SOURCES SOUGHT
R -- Software Safety Analysis
- Notice Date
- 7/15/2004
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- Contracting Office
- N68936 Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division Dept.1 429 E. Bowen Rd - Stop 4015 China Lake, CA
- ZIP Code
- 00000
- Solicitation Number
- N6893604R0070
- Response Due
- 8/2/2004
- Point of Contact
- Bryan Gregory, 760-939-8996 or Debra Hartley, 760-939-2780
- Description
- The Naval Aviation Systems Command, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, (NAVAIR WD) China Lake, CA is issuing this synopsis for the purposes of establishing a list of interested sources capable of providing the software safety analysis support described below. The government requires engineering support to perform software safety analysis on tactical embedded software for the F/A-18 software block upgrades. The contractor shall perform software safety analysis/software hazard analysis to identify the relative criticality with respect to safety of the software requirement to be implemented; document a software safety criticality analysis and maintain traceability of the safety critical item through the phases of the software development life cycle; notify the government of safety related problems identified as a result of analyses; attend and present software safety infor mation at milestone reviews and other meetings; participate in the Software Development Task Team (SWDTT) software safety board meetings and provide software safety related information; and attend program status reviews. The software safety analysis shall be synchronized with the life cycle of the software update; the contractor shall participate in parallel with each of the government?s software development life cycle phases. Problem reports shall include the methodology used to find and identify each problem. At each development phase, any safety items identified will be reported along with mitigation strategies. Each safety item and their mitigation will then be tracked forward through each phase of the life cycle. The contractor is required to be knowledgeable of Software Capability Maturity Model (SW-CMM) Level 4 processes and procedures, and to have performed recent sof tware safety analysis on embedded software for tactical military aircraft. The contractor should be familiar with assembly language. It is anticipated that a security clearance of SECRET will be required and access to government facilities will be limited. For evaluation purposes, each potential source is requested to provide a brief description of work previously or currently being performed, which specifically demonstrates the contractor?s ability to successfully satisfy the requirement described herein. Firms are also invited to submit any literature, brochures, or references necessary to support claims of being able to meet or exceed the requirement. In addition, responses must include the following: name and address of firm; commercial activity/government entity (CAGE) code; size of business relative to the North American industry classification system (NAICS) code; and, point of contact name, title, phone, and email. This notice does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB), Request for Quote (RFQ), or Request for Proposal (RFP) and it is not a commitment by the U.S. Government to procure the services described herein. No reimbursement will be made for any costs associated with providing information in response to this announcement, or any follow-up information requests. The requirement as described herein is subject to change as it and industry capability become better known. The government reserves the right to consider a set-aside based upon responses received. Please submit responses to Bryan Gregory: by email to bryan.gregory@navy.mil; by fax to 760-939-9651; or by mail to Commander, NAVAIR WD, Code 210000D, 429 E. Bowen Rd ? Stop 4015, China Lake CA 93555-6108.
- Record
- SN00624299-W 20040717/040716104323 (fbodaily.com)
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