U.S. Army Space & Missile Defense Command, Attn: SMDC-CM, 106 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805-1990

A -- WIDE BANDWIDTH INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE (WBII) SOL DASG60-00-0003 POC Nicole Baugh, Contract Specialist, 256-955-1600, Donald C. Reesman, Contracting Officer, 256-955-3000 The U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC'S) Advanced Technology Directorate has a requirement to develop and demonstrate a fiber optic connectivity between imaging Infra-Red System Simulation (I2RSS) facility and Software Engineering Directorate (SED) for Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system Hardware-in-the-Loop (HWIL) testing. The THAAD System Radar and Missile will interact and demonstrate connectivity and latency for a distance of 4KM for HWIL testing. Also, a long distance HWIL connectivity will be established for the Navy Theater Wide (NTW) system over a distance of 4000KM through Internet 2 between NTW Combat System Engineering Development Site (CSED) and Standard Missile-III Raytheon Facility in Tucson, Arizona; for HWIL testing of NTW Radar with the NTW missile. An option will be included in the proposed contract to allow for additional related enhancements to the THAAD and NTW HWIL infrastructures in the event additional funding becomes available within the contract period. These efforts are collectively referred to as, "Wide Bandwidth Information Infrastructure (WBII). The WBII activities are a follow-on development effort to contracts issued by DARPA and the Department of Education (DOEd) for the development of wide band gap long distance connectivity technology for Hospitals, Universities, Business, and Schools (HUBS). Pursuant to 10 USC 2304(c) (1) and FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(iii), USASMDC plans to award a contract for WBII on a sole source basis to SAIC of King of Prussia, Pennsylvania. Due to SAIC's prior work for DARPA and DOEd, USASMDC believes that SAIC is the only source which is capable of performing the WBII effort in a timely and cost effective manner. The WBII builds on the prior work of SAIC, and USASMDC believes that award to any other source would result in a substantial duplication of costs to the Government which would not be recovered through competition, and unacceptable program delay due to the learning curve associated with any other source. The WBII effort is anticipated to be awarded in Fiscal Year 2000 and performed in Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001. A SECRET facility clearance is required for this effort. Written responses must cite number DASG60-00-0003 and be submitted to the U.S. U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, ATTN: SMDC-CM-AK/Nicole Baugh, P.O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801. See Note 22. Posted 02/29/00 (W-SN429466). (0060)

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