Commanding Officer, Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity, Attn: Contracts Office, PO Box 555171, Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5171

70 -- DESIGNING AND DEVELOPING A SYSTEMS INTEGRATION ENVIRONMENT, ADDITIONAL INFORMATION TO CBD: POSTED MARCH 7, 2000, SUBMISSION NO. 431975 POC Contact Susan Humann, 760/725-2478, Tim Warren, 760/725-9194, Contracting Officer MARKET RESEARCH The Marine Corps Tactical Systems Support Activity (MCTSSA) is tasked with designing and developing an Systems Integration Environment (SIE) Operations Center within the MCTSSA SIE. The Systems Integration Environment is a distributed test environment linking up to 8 separate test facilities aboard MCTSSA. Based on a Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF)-level Marine Air-Ground Task Force (MAGTF) architecture, the SIE will consist of the systems, echelons, agencies and connectivity resident within the Marine Corps Operating Forces. Integration and interoperability testing of tactical systems in the SIE will be a primary activity in the future. To support testing in a distributed environment, a robust support Local Area Network (LAN) ("out of band" LAN) will be established which will be parallel to, and separate from, the "in-band" LAN that interconnects the systems under test. The focal point of the distributed management of testing in the SIE will be the SIE Operations Center. Using theout-of-band LAN, the SIE Operations Center will be used to coordinate tests with local test directors at MCTSSA and between facilities at MCTSSA and external agencies. The purpose of the SIE Operations Center will be the management of all tests within the SIE. Inherent in this will be the need for collaboration tools to coordinate with local test directors within the SIE. Specifically, a turnkey solution is requested for: -- Face-to-face video teleconferencing (with headsets) between 8 sites. -- The ability to remotely share and simultaneously collaborate on documentation. -- Large-screen displays in the Operations Center (3' X 8' desired, quantity 4). -- Electronically enabled conference table with executive-style chairs (10). -- Integrated lectern and ceiling mounted briefing projector for presentations on Large Screen Displays (LSDs). The design and development of the SIE Operations Center shall be presented as a phased approach concept. We are interested in having industry use off-the-shelf components to design and build the Operations Center and associated equipment. In addition, we are looking for operator and systems admin training when the installation is complete. We are looking for creative and innovative methods being used in commercial practices. Firms should state their business size, include literature, brochures, and capabilities summaries pertaining to the aforementioned needs. All firms believing that they possess the expertise to satisfy the requirements are invited to submit an affirmative response to this notice. All such responses will be evaluated to ascertain the capabilities of firms that are able to meet the entire scope of the requirement. The following key information is requested: 1. Description, of product, and/or services that will be provided. 2. Historical information, of similar product, and /or services provided. Interested firms are requested to response by 7 April 2000, and to include a point of contact. Interested sources should send information to: (U.S. Mail address) Commanding Officer, Attn: Contracting Officer, P.O. Box 555171, Camp Pendleton, CA 92055-5171 or (express/overnight deliveries) to: Commanding Officer Attn: Contracting Officer, Building 31345, Camp Pendleton, CA 92055. Any questions should be directed to the contact person listed above. THE SUBMISSION OF THIS INFORMATION IS FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY, AND IS NOT TO BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT TO PROCURE ANY ITEMS/SERVICES, NOR FOR THE GOVERNMENT TO PAY FOR THE INFORMATION RECEIVED. NO SOLICITATION DOCUMENT EXISTS. Additional Information to Commerce Business Daily: Announcement Posted March 7, 2000, Submission No. 431975 Following is an overview of the Systems Integration Environment Operations Center (SIE) MCTSSA is converting its long-standing, individual systems-centric test beds into a single Marine Corps Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) facility called the Systems Integration Environment (SIE). This 21st century test bed is being configured to functionally replicate the command & control infrastructure found in a Marine Expeditionary Force (MEF) level MAGTF operating on the battlefield today. The SIE will provide a continuously accessible C4I infrastructure in which to conduct integration and interoperability assessments of existing and emerging tactical data systems along with the associated connectivity. The SIE is