D -- ENGINEERING AUTOMATION FOR RELIABLE SOFTWARE Notice of intent to negotiate a sole source contract utilizing Simplified Acquisition procedures under the authority of FAR Part 13 with Dr. Mikhail Auguston, Computer Science Department, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM 88003. The client is the Department of Computer Science, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, CA 93949. REQUIREMENT: This project addresses the problem of how to produce reliable software that is also flexible and cost effective for the DoD distributed software domain. This work will contribute to the following: (1) Investigate automatic generation of test cases; (2) Design assertion language to specify behavior of the target code; (3) Develop assertion checker; (4)Develop models and design program template language. (5) Design and implement template processor. Dr.Auguston is an expert in the area of software testing and debugging automation, he has more than 25 years of unique experience in the design of testing automation tools, has published a number of papers on the topic, and is a member of Program Committee for the 4th International Workshop on Algorithmic and Automatic Debugging 2000 in Munich, Germany. He has also developed tools for rapid programming language prototyping and compiler construction. His contribution on the automatic test case generation, assertion languages, and template language design is essential for the success of this whole project. Dr. Auguston will work on research that is an INTEGRAL PART of the Distance Learning Program consisting of new Research Topics, new Course Development, and Master's and Ph.D. thesis topics for a large group of hundreds of students in the next three years. This research is a critical part of many research topics in the program. This research is mission essential support to the research and teaching departments by the distance learning sponsors to support the needs of their students. There are NO OTHER ADEQUATELY QUALIFIED PERSONS with the requisite COMBINATION of skills, resources, knowledge and time to implement this essential part of the Software Engineering Program. The proposed action is for supplies and services for which the government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. The government believes that only one responsible source can provide the supplies/services that will satisfy the agency requirements. This notice is not a request for competitive quotes but responses received on or before December 17, 1999, 3:00 PM PST will be evaluated. A determination by the Contracting Officer not to compete this proposed action based on responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Contracting Officer. Information received will be considered solely for the purposes of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Please email comments/responses via email to the Contracting Officer at WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&;ProjID=9TER-00-PAM-0 030&LocID=52. E-MAIL: Paul Martin, paul.martin@gsa.gov. Posted 12/10/99 (D-SN407680).

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