Analytical Services in support of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Data and Analysis Center (DAC) Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness (JTCG/ME) Program Office   5

Background
The solicitation is for Analytical Services in support of U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (DEVCOM) Data and Analysis Center (DAC) Joint Technical Coordinating Group for Munitions Effectiveness (JTCG/ME) Program Office. The purpose of this Sources Sought Notice is to gain knowledge of interest, capabilities, and qualifications of various members of industry, to include the Small Business Community. It is for market research purposes only.

Work Details
The contract involves performance of Analytical Services Associated with Target Descriptions, Vulnerability, Survivability and Kinetic/Non-Kinetic Weapons Effectiveness Studies, Support to Current Operations, and Joint Live Fire (JLF) Program Efforts. The work includes studies on the effectiveness of both fielded and developmental munitions, preparation and continuous updates of Joint Munitions Effectiveness Manuals (JMEM), establishment of standardized procedures for important test factors such as kill criteria, weapon lethalities, delivery accuracies, methodologies and data format for reporting new munitions effects into JMEM's for kinetic/non-kinetic weapon systems.
It also involves the description and vulnerability of enemy targets to various damage mechanisms associated with kinetic/non-kinetic weapons such as fragments, blast, conical shaped charges, linear shaped charges, self-forging fragments, armor piercing projectiles, high explosive projectiles, DE (High-Energy Laser (HEL) and High Power Microwave (HPM)), cyber capabilities (attack vectors), methodology, computer simulation, data analyses, model verification and validation, documentation of models, systems effectiveness analyses, tests and experiments for JLF program.

Period of Performance
A Multiple Award Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee (CPFF) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Type Contract is anticipated where individual CPFF Task Orders are expected to be issued for a 60-month period of performance.

Place of Performance
The place of contract performance can be either a Government Facility or Contractor’s Site.