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A -- COMMERCIAL OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT SAVINGS INITIATIVE (COSSI) SOL 0094058 DUE 051700 POC Contact, COSSI Program Office, (703) 681-5457 THIS IS A PROGRAM DESCRIPTION AND CALL FOR PROPOSALS. The Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative (COSSI) is a joint program of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. This announcement seeks proposals from firms with a concept for inserting commercial technology into a fielded military system for the purpose of lowering the system's operation and support (O&S) costs. COSSI's mission is to develop and test a method for reducing Department of Defense (DoD) O&S costs by routinely inserting commercial items into fielded military systems. The insertion of commercial items is expected to reduce O&S costs by reducing the costs of parts and maintenance, reducing the need for specialized equipment, increasing reliability, and increasing the efficiency of subsystems. COSSI is a two-stage program. The first stage is the cost-shared adaptation, development and testing of a prototype based on a commercial item. The second stage is the acquisition and installation of the prototype into a fielded military system. Proposals should be a clear summary of your COSSI idea -- what you intend to do and how it will save the DoD money. Proposals are due by 4:00 PM Eastern Standard Time, May 17, 2000. Complete program information is included in a document entitled, Program Description for the Commercial Operations & Support (O&S) Savings Initiative, Announcement No. 00-94058 dated February 7, 2000. You are strongly encouraged to obtain the document in order to understand the program and submit a meaningful proposal. You may download this document from the INTERNET (http://www.acq.osd.mil/es/dut/ and/or www.nslc.navsea.navy.mil/cossi/cossi.nsf) or request this document by phone: (703) 681-5457, or by mail addressed to: COSSI Program Office, 5203 Leesburg Pike, Suite 1403, Falls Church, VA 22041, or by electronic mail: Internet address: cossi@acq.osd.mil. A Bidders' Conference is planned for March 2000 in the Washington, D.C. area. Information on exact date, place, and time will be posted on the COSSI web sites as soon as available. LINKURL: http://www.acq.osd.mil/es/dut/ and/or www.nslc.navsea.navy.mil/cossi/cossi.nsf LINKDESC: Commercial Operations and Support Savings Initiative EMAILADD: cossi@acq.osd.mil EMAILDESC: <A HREF="mailto:<A HREF="http://www.acq.osd.mil/es/dut/"> </A>">cossi@acq.osd.mil ***** </A> Posted 02/09/00 (W-SN423561). (0040)

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