Rome Laboratory/PK, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514

A -- ADAPTIVE FAULT TOLERANCE (AFT) SOL F30602-96-R-0060 POC Lori Smith, Contract Specialist, 315-330-1955; Jerry Dussault, Program Manager, 315-330-2067. Completion: Nineteen (19) months. Investigate, design, develop, assess, demonstrate, and deliver a software system for implementing fault-tolerant object-oriented applications. ''Middleware'' software will be developed, that can achieve increased system fault-tolerance by monitoring and adaptively controlling the behavior of components within an object-oriented distributed computing environment. The fault-tolerance of object-oriented applications will be improved by transparently layering an adaptive control system onto the underlying Object Request Broker (ORB). Compatibility with ORBs which conform to the Object Management Group (OMG) Common Object Request Broker Architecture (CORBA) is required. The approach is to integrate a set of tools with a CORBA-compliant system to provide an adaptive fault-tolerant development and run-time environment. Specific system and application monitoring and control mechanisms will be developed within this environment to support implementing adaptive fault-tolerant behavior. A C2 application (e.g., distributed collaborative planning), will be modified and integrated into this environment to demonstrate and test this concept. The scope of fault-tolerant programming techniques supported will be purposely limited during this development to focus on a subset most appropriate for automated planning systems. A read library consisting of the following documents are available for review by potential offerors at Rome Laboratory/C3AB, 525 Brooks Road, Rome NY 13441: ''Software Design Document, Adaptive Fault Resistant System (AFRS),'' Rome Laboratory Technical Report RL-TR-95-3, January 1995; and ''Supporting Quality of Service for CORBA Objects.'' Appointments for access may be made by contacting Jerry Dussault, 315-330-2067 at least forty-eight (48) hours in advance. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be ''significant concerns'' and should be communicated directly to the Contract Specialist, Lori Smith, 315-330-1955. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer or Program Manager, but to communicate Contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division, at 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Potential offerors are advised that a conventional solicitation will not be issued. This solicitation and resulting award shall be made in accordance with the Research and Development Streamlined Contracting Procedures (RDSCP) described in DFARS 235.70. The solicitation will appear in a subsequent edition of the Commerce Business Daily. Concurrent with publication of the solicitation, a supplemental package will be mailed to all respondees. Provide address information to ATTENTION: Lori Smith, Rome Laboratory/PKRD, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514, in order to be included on the mailing list for any supplemental packages and/or amendments to the solicitation. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be honored. All requests must reference Code C-6-2235-D, and contain the respondent's Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) Code. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the solicitation which shall be considered. (0030)

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