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D -- FIRE SUPPORT DIGITAL SUSTAINEMNT TRAINER SYSTEM (FSDSTS) SOL DAAB07-00-R-E001 DUE 051800 POC Susan Kunsaitis,contract Specialist, 732-532-4434 or William Newell,PCO, 732-532-4803 WEB: Sources Sought for the Fire Support Digital Sustainment, http://abop.monmouth.army.mil. E-MAIL: click here to contact the Contracting Officer via, newell@mail1.monmouth.army.mil. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ONLY. Program Manager FATDS is seeking sources and information for a Fire Support Digital Sustainment Trainer System. The trainer should maximize use of COTS software and should facilitate Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) sustainment training by focusing on collective fire support tasks. It is the Government's intention to purchase a system in the year 2001. Sources interested in responding to this announcement should also see: http://abop.monmouth.army.mil for additional details and/or attachments. REQUIREMENTS: The FSDSTS should be an automated instrumentation system capable of creating realistic training scenarios. Key functions of this system will be scenario/exercise generation and execution, data collection and After Action Report (AAR) development. Scenario/exercise generation should permit easy development of training exercises based on tactical scenarios. Scenario/exercise execution should include the simulation of notional nodes and thestimulation of live nodes. All fire support nodes should be capable of being simulated and stimulated. Data collection should stress collection of data important for the Unit Commander to assess node performance. Examples of essential data are: fire mission thread tracking to determine if correct procedures are followed and the ability to determine if fire mission time standards have been met. AAR development should allow the transfer of collected data to a format that supports evaluation of each node's performance. The FSDSTS functionality should be developed in a phased approach. The first phase should be capable of providing functionality that supports training for Battalion and below, with follow-on phases supporting Divarty and above, and Army Battlefield Command and Control Systems (ABCS). This is not a pre-solicitation notice that constitutes a Request for Proposal, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Responders are requested to provide sufficient detail concerning their ability to meet the Government's needs as described in this notice. Such description should allow the government to assess whether the proposed system meets, or can be modified to meet the technical performance, and capabilities described in this notice. PROPRIETARY INFORMATION IS NOT BEING SOLICITATED. The government will not reimburse contractors or responders to this notice for any costs incurred in responding, or in subsequent exchanges of information. Organizations having the expertise and capabilities to provide the required training device system are invited to submit information discussing such capabilities. It should be submitted not later than 17 May 2000 and should consist of a total of no more than 25 pages, excluding any marketing and/or product brochures. Note: Information submitted does not constitute a proposal, but will be considered an exchange of capabilities and ideas. Responses may be submitted electronically to the addresses below. Technical questions and responses should be addressed to either: James Rafferty, PM FATDS, 732-427-3731, e-mail: james.rafferty@c3smail.monmouth.army.mil or Edward Kofron, COR FATDS, 732-427-3353, e-mail: ekofron@c3smail.monmouth.army.mil. Posted 04/18/00 (W-SN446019). (0109)

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