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D -- SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE/LEASE AND SYSTEM ANALYST SUPPORT FOR THE AUTOMATIC DIGITAL WEATHER SWITCH SOL F34608- POC CONTRACTING OFFICER, Tom G. CHAMBERLAIN, TELEPHONE (405) 734-9797. The United States Air Force requires software for system analyst support and software maintenance/lease for the Automatic Digital Weather Switch (ADWS) located at Tinker AFB OK, Hickam AFB HI, and RAF Croughton UK. The mission of the ADWS is to collect and deliver intercepted weather data to the Air Force Global Weather Central (AFGWC). The ADWS also collects data from and delivers data to worldwide users in support of flying and group operations. This also includes the collection of Notice to Airmen (NOTAM) data for delivery to the United States NOTAM Facility (USNF) and distribution of NOTAM products from the USNF to worldwide users. The ADWS processors operate 24 hours per day, seven days per week and consists of ADPE procured from Unisys Corporation through a previous contract. The ADWS is resident on the following suite of hardware: Unisys 1100/73 and 1100/74 mainframe computer systems arranged in a dual configuration (one on-line and one off-line). Each mainframe computer system consists of the processors, peripheral equipment, and Distributed Communications Processors (DCP). Each high speed and medium speed communications circuit is connected to a dedicated line module on the DCP and each low speed and every Meteorological Data System (MED) circuit is connected to a GCS cabinet. The host processor supports the CIDE protocol, IP, TCP, FTP, and SMTP. Protocols supported by the line modules and IOP include UNISCOPE, UDLC, NTR, DDN standard X.25, X)25, ADCCP, and Meteorological Environmental Data Systems (MEDS). The software required to maintain the integrity of the system is proprietary Unisys 1100 systems software. The major portion of the ADWS software is in Unisys META assembler language, however, several routines are in either FORTRAN V or ASCII FORTRAN. The requirements under this effort include furnishing and maintaining the latest version of Unisys ADWS software inventory, and providing specialized systems analyst support. The systems analysts needed for this effort are required to possess very specific experience and expertise on the equipment and proprietary software, as well as specific skills, knowledge, and abilities at the journeyman level for this magnitude of effort and as outlined in the specifications. This is a sources sought synopsis to determine if anyone other than Unisys can provide and maintain the required software. A Request for Proposal will not be issued from this advertisement. All concerned sources having the ability to provide this service must provide information to indicate their capabilities in order to be approved as an additional source. All information must be provided within 15 days of publication of this advertisement. Sources responding to this synopsis must indicate, in writing, whether they are large or small, disadvantaged or women-owned business and U.S. or foreign-owned/controlled (must state which country). (0086)

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