SOFTWARE SEARCH FOR FORCE PROTECTION REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL/GOVERNMENTAL OFF-THE-SHELF SOFTWARE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF FORCE PROTECTION RISKS. Category: A -- Research and Development -- Potential Sources Sought (PROCUREMENTS) Date Published: Contact: William K. Paulus, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM 87185-0759, Phone 505-844-9760; Fax 505-844-0011; e-mail wkpaulu@sandia.gov Synopsis: REQUEST FOR INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL/GOVERNMENTAL OFF-THE-SHELF SOFTWARE FOR THE ASSESSMENT OF FORCE PROTECTION RISKS. -The Force Protection Battlelab (initiative lead: Captain David M. Jurk) and Sandia National Laboratories are conducting a survey to identify commercial/governmental off-the-shelf software that fulfills the needs of the Hazard Assessment and Mission Enhancement of Resources (HAMER) initiative. The Hazard Assessment and Mission Enhancement of Resources (HAMER) initiative is being proposed as a risk management, systems approach to force protection decision-making. It will allow commanders to optimize assets and make informed risk mitigation decisions; provide them with the necessary quantitative and empirical data when elevating risk mitigation concerns to higher levels in the chain of command; show the mission impact of enacting, fully or partially, or even ignoring or deferring force protection measures; provide a prioritized cost-benefit analysis to better utilize the resources on hand; and identify additional measures to mitigate unacceptable risk. HAMER will do this by calling on a suite of integrated software modules encompassing everything from blast mitigation and conventional explosives effects, chemical and biological weapons effects and mitigation, human injury prediction, site characterization, threat analysis, and risk assessment, to cost performance analysis. Parties may also identify technologies and/or techniques not listed above that they feel may be relevant. Interested parties should respond to this request for information by filling in the questionnaire at www.sandia.gov/riskmanagement. When the questionnaire has been completed, click the Submit button at the bottom. This will automatically send your reply to us. Please submit your reply no later than 25 September 1998. Information should include specifications, brochures, literature papers, articles, etc. that explain the system, technology or technique used. Please note: There is no firm requirement for this initiative and funds are not available. This action has no relationship to any formal solicitation. No solicitation will be issued at this time. Participation in this effort is strictly voluntary with no cost or obligation to be incurred by the Government. The Government will in no way be obligated to purchase all or any part of the description above. All information obtained from this request shall be made available for competitive bidding purposes, should the need arise. Interested parties should submit responses to William K. Paulus, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, New Mexico. Posted 09/15/98 (W-SN249878).

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