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A -- STRICOM BROAD AGENCY ANNOUNCEMENT!! SOL BAA NAWCTSD 97-02 POC Vanessa Dobson, (407) 380-4348, Contract Specialist, FAX: (407) 380-4164!! . The action noted below was originally publicized in the CBD dated 8/14/96. The publication of this CBD notice covers the annual requirement as contemplated in FAR 35.016(c). Broad Agency Announcement (BAA) 97-02 describing experimental, developmental, and applied research work opportunities for the U. S. Army Simulation, Training and Instrumental Command (STRICOM) and the Army Research Institute (ARI) was issued 1 October 1996. BAA 95-02 is superseded with the issuance of BAA 97-02, and will remain in effect for five years or until superseded. The BAA is general in nature and identifies current and development areas of research of particular interest to STRICOM and ARI to include: 1. BATTLEFIELD SIMULATION RESEARCH (i.e. Engagement, Simulation and Instrumentation Technology, Distributed Simulator Networks, High Level Architecture (HLA) Runtime Infrastructure (RTI), Wargame Simulation, and the Synthetic Environment Data Modeling, Interchange Access, and Reuse Development (SEDRIS)); 2. TRAINING DEVICE AND SIMULATOR RESEARCH (i.e. Simulator Design Methodologies, Visual Simulation, Virtual Reality, Software Technology, Telephone Base Technology Research, and Embedded Training); 3. INSTRUMENTATION, TARGETS, AND THREAT SIMULATORS RESEARCH (i.e. Instructional, Targets and Threat Simulators); 4. TEST AND EVALUATION RESEARCH; 5. TRAINING SYSTEMS RESEARCH; and 6. TRAINING SYSTEMS EVALUATION RESEARCH. This BAA also covers the announcement for Cooperative Agreements which can be found in Part IV of the BAA. Awards resulting out of this announcement may take the form of a contract or a cooperative agreement. A copy of the BAA can be obtained by downloading the STRICOM's World Wide Web (www) Home Page accessed at www.stricom.army.mil. Amendment (A003) to BAA 97-02 will be issued on or about 11 June 1999. Upon issuance of Amendment A003 (on or about 11 June 1999), you will be able to access it from STRICOM's www home page also. At this time, however, Amendment A003 is not accessible. After review of the BAA, and Amendments, potential sources are encouraged to contact the appropriate STRICOM or ARI office to determine if a response to the BAA is warranted. Points of contact are identified in the BAA. If a potential source has a novel research approach, a white paper should be prepared. The white paper should address the major research thrust, the technical approach, the research goals and military relevancy.***** Posted 06/07/99 (W-SN339884). (0158)

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