Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Code 2732, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, FL 32826-3224

J -- LIFE CYCLE CONTRACTOR SUPPORT (LCCS) POC Jane Waller (407)380-4017; Belinda Brown (407)380-8048; Contracting Officer Joanne Byrd (407)380-8388 A requirement exists for the conduct of complete Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) for Command, Control, Communications/Signal Intelligence (C3I) devices at designated Army installations and activities located world wide. C3I includes, but is not limited to, the following Training Devices: Simulation Network System (SIMNET), Army Training Battle Simulation System (ARTBASS), Morse Mission Trainer (MMT), Signal Intelligence/Electronic Warfare (SIGINT/EW) Equipment Operator Simulator (SEOS), Corps Battle Simulation (CBS), Battalion/Brigade Simulation (BBS), Basic Electronic Maintenance Trainer (BEMT), Basic Morse Mission Trainer (BMMT), JANUS, Guardrail Maintenance Trainer (GRMT), Non-Communication Signal Recognition Trainer (NCSRT), and G-2 Workstations. These devices are used to provide initial and sustainment training to Officer, Warrant Officer, Noncommissioned Officer and Enlisted personnel. They are key to Distributed Interactive Simulation (DIS) exercises such as Synthetic Theater of War (STOW), Prairie Warrior, Army Warfighting Exercises (AWEs), and Force XXI. The contractor shall provide total LCCS which includes labor, maintenance, materials, supply support, Simulation Center (SC) Operational Support and engineering services. The contractor shall be responsible for maintaining a minimum 95% operational availability (OA) for the scheduled utilization of each training device. From time to time the Government will require the contractor to provide LCCS for additional training devices that fall within the family of C3I devices. It is anticipated that the Closed Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT), Virtual Brigade and the Virtual Training Program (VTP) and some Foreign Military devices will be incorporated into this contract for LCCS support at a later date. Also, during the period of this contract, the Government may require the contractor to provide Simulation Center (SC) Operational Support for other CBS, BBS and JANUS sites. A draft Work Statement for this requirement is available on the U.S. Army Simulation and Acquisition Bulletin Board. The phone number for accessing the Bulletin Board is (407) 381-8666 an is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Communications protocol: 9600 BAUD, 8 DATA BITS, NO PARITY, 1 STOP BIT, please allow one full minute to connect. The Bulletin Board supports PCs (personal computers) and compatibles. Files are in Word Perfect 5.2 and 6.1, EXCEL, Harvard Graphics, and ASCII. There is no pre-registration, you will be registered when you access the Bulletin Board. POC for technical problems on accessing the Bulletin Board is Mark Lambert at (407) 380-4914. Another CBD notice will be issued to announce when the formal RFP will be issued. (0341)

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