The purpose of this effort is to merge Assessment System forHazard Surveys (ASHS) and Munitions Survivability Software (MSS) softwarecapabilities into the Explosives Safety Siting software module.

The Naval Facilities Engineering Service Center (NFESC), Port Hueneme,California, has the requirement for the effort to merge Assessment Systemfor Hazard Surveys (ASHS) and Munitions Survivability Software (MSS)software capabilities into the Explosives Safety Siting (ESS) softwaremodule as well as to develop additional functionality not available in anyof the software programs. Specific tasks are identified in the AutomatedExplosives Safety Site Planning Requirements Document (ASPRD) and in Section5 of this document. The ESS software will be expanded to includeexpeditionary site planning tools provided in the ASHS and MSS softwarepackages. Additional graphical data layers that can easily be created byusers and extensive graphical editing commands will be added to allow usersto create or update maps to account for rapidly changing circumstances inthe field. Special tools will be added to allow the user to automate the siting offacilities represented by complex graphics. For example, measured distancesbetween an above-ground magazine may be different, depending on whether thefacility being sited is a potential explosive site (PES), or an exposed site(ES). Additional tools will be provided to allow quick and accurate sitingof new facilities inside of existing development constraints and to accountfor reduced separation distances provided by barricade protection.

New geospatial tools will be developed to assist a user to compare andupdate maps as they change over time. Tools will be provided to closelytrack changes to data so that configuration management is not lost whenedits are made to copies of the 'official' map of record at any DoDinstallation. Extensive wizard help commands and training aids will be developed toassist users to quickly become proficient with the use of the software andto recall how to execute software commands when the software hasn't beenused for an extended period of time.

A standardized site approval submittal package format will be developed thatwill be the same for all Military Services. Tools for identifying andmitigating rule violations will be developed to allow the user to overrideviolations as justified by Engineering Analyses, Terrain analysis, RiskAnalysis, Grandfather Clauses, or other rationale.

Prior to submitting a proposal please complete the Non-Disclosure statement(see attachment) and electronically submit to the Naval FacilitiesEngineering Service Center, Phil Wager (e-mail phillip.wager@navy.mil) for acopy of the ESS Source Code.

An Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ), Firm-Fixed-Price, singleaward contract will be awarded. The ordering period will be for a period of five (5) years. Thisprocurement is being processed in accordance with FAR 15, contracting byNegotiations using a Request for Proposal. This requirement is a 100% SmallBusiness set-aside. Offers from other than small business concerns will notbe considered.

The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541511.The Small Business Size Standard is $25 Mil.

After proposals are evaluated, an award will be made with reasonablepromptness to that responsible bidder to the Government, consideringtechnical and the price-related factors included in the solicitation.

When issued, the solicitation will be posted in the NAVFAC website at http:www.neco.navy.mil which uploads to http://www.fbo.gov (FedBizOpps). The websites are free and provide instructions for downloading thesolicitation.

Prospective bidders are responsible for downloading a copy of thesolicitation from the NAVFAC website. It is anticipated that thesolicitation will be issued on or about 22 FEB 2010; the closing date willbe 30 days after posting.

The cutoff date for questions will be 12 MAR 2010.

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