Mission Contracting Activity, Attn: ATBO-AL, 600 Thomas Avenue, Fort Leavenworth, KS 66027-1389

D -- BATTLE COMMAND TRAINING PROGRAM (BCTP) SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DABT65-98-R-0003 DUE 012099 POC Ruth E. Kenton, Contracting Officer, or Peggy Farrell, Contract Specialist, (913) 684-2971/2972 The contractor shall provide all necessary qualified personnel, supervision, management, and non-personal technical services to support the mission requirements of the U.S. Army Battle Command Training Program (BCTP). The contractor will be required to provide a staff capable of operating and instructing/training Army personnel on computer simulation hardware and software for the Corps Battle Simulation (CBS), BCTP Intelligence Collection Model (BICM), Tactical Simulation (TACSIM), Brigade Battalion Simulation (BBS), JANUS simulation models, and any future systems employed by BCTP. The contractor will also be required to transition to Warfighter Simulation (WARSIM) and/or Joint Simulation (JSIM) family of simulations to include WARSIM Intelligence Model (WIM) and After Action Review Evaluation System (AARES). The contractor shall provide personnel highly trained in the Command and Control of military combat forces to train senior officers in the application of U.S. Army and joint doctrine at the brigade, division, corps, and echelons above corps levels (ARFOR/JFLCC/CJTF). The contractor shall provide "fighting" opposing forces (OPFOR), knowledgeable in the application of enemy tactics and weapons. TOP SECRET Sensitive Compartmented Information (SCI) access for certain operations will be required for approximately 5% of the total contractor personnel and the remaining personnel will be required to obtain a SECRET security clearance. The contractor will support BCTP's full training schedule, which is directed by the Chief of Staff of the Army. The schedule consists of approximately 12 division equivalent training exercise cycles per year for Army division and corps staffs, and approximately 14 training exercise cycles per year for the Brigade Command Battle Staff Training Program (BCBST). An exercise cycle includes a seminar, a simulation-assisted exercise and post-exercise sustainment training. Each cycle requires approximately eight weeks of effort by BCTP over a period of approximately nine months, with several cycles overlapping. Approximately 8 Army, Joint, and/or Combined exercise cycles per year, as directed by the Government, will also be required. The Joint and Combined Staff Training (JCST) may consist of a seminar and joint/combined exercise that could be simulation-assisted. The contractor will be required to provide program management and administrative support for its staff, technical support for the hardware used by BCTP and software maintenance for the software models used by BCTP. The contractor shall provide a staff that will be based in the Leavenworth, Kansas area. The government will provide all facilities. Approximately 60% of the contractor's personnel will be required to travel in CONUS and OCONUS for approximately 30 weeks per year to support BCTP's computer simulation training requirements. The contractor shall support warfighter and certain other exercises and activities on a 24-hour per day basis for approximately five to eight days each. The contractor will be responsible for shipping all equipment (Government Furnished and other) to remote training sites, installing equipment and assisting in the performance of the exercise. After the exercise, the contractor will be responsible for de-installing equipment and shipping back to BCTP or other remote locations as required. The contractor will test new releases of simulation software and perform enhancements as required. A Cost Plus Award Fee contract is contemplated for a base period plus four option years. The current contract expires 30 September 1999. A Draft Request for Proposal has been issued and industry comments have been incorporated into the final Request For Proposal (RFP). The final RFP will be issued on or about 02 December 1998 with the proposals due on or about 20 January 1999. There are two BCTP Warfighter Exercises, Fuertas Defensas, at Fort Campbell, KY from 12-18 Nov 98 and III Corp WFX, at Ft Hood, TX from 11-17 Dec 98, that will demonstrate the day to day operational requirements for an exercise. Due to the nature of these exercises, any offeror interested in attending either WFX are required to have a Secret Security Clearance and each clearance must be forwarded to Mission Contracting Activity for approval prior to attendance. All requests for a copy of the RFP must be submitted in writing and reference solicitation number DABT65-98-R-0003. Services are classified under SIC 7379. Size standard is $18.0M. All request must also include the company's name, mailing address, telephone and fax number, a point of contact, business size, and if the company is woman owned or disadvantaged. No telephone inquires will be accepted. Posted 11/02/98 (W-SN267418). (0306)

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