Digital Capability Development Continuum for Improved Dismounted Soldier Experience

Pre-solicitation Notice for Natick Soldier Research Development and Engineering Center (NSRDEC) under solicitation W912WJ-18-R-0023 in order to provide technical services for NSRDEC, Nett Warrior (NW) program, and other government agencies in areas of advanced concepts for on-soldier and small unit network and electronics integration and soldier experience enhancements, dismounted leader software engineering, dismounted leader software coding, dismounted leader software configuration management, software testing, system engineering and integration, dismounted leader training, as well as targeted field support to ensure continuum of soldier experience and to obtain field feedback. The focus of the NW effort would be tied to advancing and maturing the NW System in the areas of NW Tactical Marketplace, NW cloud based messaging, NW/Tactical Assault Kit (TAK) server architecture, NW End User Device certification establishment/management, cellular network management, NW electronic warfare maturation, and overall user acceptance.The Government intends to award a Total-Small Business Set-Aside Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract. NAICS 541512 with a small business standard size of $27,500,000. Period of performance expected is base year plus three optional years. An award will be made to offeror whose proposal represents the best value to the government considering a tradeoff of price and non-price factors. A formal solicitation is expected on or about March 2, 2018. NOTE -this is not a request for proposals at this time.Contracting Office Address:BLDG 11 General Greene Ave.Natick, Massachusetts 01760-5011United StatesPrimary Point of Contact:Kim PumyeaContract Specialistkimberly.b.pumyea.civ@mail.milPhone: