A -- RESEARCH SERVICES-DESIGN REVIEW AND ASSESSMENT FOR ARL-HRED

Notice Date

November 9, 2001

Contracting Office

US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Adelphi Contracting Division, ATTN: AMSSB-ACA, 2800 Powder Mill Road, Adelphi, MD 20783-1197

ZIP Code

20783-1197

Solicitation Number

W813LT-1305-7028

Response Due

December 3, 2001

Point of Contact

Jeanine Worthington, 410-278-6514, FAX 410-278-6522

E-Mail Address

US Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, Adelphi (jeanine@arl.army.mil)

Description

The Army Research Laboratory intends to negotiate with CB Associates for Statement of Work, Title: Design Review and Assessment of Soldier System Hardware and Software. This effort supports the mission of the Human Research and Engineering Directorate Fie ld Element at Fort Benning, GA during the period 1 Jan thru 31 Dec 02. The objective of this effort is to obtain operational support and special technical services for ongoing research and development activities which will be executed through on-site supp ort for design review and assessment of soldier system hardware and software. The contractor shall: (1) Observe and participate, as necessary, in experiments and assessments of Land Warrior, Smart Sensor Web (SSW), and other Soldier System hardware and s oftware systems; (2) Support TSM-Soldier, PM-Soldier, Land Warrior Integrated Product Teams (IPTs), and DMSO representatives in the identification and resolution of soldier system interface design issues; (3) Support every phase of soldier system and SSW e xperiments including test design, data collection, programming range software, data reduction, data analysis, and test report input preparation; (4) Prepare and present classes on weapon system boresight procedures and Soldier-Computer Interface (SCI) soft ware; (5) Conduct User Jury Evaluations of SCI software; (6) Review and comment on draft training publications for Land Warrior and other Soldier Systems; (7) Conduct modeling and simulation in support of Infantry systems; and (8) Develop data bases in sup port of Infantry evaluations. Negotiations are planned solely with CB Associates. The sole proprietor, Mr. Charles Bonnett has unique skills and qualifications. Mr. Bonnett has conducted User Jury Assessments of the Land Warrior SCI Software and has dev eloped a methodology for performing this work which will be used during the continuation of the Assessments. His extensive knowledge of the system will be used in work on the SSW user interface software. This will ensure that commonality and training tra nsfer of the Infantry Software systems will be maximized. He is a recognized authority in Infantry systems. He is one of only a few individuals in the Ft. Benning area who is capable of modifying range control software and of using the IUSS and IMPRINT m odels. This capability is needed for experimentation and evaluation purposes. The value of this procurement is estimated around $70,000 and currently, funds are not available for this procurement. Interested persons may identify their interest and capab ility. Information received will be considered only for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Capabilities statements referencing W813LT 1305-7028 may be faxed to (410) 278-6522. No telephone requests will be honored.

Web Link

Army Single Face to Industry (http://acquisition.army.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011114/ASOL002.HTM (D-313 SN512737)