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D -- MULTIDISCIPLINARY COMPUTATIONAL ENVIRONMENT POC NASA Langley Research Center, Industry Assistance Office, Mail Stop 144, Hampton, Virginia 23681-0001. The Multidisciplinary Optimization Branch (MDOB) at NASA Langley Research Center is hereby soliciting information for potential sources to provide a framework structure for multidisciplinary computational environments. MDOB defines a framework as a hardware and software architecture that enables the easy integration of and communication among diverse disciplinary codes for execution under the control of optimization methods. The requirements for the multidisciplinary computing environment are grouped into five major functions as follows: (1) FUNCTION: Facilitate research- Facilitates additional views of processes/data, Provides a good tool for experimentation, Provides a consistent environment to test new ideas, and Manages design data. (2) FUNCTION: Provide software communication -- Plugs modules together easily, Defines interfaces, Ties disciplines/pieces/parts together, Establishes standards, Easy to use and modify, and Provides high-level language interface. (3) FUNCTION: Provide support tools—Provides various optimizers, Makes a variety of discipline methods available, Provides distributed capability, Provides reusable software, Provides central data base, Provides visualization, Provides object-oriented capability, Allows for iteration and branching, Supports legacy codes, Supports proprietary codes, Supports a variety of programming languages, and Is well-documented. (4) FUNCTION: Improve design process -- Better use of resources, Automates tedious tasks, Speeds up the design process, and Reduces design cycle time and cost, (5) FUNCTION: Facilitate system design -- Provides effective and efficient tools for systems integration and analysis, Provides a more systematic approach, and Organizes/controls configurations. Of particular interest is commercial software which would require little or no modification to meet listed requirements, and the listed requirements may be slightly modified to accommodate the use of commercial software. Vendors having the capabilities necessary to meet orexceed the stated requirements/specifications are invited to submit appropriate documentation, literature, brochures, and references. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government nor will the Government pay for information solicited. Respondents deemed fully qualified will be considered in any resulting solicitation for the requirement. Firms responding should indicate whether they are a socially or economically disadvantaged business firm, an 8(a) firm, a small business, and/or woman-owned business. The government reserves the right to consider a small business or 8(a) set-aside based upon responses hereto. Closing date for submission of responses is 14 days from the date of publication. In responding, reference SS267. (0003)

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