US army requests proposals for Simulation Center

Huntsville 30 July 2001 The U. S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) is requesting proposals for the continuance of the operation and maintenance of the Simulation Center (SC). The SC is available to users within the Department of Defense (DOD), Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO), High Performance Computing Modernization Office (HPCMO), authorized contractors, and other government agencies (OGAS). This acquisition is not open to non USA participation.

The principal objectives of this acquisition are technical services, operation, maintenance, security, and management requirements for the SC. The SC is a self-contained fully operational computer center.

The SC serves as a centralized resource for classified and unclassified supercomputer processing, parallel processing, data visualization, modeling and simulation, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), networked communications, software development, as well as technical and administrative support services.

The SC is located at the USASMDC building in Huntsville, Alabama's Cummings Research Park East and is connected to the USASMDC Advanced Research Center (ARC) via high-speed communications links. The overall planned period of performance is seventy-two months (consisting of a 3 year basic with three-one year options). of a 3 year basic with three-one year options). The government contemplates award of a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Level of Effort contract.

This acquisition is not open to foreign participation. The estimated solicitation issue date is 27 Aug 2001 with a forty-five (45) day response time. When issued, the solicitation will be available on the USASMDC home Page at the following website: http://www.smdc.army.mil/Contracts/Contracts.htm. (Select Commerce Business Daily; Request for Proposal.)


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