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D -- NATO: PROCUREMENT OF INDEPENDENT VERIFICATION AND VALIDATION FOR THE ACE ACCIS CORE CAPABILITY INTEGRATION SOL CO-9135-ACE DUE 051800 POC Alexis Kemper (202-482-1512) NATO Consultation, Command and Control Agency (NC3) invites bids for the procurement of an Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) for the ACE ACCIS Core Capability Increment 1- Integration. The Allied Command Europe Automated Command and Control Information System Core Capability is planned to provide the Allied Command Europe commanders with the information system they require for decision-making in peace, crisis, and war in both static and mobile headquarters. In technical terms, ACE ACCIS is a distributed information system responsive to security and technological developments. It is composed of information-systems nodes, consisting of a Core capability and associated Functional Area Sub-Systems (FASSs),dispersed throughout ACE. The Core capability is the critical foundation of the ACE ACCIS. It consists of an infrastructure, equipment, and software to provide a range of basic services to users. Currently, activities are ongoing by several different independent contractors to implement additional hardware and software to the existing capabilities at a number of sites. In order to standardizethe existing parts of the Core capability, and Integration contractor will be selected through an ICB t select, procure, and implement additional Commercial Off the Shelf (COTS) software products and integrate them to achieve a coherent capability. These products include systems management services (e.g. Enterprise Managemet System), security services, document management capability, map viewer capability, and a collaborative tool. In addition, the Integration contractor will integrate the Core capability into a coherent whole and bring it under complete Configuration Management (CM). The integration contractor will be responsible to complete its effort at a variety of some sites throughout NATO. The number of software licenses is estimated at 7000 per application. The IV&V Contractor tasks will comprise: (A) Perform Independent Verification and Validation of the ACE ACCIS integration made by several different independent contractors (additional hardware and software) and made mainly by the ACE ACCIS Integration contractor, (B) Assess all the independent deliverables provided by the ACE ACCIS Integration contractor in respect of compliance with the requirements stated in the Integration contract, (C) Assess Risk Issues originated by the ACE ACCIS Integration contactor or by the NC3A, (D) Prepare the global ACE ACCIS Certification. All applicants must be certified by the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Telecommunications. Submit all nomination requests to Alexis Kemper (fax: 202-482-5834 by COB 18 May 2000. Posted 05/01/00 (W-SN450020). (0122)

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