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A -- BEHAVIOR REPRESENTATION PROGRAM PLANNING SOL BAA 96-1 Rev 2 DUE 062800 POC Dr. Ruth Willis, (703)998-0660 WEB: NAWCTSD Open Acquisitions, use "Document Types" pull, http://www.ntsc.navy.mil/EBusiness/BusOps/Acquisitions/Index.cfm?clien t=NAWCTSD&men=OPA. E-MAIL: Dr. Ruth Willis, TPOC, DMSO, rpwillis@dmso.mil. BEHAVIOR REPRESENTATION PROGRAM PLANNING. The Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division (NAWCTSD), U.S. Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command (STRICOM), Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation (AFAMS), and the Marine Corps Program Office (MCPO), all of Orlando, FL, have comprehensive modeling, simulation, instrumentation and training systems responsibilities ranging from research and technology base development through systems acquisition and life cycle support. The missions of these organizations support a broad customer base, including all military services, DoD, and non-DoD organizations. This synopsis seeks the identification of potential behavior representation program planning covered by the NAWCTSD Broad Agency Announcement BAA NAWCTSD 96-1, previously synopsized. Specifically, Part III (Research Interests), Topic 3-G (Expert Systems Technologies for Training). This synopsis seeks the identification and solicitation of inputs and ideas for a Behavior Representation Program planning process. The Defense Modeling & Simulation Office (DMSO) is defining human and organizational behavior representation as a term to denote a computer based model that mimics the behavior of a single human or the collective behavior of a group of humans. There is considerable agreement among users of military simulations that the current generation of human and organizational behavior representations is limited in scope and lacks realism. Areas within the Behavior Representation Program that require research and development are: (a) a next generation synthetic force that is flexible in design, (b) decision-making models that are not based on optimization techniques, and (c) components for a common Behavior Representation modeling and development environment. The Government is prepared to sponsor up to $100K for ten or more research and development Behavior Representation contracts. Government organizations, commercial companies, universities, and other non-profit organizations capable of conducting appropriate research and development, in whole or in part, are invited to respond to this notice. The four step sequence is as follows: (1) telephone call to technical point of contact (TPOC); (2) informal project paper; (3) proposal (if invited); and (4) contract award for selected projects. The TPOC is Dr. Ruth Willis, (703)998-0660. The informal project paper shall address, at a minimum, the interested party's research, development, and demonstration idea/capability; technical challenge that can be addressed; maturity of the modeling and simulation technology; previous experience with similar efforts; business size; and a single corporate point of contact. The informal project paper should be limited to five single-spaced pages and may be accompanied by company capability statements, catalogs, or published literature describing research and development activities, products and product capability. Informal project papers shall be submitted to Dr. Ruth Willis (rpwillis@dmso.mil) (e-mail attachments must be readable by Microsoft Word Version 6) or mailed to Director, Defense Modeling & Simulation Office, Attn: Dr. Ruth Willis, 1901 North Beauregard St., Suite 500, Alexandria, VA 22311-1705, no later than 28 Jun 2000. All project papers will be evaluated before any invitation to submit a proposal is made. This sequence allows earliest determination of the potential for funding and avoids contractor and government time spent on efforts that may have little chance of being supported. When and if an interested party is invited to submit a proposal, it should be sent to NAWCTSD, Contracts Division, Code 25724, ATTN: Steven M. Ograyensek, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826-3275. Please refer to NAWCTSD BAA 96-1 Rev 2 for specific information on proposal preparation, proposal evaluation, proposal forms, and other research interest areas. BAA NAWCTSD 96-1 Rev 2 remains unchanged and may be downloaded from link identified below. Awards for any selected proposals will be issued no earlier than 3 July 00and can be for a period not to exceed 6 months. Posted 06/06/00 (W-SN461776). (0158)

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