Defense Supply Service-Washington, 5200 Army Pentagon, Washington, D.C. 20310-5200

D -- ADP DEVELOPMENT SERVICES POC Contract Specialist Leona M. Brown Defense Supply Service-Washington, on behalf of the US Army Concepts and Analysis Agency, intends to acquire FIPs services from Noetics, Inc. for the expansion of advanced functionality of the Global Deployment Analysis System (GDAS), a high resolution model for the simulation of strategic and intra-theater deployments. The system provides realism, flexibility, and suitability for many kinds of studies. When fully developed, the model will be able to simulate large and small scale contingencies and simulate unit and supply movements. This procurement will replace the current DOS-based relational database (Paradox 4.5) with a Windows-based relational database that will be integrated within the agency's standardized Windows PC environment. To enure more accuracy, the system will be modified to generate resupply demands as units actually arrive into the theater and consume accompanying and pre-positioned supplies. Intra-theater vehicle lift assets and facility resources can vary significantly during the deployment process so the model must be able to generate additional vehicle resources based on cargo arrivals. The model must be modified to provide more realistic results based on criteria established by the agency. The model will also require the incorporation of world map graphics and the implementation of UNIX-based PC's for model runs that require excessive run times. New heuristics will be developed and implemented that will simultaneously reduce run time and maintain current efficient scheduling performance. The contractor will provide training for new analysts on the operation of the GDAS model. The contractor must provide documentation that must be maintained regularly. This effort has unique characteristics that were achieved on the basis of five years of design, prototyping, implementation and testing. Prospective offerors must have the knowledge base and the level of expertise required to provide these services. This is a notification of intent to procure on a sole source basis. No solicitation document exists. Requests for same will be considered non-responsive. Any firm wishing to be considered must respond within 45 days of this advertisement providing clear and convincing documentation that translates to the Government that it would be to the Government's advantage that they be considered. Any responses to this notice must be in writing and must include a name and telephone number of a point of contact. No telephonic or facsimile inquiries will be accepted or considered. All responses must be received by Defense Supply Service-Washington and must respond to all requirements. If no affirmative response is received to the effect that a comparable source is available, the services will be acquired from Noetics, Inc. If a response is received that meets the Government's requirements, and analysis of both the technical and pricing documentation indicate that a competitive acquisition would be more advantageous to the Government, then a formal solicitation may be issued. (0094)

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