A--THESE OPTIONS ARE ADDED TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT EVALUATION SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONAL UTILITY ASSESSMENT (OUA) OF THE JOINT RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (JRaDS) JOINT CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (JCTD).

A REQUEST FOR PORPOSAL (RFP) WILL NOT BE ISSUED FOR THIS ACTION. SYNOPSIS WILL BE POSTED FOR A MINIMUM OF FIFTEEN (15) DAYS IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION (FAR) 5.203. RECEIPT OF PROPOSALS WILL NOT BE SAUGHT IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYNOPSIS. A SOLE SOURCE CONTRACT, W56HVZ-09-C-0669 WAS AWARDED TO NEVADA AUTOMOTIVE TEST CENTER (NATC), OF SILVER SPRINGS, NV ON 28 SEP 2009. THIS EFFORT IS TO ADD ADDITIONAL EVALUATION SERVICE SUPPORT OPTIONS TO CONTRACT W56HZV-09-C-0669. A TOTAL OF FIVE (5) OPTIONS WILL BE ADDED AS A RESULT OF THIS EFFORT. THESE OPTIONS ARE ADDED TO PROVIDE INDEPENDENT EVALUATION SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE OPERATIONAL UTILITY ASSESSMENT (OUA) OF THE JOINT RECOVERY AND DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM (JRaDS) JOINT CAPABILITIES TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION (JCTD). NATC HAS PERFORMED GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT, TESTING AND EVALUATION FOR OVER 40 YEARS. NATC HAS STATE-OF-THE-ART ANALYTICAL METHODS, INCLUDING PROPRIETARY SOFTWARE AND TERRAIN MODELS. NATC MAINTAINS THE CAPABILITY TO QUICKLY MODEL SYSTEMS IN THE COURSE OF AN EVALUATION IF CIRCUMSTANCES NECESSITATE RECONSTRUCTING TEST EVENTS OR EVALUATION OF AN UNUSUAL OCCURRENCE. NATC HAS THE REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE AND UNDERSTANDING OF THE PROCESS AS A RESULT OF EVALUATION PROVIDED TOWARD THE BASE EFFORT AND TO DEVELOP THE TERRAIN AND VEHICLE MODELS AND THE ENGINEERING ANALYTICAL UNDERPINNING USIG WAVE NUMBER SPECTRA (WNS). NATC IS AN INDEPENDENT EVALUATOR WITH OPERATIONAL TESTING EXPERIENCE SUPPORTED BY AN ENGINEERING BACKGROUND AND THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE STRENGTHS AND WEALNESSES OF THE COMMERCIAL ENVIRONMENT AS APPLIED TO THE SEVERE MILITARY OFF-ROAD ENVIRONMENT. THE TACOM CONTRACTING CENTER PROPOSES TO AWARD A COST PLUS FIXED FEE OPTION TO CONTRACT W56HZV-09-C-0669 FOR THIS EFFORT. THE ANTICIPATED PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE IS TEN (10) MONTHS FROM DATE OF OPTION AWARD. THE POINT OF CONTACT FOR THIS EFFORT IS WILLIAM SHIVAS, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, E-MAIL [email protected], PHONE 586.282-6045.