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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JUNE 21, 2006 FBO #1668
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- AVIATION ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS MODEL/SIMULATION AND SOFTWARE SUPPORT.

Notice Date

6/19/2006
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

NAICS

541710 — Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences
 

Contracting Office

US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280
 

ZIP Code

35898-5280
 

Solicitation Number

W58RGZ06R0247
 

Response Due

8/4/2006
 

Archive Date

9/3/2006
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

THE NATURE OF THIS CONTRACTUAL ACTION WILL BE A NEW INDEFINITE-DELIVERY, REQUIREMENTS TYPE CONTRACT. THE INTENT OF THIS PROPOSED ACTION IS TO AWARD A NON-PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACT WITH A COST PLUS FIXED FEE PRICING ARRANGEMENT. BASED ON FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) 6.302.1, ONLY ONE RESPONSIBLE SOURCE OR A LIMITED NUMBER OF RESPONSIBLE SOURCES, AND NO OTHER SERVICES WILL SATISFY THE AGENCY REQUIREMENTS, THE U.S. ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE COMMAND, ACQUISITION CENTER, PROPOSES TO ACQUIRE, ON AN OTHER THAN FULL AND OPEN COMPETITIVE BASIS, TECHNICAL AND INTEGRATION SUPPORT FOR THE CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT AND INITIAL FIELDING OF THE ADVANCED INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES/COMMON MISSILE WARNING SYSTEM (ATIRCM/CMWS) PROGRAM, WHICH HAS BEEN DESIGNATED AN ACAT IC LEVEL PROGRAM. THESE SERVICES ARE TO BE ACQUIRED FROM CAS, INCORPORATED. THE ATIRCM/CMWS IS THE CORE SYSTEM OF THE ARMY?S MODULAR SUITE OF INTEGRATED INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (SIIRCM) DEVELOPMENTS AND CONTAINS THE FUNCTIONS OF MISSILE DETECTION AND WARNING, INFRARED JAMMING, AND COUNTERMEASURE MUNITIONS DISPENSING. THE CMWS WILL UTILIZE A SUBSET OF THE ATIRCM PROCESSOR MODULES/COMPONENTS. ATIRCM/CMWS IS CURRENTLY THE NUMBER ONE PRIORITY ELECTRONIC WARFARE PROGRAM IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) AND REQUIRES CONTINUOUS SUPPORT OF A WIDE RANGE OF CAPABILITIES AND SKILLS TO PRODUCE AN EFFECTIVE, SUPPORTABLE SYSTEM WITHIN THE REQUIRED MILESTONES AND CHALLENGING SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES. IT IS REQUIRED THAT ALL SUPPORT SERVICES BE PROVIDED ON AN UNINTERRUPTED BASIS. ANY INTERRUPTION WOULD SERIOUSLY JEOPARDIZE THE TIME FRAMES FOR MEETING PROGRAM MILESTONES, WHICH WOULD CAUSE A DELAY IN DEVELOPMENT AND SUSTAINMENT CYCLE. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE WILL BE THREE (3) YEARS WITH TWO (2) OPTIONAL ONE (1) YEAR ORDERING PERIODS. CAS, INC. IS THE ONLY CONTRACTOR THAT HAS PARTICIPATED IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF DATA ASSOCIATED WITH THE ATIRCM/CMWS SYSTEM AND IS THE ONLY CONTRACTOR WITH THE EXPERTISE AND KNOWLEDGE TO SUCCESSFULLY PROVIDE THE REQUIRED SUPPORT SERVIC ES WITHIN THE PROGRAM MILESTONE TIME FRAME WITHOUT INTERRUPTION. CAS, INC. IS THE ONLY CONTRACTOR WITH THE REQUIRED ATIRCM/CMWS MODELS AND DATABASES CURRENTLY RESIDENT AND IN USE AT THEIR FACILITY. DURING THE PAST FIFTEEN (15) YEARS, CAS, INC. HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE, AND OPERATION OF THE PRIMARY INFRARED COUNTERMEASURE (IRCM) ANALYSIS TOOL, THE E2E SIMULATION. THE E2E CONTAINS OVER 2.5 MILLION LINES OF CODE, OF WHICH CAS, INC. HAS DEVELOPED OVER 60%. FOR THE PAST TWELVE (12) YEARS CAS, INC. HAS PROVIDED PROGRAMMATIC SUPPORT FOR THE ATIRCM/CMWS PROGRAM TO INCLUDE THE TRANSITION OF THE MISSILE WARNING AND DECOY PORTIONS OF ADVANCED INTEGRATED INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES MUNITIONS (AIRCMM) INTO THE PROGRAM. THE PROCESSES AND EXPERIENCE GAINED IN DEVELOPING THE EXISTING PROGRAM DOCUMENTS AND DATABASES ARE INVALUABLE AS CMWS TRANSITIONS TO AN LOW RATE INITIAL PRODUCTION (LRIP) DECISION. TO MEET THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE NEW SUCCESS ORIENTED PROGRAM! MILESTONE SCHEDULE, CAS, INC. MUST CONTINUE TO PROVIDE UNINTERRUPTED SUPPORT OF THE SIMULATIONS AND ANALYSIS NEEDS OF ATIRCM/CMWS AND CONTINUE ESSENTIAL INTERFACES WITH THE GOVERNMENT. ALL RESPONSIBLE SOURCES MAY SUBMIT A PROPOSAL WHICH SHALL BE CONSIDERED BY THE AGENCY.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US ARMY AVIATION & MISSILE COMMAND, ACQUISITION CENTER BLDG. 5303, STRATEGIC SERVICES, REDSTONE ARSENAL AL 35898-5280

Zip Code: 35898-5280

Country: USA
 

Record

SN01073174-W 20060621/060619222327 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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