B--Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E) Engineering Services

This acquisition provides for follow-on contracts which will be vehicles for the Deputy Director, Air Warfare (AW), in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD), Director, Operational Test and Evaluation (DOT&E) to provide support to the Joint Tes t and Evaluation (JT&E) Program. The OSD sponsors the JT&E Program to conduct tests and evaluations and provide information required by Congress, OSD, the Unified Commands, and Department of Defense (DoD) components relative to joint operations. The JT&E Program has a requirement for technical and engineering support across the range of test activities in support of Joint Feasibility Studies (JFS), Joint Tests & Evaluations (JT&E), service specific Test & Evaluations (T&E) and Quick Reaction Tests (QRT). Contract requirements will include the preparation of technical reports, test design and planning, field test activities, data collection, data processing and analysis, hardware and software configuration and documentation, programming, analysis o f system performance and related data, modeling and simulation, training, instrumentation and facilities, integrated logistic support, resource and program control, verification, validation and accreditation. In accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 15.202, Advisory Multi-step Process, this Request for Information (RFI) is the predecessor to the actual Request for Proposal (RFP) the government anticipates releasing in Aug/Sep2006. Release of thi s solicitation is pending final approval of Acquisition Strategy. FedBizOpps announcement includes a link to Technical Data Package containing the Advisory Multi-Step Presolicitation Notice and Request for Information (RFI). Submission is due by 2:00PM (CST) on 21 Aug 2006. Interested parties are responsible for checking the FEDTEDS Web Page often for future solicitation issuance and amendments.