Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100

R -- SOURCES SOUGHT FOR ENGINEERING, SOFTWARE, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR COMBAT SYSTEMS, INFORMATION SYSTEMS, AND NAVY BATTLE FORCE SYSTEMS INCLUDING THE COOPERATIVE ENGAGEMENT PROGRAM AND THE SHIPBOARD GRIDLOCK SYSTEM SOL N00178-97-Q-3019 DUE 051697 POC Ken Gibbs, Contract Specialist (540) 653-7765; J. E. Thomson, Contracting Officer WEB: Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, http://proc_div.nswc.navy.mil. E-MAIL: Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, kgibbs@nswc.navy.mil. This synopsis and any applicable amendments will also be available on the World Wide Web at http://www.nswc.navy.mil/ under Procurement Division or http://proc_ div.nswc.navy.mil/. The Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren, Virginia is seeking qualified, certified small, disadvantaged business sources under the 8(a) program who have the capability to provide system engineering, software development, and technical support for the Navy's Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) Program and the Shipboard Gridlock System (SGS) Program. This requirement will require individuals with software engineering and system engineering experience using SUN workstations, C, and Ada programming languages. Experience must include the use of software tools such as Requirement Traceability Management, Interleaf, and PCMS, along with experience in CEC and SGS programs. The contractor will be required to work with the Johns Hopkins University/Applied Physics Laboratory, to interface with other Navy organizations, and to deploy onboard Navy vessels to support testing events. A cost plus fixed fee type contract is anticipated lasting for five (5) years involving 28 man years effort for each year of performance. The contractor must hold a Secret security clearance, and employees who perform on this contract must hold at least a Secret clearance. The contractor must have or commit to having a business unit within thirty (30) minutes commute of the Naval Surface Warfare Center's Dahlgren, Virginia location. Certified 8(a) respondents must submit capability statements not to exceed fifteen (15) pages in length to receive consideration, and be prepared to make capability presentations at the Dahlgren location. Responses are required no later than 16 May 1997. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT ANNOUNCEMENT for planning purposes and is NOT A SOLICITATION or a commitment by the Government. Submissions should be identified by Sources Sought N00178-97-Q-3019. (0121)

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