US Army ARDEC, AMSTA-AR-PC, Picatinny Arsenal, New Jersey 07806-5000

C -- NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY (NSA) SECURITY ENGINEERING SUPPORT SOL DAAE30-00-Q-0118 DUE 031500 POC Carolyn Schwierk, Contract Specialist, (973)724-5369 WEB: US ARMY TACOM-ARDEC Procurement Network, http://procnet.pica.army.mil/cbd/RFP/00Q0118/00Q0118.htm. E-MAIL: Carolyn Schwierk, schwierk@pica.army.mil. The U.S. Army, TACOM-ARDEC has a requirement for Engineering Services for the Hand Emplaced (HE) Wide Area Munition (WAM) Product Improvement Program (PIP). The HE-WAM PIP system employs US cryptography as required by AR380-19 for command, control, and communications. The approval authority for systems such as the HE-WAM PIP system employing US military grade cryptographic technology is the National Security Agency (NSA). This task, NSA Security Engineer Support,is focused on monitoring and supporting that process to a successful NSA endorsement by acting as the Government's lead technical security engineer for the Program Manager for Mines, Countermine and Demolitions(PM-MCD)in the procurement of the HE-WAM PIP system. The contractor will provide security engineering support to PM-MCD by representing the government on NSA technical issues that are critical to the timely development and delivery of the system. Finalizing with NSA and PM-MCD the algorithm and NSA Type description for the cryptographic algorithm to be used in the HE-WAM PIP system. Finalizing with NSA and PM-MCD the level of effort required to perform Tempest testing of the HE-WAM PIP system. Facilitating any partnership or other agreements between the NSA and PM-MCD that are required for NSA programmatic assistance. Finalizing the appropriate classification level of the HE-WAM PIP system that performs the intent of the original concepts. Coordinate with the NSA designated and systems security engineers on security related issues that could effect the system security design. The government intends to award a sole source contract to Mc Adams Technologies, Falls Church, VA. This solicitation will be available for downloading from the World Wide Web Electronic Commerce Home Page available at "http://procnet.pica.army.mil." See Note 22 **** Posted 02/15/00 (D-SN425456). (0046)

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