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B -- INDIVIDUAL AND COLLECTIVE TRAINING IN LIVE, VIRTUAL, AND CONTRACTIVE ENVIROMENT SOL DASW01-97-R-0128 POC Deborah L. Smith; 703/614-4577 On behalf of the Army Research Institute, Defense Supply Service-Washington intends to award five (5) separate requirements contracts from this solicitation. One contract per task area. The requirements described in this procurement addresses the conduct of research, development, studies, and operations and maintenance relating to training issues for Active Component and Reserve Component soldiers and units in combined arms organizations with joint and collateral exercises and activities. The five (5) areas of effort anticipated under this procurement are outlined below; these tasks provide the overall framework within which particular delivery orders will be conducted. Task Area 1: Design, development and evaluation of innovative training strategies, methods, materials, media, and training management approaches, with the following subtask (a)-(f); (a) Embedded training; (b) Intelligent tutoring; (c) Distance education and training; (d) Virtual environments technology; (e) Individual, small unit, combined arms, and joint training; (f) Force XXI and Arm After Next. Task Are 2: Design of training assessment tools, and conduct of short term and longitudinal evaluations of training and training transfer. Task Area 3: Design, development, and evaluation of methods and approaches for exercise control and performance feedback. Task Area 4: Front end analysis, training, and human performance implications on simulator system design parameters. Task 5: Representation of human behavior in computer generated forces. Each contract will be for 60 months. To receive a copy of the solicitation request by fax (703)695-9746 or email smithdl@hqda.army.mil. This is an unrescricted procurement. (0227)

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