70 -- EQUIPMENT FOR CAPABILITY INTEGRATION ENVIRONMENT (CIE)

The Department of the Air Force, through the Air Force Material Command and specifically the 754th Electronic Systems Group, intends to purchase brand name equipment necessary for the Capability Integration Environment (CIE) managed by the 643rd Electronic Systems Squadron. The CIE is designed to provide standardized configuration environments that replicate operational target environments for the development and testing of Automated Information Systems (AIS). To accurately emulate the production Global Combat Support System-Air Force (GCSS-AF) at the systems level, the procurement requires Sun equipment to support its UNIX environment. This necessity is supported by a documented Justification and Approval statement, which explains the rationale behind the brand name requirement. This notice is issued in accordance with federal procurement policies on publishing brand name justifications and is not a solicitation or request for proposal. The government plans to acquire the specified equipment via a competitively awarded NetCents contract but remains open to reviewing any responses submitted within five days from the publication date. For further information, interested parties are directed to contact the Contract Officer, Tailee Tucker. The procurement is identified under solicitation number R1486 and was posted on February 15, 2007.