Course of Action
(COA) and Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB) services
BIA
Number: 16200.2
Pricing
Information
The
Program anticipates a funding level of up to $50,000 for the contract
award resulting from this BIA.
Detailed
Description of Effort and Task
Provide
COA and/or IPB software with a planning and decision aids capability
for maneuver, lethal and non-lethal effects, information warfare,
electronic combat, and assessment of possible and probable adversary
intent and actions. The recommended COA shall meet the commander's
intent and accomplish desired effects. The recommended IPB shall meet
battlespace preparation and situational understanding requirements.
This capability shall include faster than real time capability for
simulation and modeling to support warrior, crew, and FCS Unit of
Action rehearsal and COA and IPB optimization.
Task
1
Provide
to LSI COA/IPB software for integration into the FCS C2 baseline technology
and concept evaluation testbed.
Task
2
Support
integration of COA/IPB software into the FCS C2 baseline technology
and concept evaluation testbed.
Task
3
Support
concept test and evaluation.
Task
4
Support
customer demonstrations of the FCS C2 baseline technology and concept
evaluation testbed.
Schedule
and duration of on-site support
Initial
integration of COA/IPB software (Anaheim, CA) - 11/4/02-11/12/02
Final
integration of COA/IPB software (Anaheim, CA) - 12/2/02-12/13/02
DT&E
and Demo (Anaheim, CA) - 12/16/02-12/20/02
Number,
duration(s) and location(s) of meetings
3
Technical Interchange Meetings (TIM) for 2 days each at Anaheim, CA
Schedule
Milestones
Subcontract
Start Date - 10/9/02
Subcontract
Completion Date - 12/20/02
Initial
Coordination Meeting - 10/10-10/11/02 (Anaheim, CA)
Interim
Coordination Meeting -11/4/02 - 11/5/02 (Anaheim, CA)
Final
Coordination Meeting - 12/2/02 - 12/3/02 (Anaheim, CA)
Data
Requirements - None
Deliverables
Initial
COA/IPB software -11/4/02
Final
COA/IPB software - 12/02/02
Evaluation
Criteria
Offerors
should ensure that their proposals address the following:
- Demonstrated
credibility of the proposed technical approach
- Degree
of understanding of the technical aspects of the work and related
issues
- Relevance
and history of performing similar work
- Availability
of resources to successfully conduct the proposed work.
- Responsiveness
to general BIA instructions
We will
apply these considerations in the following areas:
- Capabilities
of the offer's software to provide the needed CAD/IPB functionality
- Suitability
of the offer's software for integration into the FCS C2 testbed
