Army Research Laboratory, Attn: AMSSB-ACA-P, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD 21005-5066

A -- RESEARCH SVC FOR HRED TO DESIGN REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT OF SSHSS SOL W26238 0111-4000 DUE 051500 POC Jeanine Worthington, Contract Specialist, 410-278-6514 The Army Research Laboratory intends to negotiate with CB and Associates for Statement of Work, Title: Design Review and Assessment of Soldier System Hardware and Software. This effort supports the mission of the Human Research and Engineering Directorate Field Element at Fort Benning, GA. The objective of this effort is to obtain operational support and special technical services for ongoing research and development activities which will be executed through on-site support for design review and assessment of soldier system hardware and software. The contractor shall (1) Observe and participate in experiments and assessments of Land Warrior, Small Unit Operations (SUO) systems, Smart Sensor Web (SSW), and other Soldier System hardware and software systems, (2) Support TSM-Soldier, PM-Soldier, Land Warrior Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and DARPA and OSD representatives in the identification and resolution of soldier system interface design issues, (3) Support every phase of soldier system SSW, and SUO experiments including test design, data collection, programming range software, data reduction, data analysis, and test report input preparation, (4) Prepare and present classes on weapon system boresight procedures and Soldier-Computer Interface (SCI) software, (5) Conduct User Jury Evaluations of SCI software, (6) Review and comment on draft training publications for Land Warrior and other Soldier Systems. Negotiations are planned solely with CB and Associates. The sole proprietor, Mr. Charles Bonnett has unique skills and qualifications. Mr. Bonnett has conducted User Jury Assessments of the Land Warrior SCI Software and has developed a methodology for performing this work which will be used during the continuation of the Assessments His extensive knowledge of the system will be used in work on the SUO and SSW user interface software. This will ensure that commonality and training transfer of the Infantry Software systems will be maximized. He is a recognized authority in Infantry systems. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability. Information received will be considered only for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capabilities statements referencing W26238 0111-4000 may be faxed to (410) 278-6522. No telephone requests will be honored. Posted 04/20/00 (W-SN447228). (0111)

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