Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Code 27, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, Fl 32826-3224

A -- STRICOM BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT SOL BAA NAWCTSD 97-02 POC Vallerie Redd or Vanessa Dobson, (407) 380-4625 or 380-4348, Contract Specialists, respectively, FAX: (407) 380-4164 or 381-8992 E-MAIL: Ms. Vallerie Redd, Contract Specialist, reddv@stricom.army.mil. Through STRICOM/ARI's Broad Area Announcement 97-02 under Part I Research Interests, paragraph 3 INSTRUMENTATION, TARGETS AND THREAT SIMULATORS RESEARCH, and paragraph 5 TRAINING SYSTEM RESEARCH, the Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM), is aggressively pursuing development of innovative solutions to Instrumentation problems in identifying processes and technologies to implement an instrumentation system for use by the non-digitized and digitized armies. Evaluate the current instrumentation system at the National Training Center (NTC), (referred to as the NTC-Instrumentation System (NTC-IS)), and determine the applicability for Year 2005 and beyond collective training. Offerors are encouraged to submit white papers prior to submitting proposals. The white papers will be reviewed to determine that 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. Proposals will be evaluated by a technical review board using at least the following criteria: overall scientific and technical merit, understanding of the problem, cost, direct application to the instrumentation system, technical experience and education of the personnel performing the work, and the background or past experience of the offeror in modeling and simulation, and instrumentation systems. White papers must be received at STRICOM no later than 15 November 1997. Favorable notification of white papers will be accomplished by 15 December 1997. Final proposals will be required no later than 05 January 1998. Anticipated contract award date is 15 February 1998. Contracts awarded as a result of this announcement will contain a conflict of interest prohibition; this prohibition will restrict all contractors receiving awards under thisannouncement from receiving or participating on a team that receives the award of the NTC OIS system contract. Send white papers to: Simulation, Training, and Instrumentation Command ATTN: AMSTI (J. Hart) 12350 Research Parkway Orlando, FL 32826. Send proposals to: Naval Air Warfare Center Training Center Division ATTN: Code 27334 (Vallerie Redd) 12350 Research Parkway Orlando FL, 32826. Before responding to this announcement, it is strongly recommended that all offerors obtain the Supplemental Information to this synopsis by contacting Ms. Vallerie Redd, (407) 380-4625, or e-mail, 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. Also note that this is not a new synopsis for a new BAA. This synopsis refers to Part I Research Interests, paragraphs 3 and 5 of the current STRICOM/ARI BAA 97-02 issued 1 October 1996 and expires30 September 2001 and relates to a particular area of interest to STRICOM. If you are in receipt of the BAA, there is no need to request an additional copy in order to respond to this synopsis. (0280)

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