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69 -- COMBAT VEHICLE APPENDED TRAINER (CVAT) -- USMC POC Cynthia R. Wells, Contract Specialist, 703-784-5822 X237 WEB: Click here for MARCORSYSCOM Contracting Opportunities, http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil/mcscctq/Oppor.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist, wellscr@mcsc.usmc.mil. The United States Marine Corps, Marine Corps Systems Command (MARCORSYSCOM), has a requirement for Combat Vehicle Appended Trainers (CVAT). CVAT will be a family of high fidelity, deployable, precision gunnery networked training systems that will append to the actual operational weapons platforms of the Abrams Main Battle Tank (M1A1) and Light Armored Vehicle (LAV-25). The CVAT systems will emphasize individual, collective, joint training objectives, and cross training in gunnery, mission tactics and crew communication and coordination across the skill level spectrum: familiarization, proficiency, and sustainment. The CVAT systems will have three modes of operations. The first mode of operation will be a single vehicle configuration emphasizing training at each crew position and full crew communication and coordination. The second mode of operation will be a platoon/section configuration emphasizing tactical training techniques. The third mode of operation will be an interoperable configuration emphasizing mission training in a combined arms environment with other training systems such as the U.S. Army's Combined Arms Tactical Trainers (CATT). The CVAT systems must be High Level Architecture (HLA) compliant. A total of approximately 78 CVAT systems are planned for production (36 M1A1 and 42 LAV-25). It is anticipated that Oct 1999 a draft RFP for the CVAT procurement will be issued and an industry conference will be held subsequent to that for the purpose of answering questions and detailing the CVAT acquisition strategy and program objectives. Contract award is projected for 2d QTR FY00. The acquisition strategy for the CVAT program has not yet been approved and, as such, contract type and competitive restrictions (i.e. determination of Small Business Set-Aside) are still pending. All future information relative to this procurement, including draft documentation; information pertaining to the industry conference; and release of the Formal RFP document (file download MS Word), will be made available to industry through the MARCORSYSCOM website: http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil/mcscctq/Oppor.html (Anticipate having CVAT info posted to website by NLT 5 Oct 99). Vendor's wishing to have their company published electronically on an interested vendor list may submit the following information to Mrs. Cynthia R. Wells at wellscr@mcsc.usmc.mil: Company Name, Address, Size of Business, POC, Phone/Fax Number, and E-Mail Address. Posted 09/30/99 (W-SN387089). (0273)

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