PROVIDE EXTENSIBLE COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, COMPUTER, AND INTELLIGENCE INSTRUMENTATION SYSTEM (ExCIS) HARDWARE AND SOFTWARE MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT/UPGRADE

Added: Dec 01, 2014 11:31 am Modified: Jul 02, 2015 8:39 amTrack Changes The U.S. Army Operational Test Command (USAOTC) Extensible Command, Control, Communications, Computer, and Intelligence Instrumentation System (ExCIS) Hardware and Software Maintenance and Development/Upgrade contract has been used to provide continuous maintenance and development of the ExCIS Fire Support Application (FSA). The ExCIS FSA is required for the design, engineering development, and integration of current and future Army simulations and other test evaluation technologies via Advanced Test and Evaluation (T&E) Enterprise Architecture (ATEA), an open architecture and standards-based systems engineering process established in 2014 to promote improved interoperability and re-use of T&E technologies. This effort primarily consists of the continuing development and upgrade of the ExCIS FSA capabilities for test planning, test driver, simulation-stimulation, data collection, and data reduction. The contract supports current and future U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps (USMC) field artillery (FA) and fire support (FS) systems using the legacy Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (FATDS) and Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) devices and operational facilities (OPFACs) from forward observer to corps FA sections. Specific outcomes from this support include software and hardware updates/revisions, reports, studies, white papers, briefings, software training, analysis and development of software test plans, and configuration management plans. There are four critical components to the software/hardware requirement in support of operational testing: (1) simulation, (2) stimulation, (3) data collection and (4) data reduction. The software/hardware must be able to support simulation as well as stimulation of field artillery and fire support systems using the FATDS and AFATDS devices. This system must also be able to integrate with the USAOTC Advanced Test and Evaluation (T & E) Enterprise Architecture (ATEA) in support of the FATDS and AFATDS systems.

Added: Dec 01, 2014 11:31 am The Mission and Installation Contracting Command-Fort Hood (MICC-FH) intends to award a sole source Cost reimbursement type contract pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 (C) (1), as implemented by 6.302-1 (Only one Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Needs), to the Center For Agile Technology, The University of Texas at Austin (CAT UT), Austin, Texas, 78727, for continuing to support the Extensible Command, Control, Communications, Computer, and Intelligence Suite (ExCIS) software maintenance and development. The CAT UT will provide hardware and software maintenance and development for the ExCIS Fire Support Application (FSA) in support of United States Army Operational Test Commands (USAOTCs) operational testing requirements. The ExCIS FSA software is the instrumentation package used to simulate and stimulate current and future U.S. Army and U.S. Marine Corps field artillery (FA) and fire support (FS) systems using the legacy Field Artillery Tactical Data Systems (FATDS) and Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFATDS) devices. The CAT UT is the sole developer and producer of the ExCIS FSA software and is the only known company capable of fulfilling the ExCIS FSA requirements. To award to any other source would most likely result in substantial duplication of costs to the Government that is not expected to be recovered through competition. The Period of Performance is a Base year plus four one-year options. The NAICS code is 541511 with a size standard of $25.5 million. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, which shall be considered by the agency, directly to the Contract Specialist, Mark Ramey, at mark.a.ramey10.civ@mail.mil, and the Contracting Officer, Belinda Woods, belinda.woods.civ@mail.mil, no later than 11:00 AM CST 16 December 2014. Submissions by other means will not be evaluated or considered. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed procurement based on the responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government.