Defense Supply Service-Washington, 5200 Army Pentagon, Washington, DC 20310-5200

70 -- ANALYZE AND DESIGN MODELING SOFTWARE SOL DASW01-96-R-0027 DUE 022897 POC Contact: Joseph Burrus, Contract Specialist, (703) 695-9422 The Defense Supply Service-Washington (DSSW) on behalf of the Air Force Studies and Analyses Agency (AFSAA) intends to acquire services to support software research, software development, software maintenance and continuing data integration. These services are required to produce, maintain and enhance a Modeling, Analyses, Simulation and Training (MASTR) data and study management system. AFSAA conducts studies and analyses within the Air Force mission areas to provide information to support the Air Force Chief of Staff and Air Force staff agencies with modeling and simulation initiatives that depict the potential effect, upon the war fighter, of the introduction of proposed, new or enhanced weapons systems and revised intelligence estimates. AFSAA is currently using the beta version, MASTR1, which incorporates the contributions of the following contractors under the respective contracts. CACI, Inc., F49650-94-D- 5001; ASI-Systems International, DASW01-94-D-0060. The beta version, MASTR1, provides a common database framework and a standard set of data queries to access and use information from multiple external intelligence estimates and equipment characteristics databases. MASTR1 has been populated with current intelligence and equipment characteristics corresponding to the major regional contingency baselines in order to support the anticipated and ongoing AFSAA weapon system and capabilities analyses. MASTR1 is marginally acceptable because the architecture and design was created in the past paradigm of centralized processing. MASTR1 also has a limited graphical editor to manipulate and display data qualitatively. MASTR2 will change the underlying design of MASTR1 by using distributed computing and distributed data storage/retrieval. By designing and building MASTR2, using a distributed computing design, most of the processing will move from the host server to client machines, on remote or local area networks. The majority of processing will be done on each individual users machine using LAN/WAN and other connectivity networks for access, thereby reducing the processing bottleneck at the main server. MASTR2 will also need to display and manipulate geospatial data and other overlay data using a graphical editor. The apparent successful offeror will be required to furnish personnel in possession of Top Secret clearances at time of award. All personnel are required to be cleared at the Top Secret level. This requirement is published as unrestricted, however the apparent successful contractor must include an acceptable subcontracting plan as part of the proposal. The Period of Performance is expected to be for a Base Period and Four Option Periods, each period not to exceed one year. The Base Period will be from the date of award through 30 September 1997. Task Orders will be issued against the requirements in the contract. The Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued on or about 17 January 1997 with Proposals due 45 days hence. All requests for this RFP shall be submitted in writing. Telephone and facsimile requests for the RFP will not be honored. (0348)

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