Commander, United States Army Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Directorate of Contracting, Attn: STEYP-CR-C, Bldg 2100, Yuma, AZ, 85365-9106

A -- QUANTITATIVE VISUALIZATION TEST TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION (QV-TTDD) SOL DAAD01-99-R-0006 DUE 070699 POC Becci Larson, Contract Administrator, Phone (520) 328-6163, Facsimile (520) 328-6849 E-MAIL: Becci.Larson@Yuma-exch1.Army.Mil, Becci.Larson@Yuma-exch1.Army.Mil. United States Army Yuma Proving Ground (USAYPG), Yuma, Arizona anticipates placing a Sole Source three-year Basic Ordering Agreement (BOA) with J-Squared LLC, 1110C Elkton Drive, Colorado Springs, Colorado 80907 for the purposes of research and development of the Quantitative Visualization (QV) Test Technology Development and Demonstration (TTDD) Program. J-Squared LLC is the original QV framework developer, had two prior R&D programs at USAYPG and is the only source that possesses the integral knowledge to continue development of this USAYPG program. The QV-TTDD project objective is to integrate real, live-fire measurements with simulation data, models for test articles and test instruments, geospatial data, and Commercial-off-the-shelf-software(COTS) networking and display technologies to give a quantum leap in cost reduction and performance enhancement to testers. QV is a digital platform conceived to achieve a capability that will allow the real-time and quantitatively precise visualization of tests from an all-encompassing perspective. In a test, QV serves as a digital platform that collects and archives all data, simulated and real-measured, into a single entity. QV then articulates computer models of test articles according to the archived data against a synthetic landscape to allow the detailed and quantitative visualization of the entire test; thus, real tests are mirrored into the digital world with quantitative precision. Users will gain access to this digital-test from anywhere through appropriate networking. This includes the use of inter/intra-nets. QV will recreate the entire test at the clients' PC or workstation with a small set of test information fed through the network, and its use of connectivity bandwidth is highly efficient. Depending on the mission, each user will use a unique context filter to visualize this digital-test. Using only simulation data, QV could address range safety and test set-up and planning issues. Using both simulation and real test data, QV will perform modelvalidation and test result verification tasks. The development of QV follows a guideline that maximizes the use of commercial developments in order to minimize the custom development of enabling software and display technologies (such as GUI's, operating systems, 3-D formats, network protocols, etc.). QV is an open system that has a built-in compatibility and interoperability with other operating systems and with future improvements in COTS software, hardware and operating systems. Because QV is an integrated set of tools for the tester, its applications are many. In its current, early state of development, QV has already demonstrated its capabilities have a high correlation with the stated goals of the Virtual Proving Ground (VPG) program. QV also puts these tools in the hands of the tester so that live-fire tests can be conducted with higher efficiency and economy. Additionally, QV promises to beneficially impact a number of near term test programs. These include tests involving the Crusader, Commanche, and Army, Navy, and Air Force weapon store separation programs. In all these programs QV will enable the testers to conduct tests in a new way. This new methodology will span the entire spectrum from test planning to range safety, data recording and all the way to test reporting. USAYPG Goals: The current method of rendering a test according to the QV methodology or framework is to build custom interfaces and software to tie together models, test and simulation data, synthetic landscapes, geospatial and other databases so clients may participate in the test through digital connectivity. This "hand-stitched" QV rendering process is both time-consuming and costly. The most critical aspect is that once rendered, changes are difficult to make. The goal for this TTDD project is to develop a general QV development platform so any test scenario could be QV rendered quickly and efficiently. With this QV development platform, a test could be assembled by inserting pre-developed digital modules with databases that represent test articles, instrumentation packages, test site, and other components necessary for a test. This process will be analogous to the actual assembling of a test by arranging real test articles and real instrumentation in the test site. With this QV development platform, tests could be assembled digitally and optimized because changes in the QV rendering will be made quickly and easily. QV was first conceived as a way to meet the testing requirements for the anticipated Crusader testing program. Initial results quickly gave compelling evidence that QV will meet the tough requirements for Crusader testing. It has also been recognized that it has general applicability for other testing programs as well as for VPG as a whole. To illustrate this QV rendered video data of stores separation from the ASVS program. The discoveries came as a result of this effort showed that QV is a powerful new, enabling tool that could offer a quantum leap in testing capabilities to testers. The project goal is well defined and self-contained to carry out an effort that will lead to a general QV development platform or framework and all phases should be accomplished within 3 years. In phase 1, efforts will be focused on software, modules, geospatial data and methodologies that when integrated will be a limited version of the QV development platform. It will have a limited number of modules that could be used in QV rendering, but it will be able to demonstrate the methodologies involved in the general QV development platform. Phase 2 will undertake efforts to first define the general QV development platform and then to generate an implementation plan. FSC Code AZ13, SIC Code 8731. USAYPG does not intend to issue a written solicitation. Sources interested in this requirement may submit an information package which includes documentation demonstrating that their firm possesses the capability, integral development knowledge of USAYPG's QV-TTDD program, company profile, complete business address, point of contact, phone number, facsimile and email address. Your information package must be received no later than 30 days after publication of this notice and may be sent via facsimile (520) 328-6849 or hardcopy to Commander, USAYPG, ATTN: AMSSB-ACY/Becci Larson, Yuma, AZ 85365-9106. The anticipated BOA will be placed with J-Squared after 45 days of this notice. Posted 06/03/99 (W-SN338477). (0154)

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