The U.S. General Services Administration’s Federal Technology Service intends to issue a Sole Source to Applied Data Trends (ADT), under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, “Only One Responsible Source.” The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular (FAC) 05-04. A. Scope of Contract: The purpose of this Request for Proposal is to acquire computer hardware, software and training as requested by the customer for Solicitation Number 4THO21067004. The contractor shall perform the following tasks: 1. Acquire the computer hardware, software, installation and support as indicated on the previous page of this addendum to the SF 1449 1.1 Project Background & Objective 1.3.1. Background. The Software Engineering Directorate, Missile Defense Division, is responsible for assisting the PATRIOT Project Office in deploying a portable tactical planning capability that is interoperable with the Tactical Office® based force operations planners that are deployed with US Army Patriot air defense forces at the Battery in the Battery Command Post (BCP) and at the Battalion level in the Tactical Command System (TCS). 1.3.2 Objective. The objective of this task order is to provide turnkey versions of the Tactical Office® software that is compatible with the deployed TCS and BCP Tactical Office® software. 1.2 Task Specific FIP/Networking Environment. 1.2.1 Hardware laptop computers to be provided by the supplier as part of this contract. 1.2.2 Software LINUX Operating System Tactical Office® Suite 1.4 Definitions and Abbreviations. Software Engineering Directorate – SED Information Technology – IT Information Exchange Requirements – IERs Contracting Officer Representative (COR) Information Technology Representative/Account Manager (ITR/AM) System of Systems (SOS) System of Systems Common Operating Environment (SOSCOE) Future Combat Systems (FCS) Battle Management Operation Simulator (BMOS) 2.0 TECHNICAL SERVICES REQUIRED. 2.1. Scope of Work. This effort requires Information Technology (IT) contractor support for the Patriot group at SED in an effort to provide portable automated tactical planning based upon the Tactical Office® suite of products. The contractor shall provide Tactical Office Linux Laptop (TOLL) system configuration, test, and delivery. 34 TOLL systems will be delivered under this contract. The contractor will be required to perform the following tasks: a. Contractor shall create the TOLL system which includes a portable laptop computer host platform running the LINUX operating system. b. Contractor shall install the Tactical Office® suite software with necessary modifications along with adaptors and drivers to operate the Tactical Office® based tactical planning software on the TOLL hardware platform. c. Contractor shall test and validate the performance of the Tactical Office® hosted on the TOLL platform. d. Contractor shall demonstrate the operation of the Tactical Office software on the TOLL platform to designated SED personnel. e. Contractor shall maintain problem report tracking for the TOLL configuration of Tactical Office® software using the same system as is used for the versions of Tactical Office Suite deployed with the Patriot system. f. Contractor shall deliver documentation, in contractor format that details the difference between the operation of Tactical Office® in its Patriot deployed form and in its TOLL configuration. g. Contractor shall provide a training activity not to exceed three days at Fort Bliss, Texas on the operation of the TOLL system. h. Contractor shall deliver the TOLL systems to SED for acceptance testing. Acceptance testing shall consist of successful demonstration of the TOLL functionality as specified below. i. Contractor shall provide telephone support for the TOLL system over a period of six months not to exceed ten hours per month. j. Contractor shall deliver and install TOLL to users when necessary. Contractor shall coordinate and get permission of COR before travel. 2.1.1. Statement of Work. This statement of work is a specialized task and requires contractors with unique on-the-job knowledge, experience and capability required to be performed the above requirements in a timely and cost effective manner for the government. Complexity Factors: Therefore, all participating contractors should know the Government reserves the right to increase requirements under this task order without further competition after initial evaluation process is completed. However, before any increase in requirements is made, a scope determination will be done. 2.1.2 Technical Specifications for TOLL The following sections detail the specifications for the TOLL systems including the TOLL platform and the TOLL Tactical Office® suite software. 2.1.3.1 TOLL Host Platform The TOLL host platform will consist of a laptop, operating system, and TOLL Tactical Office® suite software. The laptop platform is based upon at least or better than a 3.05 GHz Pentium processor with one Gbyte of memory and a 60 Gbyte hard disk drive. 2.1.3.2 TOLL Tactical Office® Software Configuration The above requirements are to be met by acquisition and implementation of a computerized planning- and command tool to be used at FP level and by the AP. 2.1.3.2.1 Characteristics Description: The general requirements are specified as follows: . 2.1.3.2.1.1 The system shall consist of a laptop computer configured to be dual boot, with the option to boot to the Microsoft Windows XP operating system or to the Linux Enterprise WS4 operating system. It is required that Redhat Linux must run to deploy the Tactical Office® software. The Tactical Office® shall be deployed in a configuration hosted upon these laptops operating under said Linux system. (Tactical Office Linux Laptop; TOLL software). The operation of Tactical Office® on the TOLL host platform shall depend on the presence of a dongle device. No other Laptop accessories shall be required. 2.1.3.2.1.2 It must be possible to operate the system independent of weapon system components in a separate, stand-alone configuration. The notebook personal computers shall be able to operate on prime power between 100 volts and 240 volts alternating current at 50 Hz to 60 Hz. 2.1.3.2.1.3 Support for (common) printers shall be limited to printers for which drivers are available under the Redhat Linux version 9 operating system. 