation of word processors-desk top publishers. The ESC product line acquisition strategy includes the extensive reuse of large-scale software components in command and control systems. As part of this strategy, ESC intends to continually seek out and evaluate commercial off the shelf (COTS) and Government off the shelf (GOTS) software products to determine their suitability for use in the Command and Control Product Line program (CCPL). CCPL is a follow-on program to the Portable Reusable Integrated Software Module (PRISM) program. Two related ESC programs will perform these evaluations. The National Product Line Asset Center (NPLACE) program activities include acquiring software from vendors for evaluation, testing for suitability against product line requirements and architectural constraints, and making software products available to Government agencies through distribution channels. The Comprehensive Approach to Reusable Defense Software (CARDS) program activities include developing and maintaining product line component criteria, conducting market surveys, and performing cross product line analysis of available software products. CARDS has developed draft suitability criteria for the word processor-desk top publisher component of the Command and Control Product Line Product List (PLPL).These criteria may be accessed through the World Wide Web (WWW) at: http://www.cards.com/criteria, or by contacting: NPLACE Attn: Word Processor-Desk Top Publisher Criteria Representative, 1000 Technology Drive, Fairmont WV 26554, 1-800-495-3877. All interested parties are encouraged to provide comments within thirty (30) days of the date of this synopsis. Your comments can be provided to the address above, or electronically through the WWW at http://www.cards.com/criteria/Criteria/WP-DTP.html. The Government reserves the right to make the final decision as to thedisposition of the comments on suitability criteria for a component. The ESC Ombudsman for acquisition is Dr. Philip Panzarella at (617) 377-5527. This synopsis solicits information only and does not commit the Government to an acquisition action. (0106)

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