Defense Information Systems Agency, DITCO-NCR, 701 South Court House Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199

R -- ENGINEERING TEST AND EVALUATION FOR NMCS COMMAND CENTERS SYSTEM POC Virginia Greene, Contract Specialist, (703)607-6915 or Karen Erickson, Contracting Officer, (703)607-6907 Sources Sought. The Defense Information Agency/Joint Interoperability and Engineering Organization (DISA/JIEO) is seeking vendor information to identify potential sources who can provide all necessary technical support to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in accomplishing its engineering test and evaluation (ET&E) mission to sustain and improve the Department of Defense's (DOD) Command, Control, Communications, Computer and Intelligence (C4I) operational readiness, warfighting, and crisis management capabilities through evolutionary enhancement of the National Military Command System (NMCS) command centers. The scope of the effort involves the full spectrum of engineering test and evaluation for the command centers and crisis management facilities that support the NMCS. Emphasis will be on the test and evaluation of new capabilities to determine the operational suitability within the NMCS. The technical support required encompasses a range of tasks and spans several disciplines, including command and control, facilities, communications, airborne platforms, and information systems. The ET&E support to be provided is for an initial period of twelve (12) calendar months and may be extended, by suitable Government modification of the contract, to a total contract term not to exceed five (5) calendar years. The ET&E effort will be principally concerned with requirements analyses, concept formulation, alternative development and feasibility studies, cost estimating, planning and programming support, project management, functional descriptions, system and subsystem design and specifications, implementation planning, systems and subsystem integration, interoperability studies, technology insertion and system modernization, survivability analyses, environmental and siting studies, human engineering analyses, configuration management, and technical research and information resources activities. The contractor shall be required to provide this support in two major areas: Fixed Command Centers Systems Evaluation, and Command Aircraft C4I Systems Evaluation . DISA has been charged with providing ET&E support to the NMCS as the NMCS System Engineer. The NMCS is the keystone component of the Worldwide Military Command and Control System (WWMCCS) and consists of the National Military Command Center (NMCC), the National Military Command Center at Site R (NMCC Site R), the United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the WWMCCS Airborne Resources (WABNRES), the National Airborne Operations Center (NAOC), Special Airlift Missions (SAM) Fleet, and Commander-in-Chief (CINC) support aircrafts. It also includes the communications required for interface with the primary and secondary command centers at the Headquarters of the Unified and Specified (U&S) Commands, and Service Operations Centers of the Military Departments. The NMCS is designed to meet the command and control requirements of the National Command Authorities (NCA) and the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) for all crises and threat scenariosinvolving the use of military assets of the United States. The NMCS provides the NCA with critical, time sensitive information concerning military posture, readiness, and activities for both friendly and enemy forces in all environments from day-to-day operations to nuclear war and throughout all peace keeping and crises management situations. The NMCS is also the instrument of the NCA and of the Joint Chiefs of Staff by which the U&S Commands are controlled to achieve United States National Security objectives on a worldwide basis. The NMCS must be linked by reliable communications, supported by warning and intelligence systems, and continuously manned and ready for use. Special capabilities must be provided for communications with strategic offensive and defensive forces and for other forces which may be required for quick reaction in crises. The communications will be designated and operated to assure minimum elapsed time for the transmission of orders to the operating units of these forces. Firms must indicate in their response the level of clearance possessed. Information submitted should include your organization, personnel, facilities, technical information, and past experience to meet the specific needs stated above. Include company name, address, telephone and fax numbers and technical point of contact. All information is to be furnished at no cost or obligation to the Government. No telephone inquiries or emails will be accepted. Any responsible/interested sources shall submit their qualifications and capabilities, within 15 days of this notice to Defense Information Systems Agency, ATTN: Virginia Greene, Code DTN2, 701 South Court House Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199. THIS IS A SOURCES SOUGHT NOTICE ONLY. See Numbered Note 25. Posted 10/22/98 (W-SN264617). (0295)

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