designed to represent the command elements found in a typical MAGTF with nodes for the Command Element (CE), Ground Combat Element (GCE), Air Combat Element (ACE), and Combat Service Support Element (CSSE). It will extend down to the Battalion/Squadron level. A separate node will be set-up to represent a Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU) Landing Force Operations Center (LFOC) aboard an amphibious ship. The nodes are primarily housed in Marine Corps expeditionary shelters aboard the MCTSSA compound. The nodes are connected via the standard Marine Corps DTC/TDN interconnectivity backbone. TheSIE will also have connections to both Naval and Joint laboratories. The SIE will have numerous functions. Foremost will be the ability to assess the integration and interoperability of new and existing MAGTF C4I systems, and software, with other systems internal or external to the MAGTF. This requires the ability to assess proper implementation of standards, protocols, and interfaces of C4I systems. The baseline configuration for the SIE will be the current, fielded software and hardware. The primary methodology will be scenario-driven operational threads that will realistically exercise a group of systems along functional lines. The SIE MAGTF (designated notionally as 7 MEF), when completed will be spread out around the MCTSSA compound in 10-12 separate nodes. Conducting assessments in such an environment necessitates a high degree of collaboration between the Lead Test Director and the distributed assistant test directors. This environment will consist of the tactical C4I equipment, an interconnectivity backbone, an instrumented out-of-band (separate and distinct LAN) test harness, and a Test Director "overlay". The Test Director "overlay" consists of the SIE Operations Center, assistant test director cells in each node, and the associated connectivity. Essentially the means by which the Lead Test Director exercises command and control over any test event, this overlay will provide the following capabilities to the Test Director and his staff. 1. A video-teleconferencing and white boarding capability between the test director and all the assistant test directors via an existing ethernet LAN. 2. Large screen displays in the Operations Center capable of presenting a variety of information to the Lead Test Director and his staff. For example, it will be expected to show the status of the network, the status of the configuration under test or the specific test procedure being conducted. 3. The ability to collaborate on and make changes to documents in "real time". 4. Access to the Configuration Control Database for information regarding the hardware, software, configuration, and location of systems under test. 5. A distributed test incident report database into which local test directors will input anomalies and obtain historical information. Under the provisions of the Sources Sought in the CBD we are looking to industry to suggest non-developmental, off-the-shelf, commercial, technical solutions that meet the Test Director "overlay" requirements. We are looking for a turnkey solution that includes all the equipment along with installation & checkout, and formal training for operators, system admin, and possibly maintenance personnel. In addition we will want 6 months of technical support to ensure that everything works properly and infant mortality problems, when discovered, are corrected in a timely manner. We are going to have a half-day open house on Friday, March 31st beginning at 8:00 AM Pacific Standard Time. At that time we will give any interested parties a tour of our SIE facility and answer any questions that you might have about our projected requirements. If you are planning to attend, fax your visit request/clearance certification to 760-725-2933. A visit request/clearance certification should be submitted on company letter head with the following information: Contractor's name, date and place of birth, and citizenship of proposed visitor; Certification of the proposed visitor's personnel security clearance; Name of person being visited (Mr John O'Neal); Date of visit (3/31/2000); Purpose of Visit (Tour the SIE facilities); Contractor's name, address, telephone number, assigned Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code and certification of the level of the Facility (Security) Clearance (FCL). This visit request may be sent to MCTSSA via FAX (760) 725-2933, ATTN Security Department. The point of contacts for the open house is Susan Humann or John O'Neal. Any other questions in regards to the Sources Sought should be directed to Susan Humann. Sue Humann 760-725-2478 Contracting Specialist Mel Horowitz 760-725-9535 Visitor Control(for visit requests ONLY) John O'Neal 760-725-2167 SIE Manager Posted 03/16/00 (W-SN435158). (0076)

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