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A -- NATIONAL MILITARY COMMAND SYSTEM (NMCS) EMERGENCY ACTION PROCEDURE (EAP) -- CHAIRMAN JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF (CJCS) BATTLESTAFF CERTIFICATION SUPPORT POC Charlotte Hunter, Contracting Officer (703) 607-6892 SOURCES SOUGHT -- SIC Code 4899 applies. The Defense Information Systems Agency/Information Transport Engineering Support Organization (DISA/ITESO) is seeking vendor information to identify potential sources who can provide all the necessary technical support to the Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) in accomplishing its mission to support (1) Nuclear Battlestaff and Operations Team assessment and performance certification, conducted by the Joint Staff J-38 Nuclear Operations Division, on behalf of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, using criteria derived from the Emergency Action Procedures (EAP) of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS); and, (2) National Level Nuclear Command Control (C2) procedure assessment, prototyping, development, and nuclear battlestaff training . The results of this effort will significantly contribute to maintaining and improving the high state of readiness and flexibility of the National Military Command System (NMCS), Nuclear Command and Control (C2) capability. The assessments and procedural review ensure that critical CJCS Procedures and Instructions are up-to-date and provide adequate guidance, and that command center procedures, equipment, and personnel perform as required, to support the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, under realistic conditions of crisis, theater and general war. DISA, as the Nuclear C3 Systems Engineer, has provided support to the Joint Staff for Nuclear command and control procedural development and for the conduct of nuclear battlestaff assessment and certification for over a decade. DISA develops, or assists in developing, significant portions of the Emergency Action Procedures of the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (EAP-CJCS), and associated Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff Instructions (CJCSI) which specify performance standards for the nuclear command and control system. With DISA support, the Joint Staff develops and conducts annual assessments, called Staff Assessment Visits (SAVs), at each of the NMCS and nuclear certified Commander-in-Chief (CINC) command nodes. The SAV process is the Chairman, Joint Chief of Staff's principal means to determine the readiness of national command and control for nuclear decision making. The EAP-CJCS and related procedures and CJCSI specify, and the SAVs assess, the capability and process by which the national military infrastructure provides the NCA with unambiguous situational reporting, attack warning, intelligence, and force and option status supporting nuclear decision making and execution, and nuclear force and C3 management. Accurate performance of these functions is vital to ensure that the NCA has sufficient information and means for effective and appropriate nuclear employment decisions through all levels of conflict. The SAV accomplishes its assessment primarily through the administration of a comprehensive exercise scenario to each nuclear CINC battlestaff and NMCC Operations Team. The scenario drives them to perform their designated nuclear command and control functions under realistic conditions. The SAVs are held at each of the CINC and NMCS primary and survivable nodes with nuclear C2 functions. The Joint Staff Nuclear Operations Division (J-38) reports the results of each SAV to the appropriate CINC, and to the participating battlestaff. Each CINC battlestaff is certified for performance of nuclear operations based on successful completion of the SAV evaluation. Likewise, the J-3 Deputy Directors for Operations (DDOs) and their NMCC Operations Teams are evaluated in their unique nuclear C2 role, and the results are reported to the J-3. At the conclusion of each SAV cycle, the Joint Staff Director for Operations (J-3) provides a final overview report of all SAV results to the CJCS. A DRAFT version of the Statement of Work (SOW) is available at: http://www.ditco.disa.mil by accessing the Contracting Opportunities web pages. The contract effort described within the SOW is for an initial performance period of twelve (12) calendar months and may be extended, by suitable Government modification to the contract, to a total contract term not to exceed five (5) calendar years. The contract effort is divided into three separate tasks. Task 1, CINC and NAOC Staff Assessment Visit (SAV) Support is currently funded. The remaining two tasks, Task 2, NMCC Operations Team SAV Support, and Task 3, Nuclear Command and Control Procedures Development, are identified in the SOW as defined and undefined task order effort. These tasks are currently unfunded, and will be exercised if and when DISA receives additional Joint Staff direction and funding. All responsible sources may submit a qualification statement which shall be considered. Firms must indicate in their response the level of clearance possessed and business size. Information submitted shall include a concise synopsis of your organization (include company name, address, telephone and fax numbers and technical points of contact), personnel (corporate and key personnel (with references)), facilities, technical information and past experience to meet the specific needs as stated in the SOW. The Government shall not be liable for or suffer any consequential damages for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with applicable Government regulations. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of the submission of contractors' information. Responsible/interested sources responding to this announcement shall submit their qualifications and capabilities in two electronic (Word 97) and two hard copies to the Defense Information Systems Agency, ATTN: Charlotte Hunter/DTN2, 701 S. Court House Road, Arlington, VA 22204-2199. All submissions must be received no later than 15 days after this published notice. No telephone inquires or emails will be accepted. This is NOT a request for proposals. This is a SOURCES SOUGHT notice only. See Numbered Note 25. Posted 06/22/99 (W-SN345857). (0173)

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