Naval Air Warfare Center Training Systems Division, Code 27, 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, Fl 32826-3224

J -- LIFE CYCLE CONTRACTOR SUPPORT (LCCS) FOR COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTERS/SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE (C4I) DEVICES (FORMERLY KNOWN AS COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS/SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE (C3I) DEVICES) POC Jane Waller, 407/380-4017, Contracting Officer H. Paul Rhodes, 407/380-4869 A requirement exists for the conduct of complete Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) for Command, Control, Communications, Computers/Signal Intelligence (C4I) devices (formally known as Life Cycle Contractor Support (LCCS) for Command Control, Communications/Signal Intelligence (C3I) devices) at designated Army installations and activities located world wide. C4I includes, but is not limited to, the following Training Devices: Simulation Network System (SIMNET) to include APPLIQU, Morse Mission Trainer (MMT), Signal Intelligence/Electronic Warfare 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), G-2 Workstations, All Source Analysis System (ASAS), Trailblazer/Quickfix Maintenance Trainer (TQMT), Un Manned Aerial Vehicle Hunter Training Device (UAVHTD) and Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT). CCTT provides the capability to conduct up to and including Battalion level exercises in a combined arms environment -- using Operations Center Workstations and simulated tactical vehicle Manned Modules. CCTT also provides After Action Review (AAR) and Semi-Automated Forces (SAF) capability to support the combined arms exercises. 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, but is not necessarily limited to, labor, maintenance, materials, supply support, FAMSIM Simulation Center (SC) Support, Life Cycle Software Engineering (LCSE) and engineering services. The contractor will be responsible for providing adequate inventories of spares/repair parts to ensure compliance with a specified turn around time. The contractor shall be responsible for maintaining a minimum 90% operational availability (Ao) for the scheduled utilization of each training device. The following trainers require Top Secret access: MMT, SEOS, NCSRT, G-2, and ASAS. The following trainers require Secret access: SIMNET, CCTT, CBS, BBS, JANUS, BMMT, BEMT, GRMT, TQMT and UAVHTD. The contractor will need SCI access since the following trainers are located within SCIF facilities: G2, SEOS, ASAS and MMT. The required LCCS will include a 90-day phase-in period and a 9 month base year with four 1-year options to include a 3 month transition period within the last exercised option year. From time to time the Government will require the contractor to provide LCCS for additional training devices that fall within the family of C4I devices. It is anticipated that the Communication Traffic Simulator-Upgrade (CTS-U), Defense Satellite Communication System (DSCS), WARSIM 2000, Intelligence/Electronic Warfare Common Sensor Trainer (IEWCST), Airborne Reconnaissance Low-Multifunction Trainer (ARL), Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (JSTARS), Launch and Recovery Training System (LRTS), Aviation Reconfiguration Manned Simulator (ARMS) 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, we may require you to provide FAMSIM SC Support for other CBS, BBS and JANUS sites. The Government intends to award a Firm Fixed-Price contract based on Best Value. All offerors who are small, small and disadvantaged or certified 8(a) businesses must: 1) provide information on specific capabilities necessary for performance (such as specific technical expertise, past experience, facilities, personnel, managerial qualifications, performance of similar contracts, proposed teaming arrangements, etc.) in order to assess whether they have a reasonable chance of submitting an acceptable technical proposal, 2) state their size in relation to SIC Code 8711 and the small business size standard of $20.0 million, and 3) state whether they are interested in the requirement as a prime contractor or subcontractor (if considering subcontracting opportunities, state which of the identified requirements you are addressing within your capabilities statement). This announcement does not constitute a request for proposal and the Government reserves the right to offer the requirement to the 8(a) program or to set the requirement aside for small business. This information must be provided within 10 working days after publication of this notice. Responses should be sent to the following address: Commanding Officer, US Army Simulation, Training and Instrumentation Command, ATTN:AMSTI ACA, Code 27324(J.Waller), 12350 Research Parkway, Orlando, Florida 32826 3276. Responses received after the 10 working days or without the required information will be considered nonresponsive to the synopsis and may not be considered. No formal solicitation is available at this time. Another synopsis will be submitted to notify interested parties of an anticipated solicitation release date. (0052)

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