2.1.3.2.1.4 The TOLL software installed shall be synchronized with the Air Missile Defense Task Force Planner (AMDTFP) version 5.0. The Contractor implementation of the TOLL system shall not prohibit the upgrade to future versions in coordination with enhanced versions of the AMDTFP. 2.1.3.2.1.5 The TOLL software installed shall contain all of the currently anticipated planning functions associated with BCP operations and AMDTFP version 5.0, but will not contain the ability to support electronic interface to the PATRIOT ECS or other implementation of the Patriot Engagement Control Software. The specific planning functions that shall not be included are the “Defense Design System Exerciser”, electronic transfer of TAB information to the ECS, and the Beam Tailoring functionality. 2.1.3.2.1.6 Software of the Operating systems and Tactical Office® including hardware drivers must be delivered on separate CD-ROMs. The TOLL end user must also have complete Administration rights in the installed OS and all applications. The contractor shall deliver necessary software media such that end user shall have to means to do rebuilds of the OS and Tactical Office® software installation without any support of the Supplier. 2.1.3.2.2 Tactical Planner Functionality. The following describes the specific planner functionality against the baseline Tactical Office® builds deployed with the Patriot system. 2.1.3.2.2.1 The TOLL system shall support planning of Patriot defense designs against the threat of ballistic missiles as well as against manned or unmanned aircraft and cruise missiles. 2.1.3.2.2.2 The TOLL system shall be capable of reading and processing U.S. Department of Defense, National Imagery and Mapping Agency CD-ROM media distributions of ARDG, CADRG, CIB, DTED level 1 and 2 digital terrain data. The processing inherent in the TOLL software shall include rendering raster maps, producing and rendering color-coded evaluation maps, performing radar sector coverage and rendering the result. TOLL shall be delivered with "built-in" vector map data including World Shoreline Data and Relational World Databank II. 2.1.3.2.2.3 The TOLL system shall be capable of defense design against ballistic missile threats, to accept and import "Patriot BMD footprint files" of the same format as supported by AMDTFP version 5. Only notional footprint files for testing shall be delivered and it is the responsibility of the end user to obtain the actual files from the LTPO. 2.1.3.2.2.4 The TOLL system shall be capable of planning passive emplacement and calculation of Initial and Operational Search Lower Boundary (ISLB / OSLB) data just as the AMDTFP. 2.1.3.2.3 Database Preparation. 2.1.3.2.3.1 The TOLL system shall be capable of calculating and printing Engagement Control Station (ECS) initialization tabs. 2.1.3.2.3.2 The TOLL system shall be capable of operator entry of Air Control Means (ACM) geometry elements (referred collectively as the "ACO") and display of this data. The TOLL software shall have the capability of electronically transferring this data to and from the Patriot TCS AMDTFP workstation by means of a network connection. TOLL shall have the capability of converting ACO/ACM data to ECS database initialization and support the printing of this data. Tab data contained in ICC and ECS TAB 56 relative to antenna beam tailoring will not be calculated and included in the TOLL TAB printouts, since TOLL will not include the beam tailoring software. 2.1.3.2.4 Command Capacity. 2.1.3.2.4.1 Situation Awareness and Air Picture. TOLL shall be capable of electronically receiving Tactical air picture from The Tactical Command System communications processor by means of a end user supplied network connection. 2.1.3.2.4.2 The TOLL system shall be capable of exchanging defense plans with other TOLL workstations and AMDTFP workstations by means of local area or wide area networks using TCP/IP. TOLL will not have a direct interface to the AMDWS software, however, information imported from AMDWS into AMDTFP will be available in TOLL through the AMDTFP-TOLL network-based interface. 2.2 Deliverables Deliverable will be a minimum of twenty (20) seats not to exceed 50 seats of TOLL, including the hardware platform and installed Tactical Office® software. The government will have 10 business days to review the deliverables and related documentation and either provide acceptance or return to the vendor with recommended changes. Deliverables are to be transmitted with a cover letter, on the prime contractor’s letterhead, describing the contents. 52.212-1 Instructions to Offerors-Commercial (JAN 2005). The offeror must complete the annual representations and certifications electronically via the ORCA website at http://orca.bpn.gov. After reviewing the ORCA database information, the offeror verifies by submission of this offer that the representations and certifications currently posted electronically at FAR 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, have been entered or updated in the last 12 months, are current, accurate, complete, and applicable to this solicitation (including business size standard applicable to the NAICS code referenced for this solicitation), as of the date of this offer and are incorporated in this offer by reference (see FAR 4.1201); FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions – Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. The proposed contract action is to acquire 34 TOLL Systems for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under authority of FAR 6.302-1. This request is not a notice for competitive proposals. Interested parties may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement. All information should be submitted via email to Ms. Kristen Eaves at
[email protected]. Responses must be submitted by COB 21 November 2005. All information submitted on or before this date will be considered by the Government. Information received will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether or not to conduct a competitive procurement.