Defense Supply Service-Washington, 5200 Army Pentagon, Rm. 1D245, Washington, DC 20310-5200

A -- DECISION SUPPORT ANALYSES AND APPLICATIONS SOL DASW01-98-R-0101 POC Suzanne M. Bell, Phone (703) 614-6609, FAX (703) 695-9746 WEB: DEFENSE SUPPLY SERVICE-WASHINGTON, http://www.hqda.army.mil/dsswweb. E-MAIL: DEFENSE SUPPLY SERVICE-WASHINGTON, BellSM@hqda.army.mil. The Defense Supply Service-Washington (DSSW) intends to negotiate on a sole source basis with the American Power Jet Company for a research effort entitled "Decision Support Analyses and Applications" as a follow-on contract to a Phase III Small Business Innovative Research and Development (SBIR) contract. The requiring activity is the Operational Test and Evaluation Command (OPTEC). This effort utilizes techniques developed under SBIR Phases I and II, and as exercised in prior Phase III effort, in accordance with OSD policy for Phase III follow-on SBIR contracts. The Army requires assessment of requirements and adequacy of materiel and system support planning for system test, planning and evaluation in the mission environment which is addressed at variable levels of resolution in specific areas. Mission support alternatives may be examined in a wide variety of missions and environments and their interface with test planning and evaluation. Topics include development of methodology for mission orientedtesting in the training environment, establishing predictive quality of simulations in the test environment, and the support of optimal testing concepts and implementation. This notice of intent is not a Request for Proposals. See CBD Note 22. Posted 07/09/98. (0190)

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