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Test & Evaluation Resources Requirements Development

BIA Number: 14300.1

Pricing Information
The Program anticipates a funding level of up to $100,000 for the contract award(s) resulting from this BIA.

Detailed Description of Effort and Task
The Future Combat Systems (FCS) program requires Test & Evaluations Resource Requirements Development. This consists of support for definition, development and maintenance of resources, Facilities and an integration lab(s) for verification of the system of systems. This BIA requests a proposal for the details and necessary resources, plans, etc. to accomplish the below SOW tasks.

Task 1
Test and Evaluation Resources Requirements Development

Contractor shall provide support for the definition of the FCS T&E Resources and Facilities Architecture required to support complete verification and validation of the FCS System of Systems. Contractor shall develop trade studies to support the development of test and evaluation resource requirements. Trade studies will include the planning, execution, and documentation deemed necessary by the buyer. Contractor shall provide support in the planning and development of the System of Systems integration laboratory (SOSIL) and other test facilities. Contractor shall support the development of the facilities requirements documents, facility layout drawings, facility build-up, facility planning/scheduling, and facility cabling schematics. Contractor shall provide support in the integration of other test facilities deemed necessary by the buyer as part of the FCS T&E Resources and Facilities Architecture. Contractor shall provide support in the development of the T&E Master Plan.

Contractor shall provide support for the definition of the FCS T&E Target Systems to support complete performance assessments of the FCS System of Systems. Contractor shall develop trade studies to support the development of Target Systems requirements. Trade studies will include the planning, execution, and documentation deemed necessary by the buyer. Contractor shall provide support in the planning and development of FCS target system requirement specifications, systems development planning and scheduling, and qualification testing.

Task 2
System of Systems Integration Laboratory Development

Contractor shall provide support for the software requirements for the FCS test framework and any additional software modules/capabilities from constructive and/or virtual simulations required to complete the T&E architecture. Contractor shall provide appropriate labor for supporting the buyer in the integration, operations, and maintenance of these software items in applicable T&E and system development venues deemed necessary by the buyer. Contractor shall provide support with the integration of various models into the framework software design deemed necessary by the buyer.

Contractor shall provide support for the hardware requirements, design, development, qualification testing, maintenance, and upgrades of FCS T&E Resources and Facilities infrastructure, operational systems, and support equipment. Support hardware includes audio, video, backup, and storage capabilities.

The Contractor shall support the FCS system analysis, utilization, and performance of each of the system hardware design components. The Contractor shall provide hardware expertise to support with the integration of the framework hardware with the FCS element hardware at the appropriate test venues.

Contractor shall provide appropriate network expertise for the design, development, integration, operations, qualification testing, maintenance, and upgrades of a T&E Resources lab network. The T&E Resources lab network will include all applicable test ranges and contractor sites deemed necessary by the buyer. Contractor shall provide appropriate network expertise to support the FCS distributed testing requirements and analysis of the FCS. The Contractor shall provide support with the integration of network components at all sites deemed necessary by the buyer. The Contractor shall provide support in network analysis, utilization, and performance of the FCS and other communications interfaces deemed necessary by the buyer.

The Contractor shall provide support in the security of the FCS T&E Resources and Facilities laboratories. The Contractor shall provide support in the authoring of the security plans, auditing of the secure systems, bring media under security control, and monitor use of the computer resources.

Task 3
Test and Evaluation Resources and Facilities Planning

The Contractor shall provide support in hardware procurement for FCS T&E Resources and Facilities. The Contractor shall provide support in building procurement schedules, tracking of procurements, shortage lists, inventory control, and shipping/receiving coordination. The Contractor shall provide support in generating bill of materials, master items list, and inventory control database for hardware for FCS T&E Resources and Facilities.

Task 4
ROM Cost Models

The contractor shall produce ROM cost models for the proposed T&E resources and facilities, including the SOSIL development.

Schedule and duration of on-site support - N/A

Number, duration(s) and location(s) of meetings
Initial Coordination / Kickoff Meeting - 10/10 thru 10/11/02
Interim Coordination Meeting - 11/29/02
Final Coordination Meeting - 5/16/03

Schedule Milestones
Subcontract Start Date - 10/9/02
Subcontract Completion Date - 7/31/03

Data Requirements
Initial input - 11/29/02
Final input - 7/16/03

Deliverables

  • Draft T&E Resources and Facilities Architecture - Initial 11/29/02; Final 5/16/03
  • Draft Test Resources Master Plan Document - Initial 11/29/02; Final 5/16/03
  • Test Resources Trade Studies - Initial 11/29/02; Final 2/14/03
  • Draft Target System Requirements Document - Initial 11/29/02; Final 5/16/03
  • Draft SOSIL Requirement Document - Initial 11/29/02; Final 2/14/02
  • T&E Resources Lab Network Architecture - Initial 2/14/03; Final 5/16/03
  • T&E Resources and Facilities Procurement Database - Initial 2/14/03; Final 5/16/03
  • Test Resources ROM Cost Models - Initial 2/14/03; Final 5/16/03

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 to the following areas:

  • Development of system integration lab technology
  • Analytical capabilities associated with applicable system of systems development (including modeling, simulation, and test)
  • Test framework requirements development
  • Suitability to perform as a future SOSIL developer and integrator