Commander, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Research Development and Engineering Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5000

A -- TEST PLANNING, EVALUATION, AND DOCUMENTATION SUPPORT SOL DAAH01-99-R-R014 DUE 101899 POC Melinda E. Dodson, Contract Specialist, AMSAM-AC-RD-AX, 256/842-7403, dodson-me@redstone.army.mil; Richard Williams, Contracting Officer, 256/876-5207 The purpose of this contract is to obtain support capability in the technical areas related to testing and evaluation programs for missile systems, subsystems and components; and Army aviation subsystems and components, Targets, Joint Service Programs, and any other systems and related equipment included in the overall Redstone Technical Test Center (RTTC) Mission. This support shall be provided to the Test Management Division. The contractor shall provide all labor, equipment, materials, transportation and incidental support required for the following support activities for test and evaluation program efforts to be performed at Redstone Technical Test Center, U. S. Army Test and Evaluation Command (TECOM) facilities located at Redstone Arsenal, Alabama and for testing efforts performed under the management responsibility of the RTTC at other test sites located in the Continental United States (CONUS) and Outside Continental United States (OCONUS). Support activities shall include the following: Test program planning, preparation and review of: detailed test plans; outline test plans; Test & Evaluation Master Plans; Simulation Support Plans; test program plans; and test descriptions. Test methodology/equipment/facility/instrumentation capability and performance assessment, preliminary/ conceptual/final design, error analysis and reporting. Weapon system/equipment performance assessment by evaluating test results and reports and by preparing data analysis. Preparation of reports to document results of weapon system/equipment performance assessment. Creation and/or maintenance of test databases detailing test programs and test equipment/materiel inventories, test incident reports and test findings. The contractor shall prepare Test Range and Site Specific Environmental Assessments in support of the RTTC test. The contractor shall provide support to Program Managers for weapon systems in developing life cycle environmental assessments during the developmental phases of the program, sufficient to meet environmental requirements at each milestone or decision point. Provide expertise in establishment and monitoring of an operations safety program specific to RTTC. Provide expertise in the application of modeling and simulation at the component, subsystem, and system levels to support weapon system design, test and evaluation with the objective to minimize resources and optimize test design. The contractor shall provide expertise for RTTC's support of matrix Test and Evaluation (T&E) Management at the Program Executive Offices (PEOs) at Redstone Arsenal and at Space and Missile Defense Command (SMDC), and to the subordinate and tenant or separate Project/Product Management Offices. The contractor shall satisfy all personnel requirements such as experience, training, medical examination, licensing and security clearances in providing qualified personnel for each required position. This effort is a 100 percent Competitive 8(a) Set-Aside. It is anticipated that a site visit of the government facilitieswill be conducted after the solicitation is issued. The proposed requirement is for a basic effort and option for the first year and four additional option years for a total five-year period of performance. It is anticipated that this effort will be a Cost Plus Fixed Fee Term (Level of Effort) contract. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8731 (1000 employees). This requirement will allow for No Foreign Participation. The RFP, when issued, will be available on the World Wide Web (WWW), via the AMCOM Acquisition Center Contracting Information System. IT IS THE OFFEROR'S RESPONSIBILITY TO PERIODICALLY CHECK THE WWW FOR SOLICITATION RELEASE (AND AMENDMENTS IF APPLICABLE). No further notice will be given. The Contracting Information System may be accessed through the AMCOM Acquisition Center Home page at the following WWW address: http://www.redstone.army.mil. Click on "Doing Business with AMCOM". To accept the cite certificate, select "Next" 4 times, and "Finish" to enter the Acquisition Center website. At the homepage, select "Contracting Information System". Finally, select "Solicitations." IT IS THE INTENTION TO FULLY UTILIZE THE WWW TO ISSUE THE SOLICITATION AND AMENDMENTS, AND OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO ACCESS THE WWW FOR OBTAINING THE SOLICITATION, AND AMENDMENTS, WHEN ISSUED. However, if accessing the WWW should prove an untenable hardship, a hardcopy of the solicitation will be provided on a case-by-case basis upon specific written request but shall in no means be construed as a basis for extensions of the proposal receipt date. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be accepted. Request must be e-mailed to: dodson-me@redstone.army.mil. All responsible sources may submit an offer that shall be considered by the Agency. Posted 08/20/99 (W-SN370720). (0232)

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