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A -- COMMAND INFORMATION SUPERIORITY ARCHITECTURES (CISA) SOL F30602-99-R-0007 POC Renee F. Arcuri, Contract Specialist, Air Force Research Laboratory/IFKRF, 315-330-4777; Richard Loreto, Laboratory Program Manager, AFRL/IFEB, 315-330-3793 WEB: Click here to access the web page containing the solicitation, http://www.if.afrl.af.mil/div/IFK/afbop/cisa/99r0007.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist or Laboratory, arcurirf@rl.af.mil, and loretor@rl.af.mil. The objective of this forty-eight (48) month effort is to provide documented descriptions, analysis, and assessments of the present and future required C4ISR capabilities, organizations, resources, procedures, and information flows which now, or will, comprise the C4ISR "system" for supporting the operational missions assigned to each of the following Unified Commands: US European Command (USEUCOM), US Pacific Command (USPACOM), US Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), US Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), US Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and US Space Command (USSPACECOM). When requested by the Unified Commands, the systematic and structured C4ISR planning process of Command Information Superiority Architectures (CISA) will extend to the commands' Service components, Sub-Unified Commands, and other key subordinate organizations. Expected additional participants include the US Section of the North American Aerospace Defense Command, Air Combat Command (ACC), Forces Command, and the USEUCOM Joint Analysis Center. A read library containing technical information relating to this acquisition will be available 30 Nov 98 at two locations. Access to the library at Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome Research Site/IFEB, Rome NY, can be obtained by contacting Mr. Richard Loreto, (315) 330-3793, at least 72 hours in advance. Access to the library at Office Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I) Information Integration and Interoperability (II&I) CM3-7th Floor, 1931 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington VA 22202, can be obtained by contacting Mr. Truman Parmele, (703) 607-0249, at least 72 hours in advance. The library contains technical data subject to export control. Prior to review, potential offerors must submit a copy of an approved DD Form 2345, "Military Critical Technical Data Agreement", along with a letter from the Data Custodian designated on that form, authorizing access by whomever will be reviewing the library. Send this to ATTN: Richard Loreto, Air Force Research Laboratory/IFEB, 32 Brooks Road, Rome, NY 13441-4114, or faxed to his attention at (315) 330-3913, or ATTN: Truman Parmele, Office Assistant Secretary of Defense (C3I), Information Integration and Interoperability (II&I), CM3-7th Floor, 1931 Jefferson Davis Highway, Arlington VA 22202, or faxed to his attention at (703) 607-0248. The successful contractor may receive and/or generate technical data subject to export control in the performance of the contract. Therefore, prospective offerors must provide a completed and approved DD Form 2345 which certifies the offeror is on the Certified Contractors Access List (CCAL) or the offeror is seeking application to CCAL. The successful offeror must have a completed and approved DD Form 2345 prior to award. For further information on CCAL, contact the Defense Logistic Service Center at 1-800-352-3572. Foreign participation is excluded at the prime contractor level. TS/SCI clearances will be required for performance, as well as a contractor-owned SCIF certified for analysis, production, and storage. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contract Specialist, Renee Arcuri, (315) 330-4777. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Branch, at 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues orproblems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. The draft solicitation is expected to be released on or around Jan/Feb 1999. The solicitation is expected to be released approximately two (2) months after the issuance of the draft solicitation. Refer to the web link in this notice for any milestone updates. When it is issued, the draft solicitation will be posted to the Rome Research Site Business Opportunities Page at the web link contained in this notice. See Numbered Note 26. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be honored. All requests must be addressed to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Renee F. Arcuri, AFRL/IFKRF, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514, Reference the code E-9-1308-F, and contain the respondent's FAX number, e-mail address and Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered. Posted 11/13/98 (W-SN271068). (0317)

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