EMBEDDED SIMULATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ARMY GROUND COMBAT VEHICLES (INVEST) The US Army Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM) through its Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 97-02, under paragraph 2-F, Entitled, "Embedded Training Technology." is pursuing the development of Embedded Simulation Technology for Army Ground Combat Vehicles. Interested parties are encouraged to submit white papers prior to submitting proposals. The white papers will be reviewed to determine whether or not the proposed effort is within the scope and interest of this solicitation. Subsequently, offerors will be notified whether or not their white paper was favorably received. Favorable review of a white paper does not constitute selection of the proposed effort for contract award and will not establish a binding commitment for the Government to fund the effort. An offeror submitting a proposal in response to this announcement may request a cost reimbursable type of contract, a cooperative agreement or an other transaction agreement, if the proposal meets the requirement for that type of submission. Proposals will be evaluated by a technical review board using at least the following criteria: overall scientific and technical merit; understanding of the problem; technical experience and education of the personnel performing the work; and the background or past experience of the offeror in developing the proposed technology. White papers must be received at STRICOM no later than 5:00pm eastern standard time on 12 August 1997. Favorable notification of white papers will be accomplished on or about 12 September 1997. Final proposals will be required no later than 30 September 1997. The anticipated contract award date is 15 December 1997. Additional information regarding this topic can be obtained from two papers that discuss the goals of the INVEST program. The first is available via Internet at ftp.sc.ucf.edu/SISO/SIW/97spring/papers/100.doc">http://ftp.sc.ucf.edu/SISO/SIW/97spring/papers/100.doc The second is available from Mr. Hubert Bahr at (407) 384-3874 or via email at bahrh@stricom.army.mil. All white papers are to be sent to US Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM), ATTN: Mr. Ray Green (AMSTI-ET), 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826-3275. Please address questions concerning content and format of your white papers to Ms. Vallerie Redd, (407) 380-4625 or e-mail your request to reddv@stricom.army.mil. Note: It is expected that non-government personnel, who have signed non-disclosure agreements, will participate in the technical review of white papers and or proposals submitted in response to this announcement. This is not a synopsis for a new BAA. If you are already in receipt of STRICOM's BAA 97-02, there is no need to request an additional copy in order to respond to this synopsis.

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