DISCLAIMER : THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY. THIS SOUGHT IS NOT A REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL . It is a market research tool pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulations (FAR) Part 10 to determine potential and eligible businesses capable of providing the services described herein prior to determining the method of acquisition and issuance of a Request for Proposal. The Government is not obligated to and will not pay for any information received from potential sources as a result of this notice. ELIGIBILITY : The Product/Service Code (PSC) most appropriate for this contract is AC13: National Defense R&D Services; Department of Defense- Military; Experimental Development. The North American Industry Classification System (NAICS) code is 541715. The proposed acquisition will include a Conflict of Interest Solicitation provision and Contract Clause as set forth in FAR Subpart 9.5. All interested contractors must be registered in the System for Award Management (SAM) government website at www.sam.gov to be eligible for award of Government contracts. Only interested firms who possess the supplies and services provided in this notice and can meet these requirements are invited to respond to this notice. The Government will not reimburse participants for any expenses associated with their participation in this notice. PROGRAM BACKGROUND : Tactical and environmental planning and adaptation are critical to the success of ASW/USW missions, especially in challenging littoral environments, which are often characterized by a high degree of spatial and temporal variability. In response to these challenges, the product/software termed ASPECT is developed to use environmental sensor data to aid the tactical ASW/USW war-fighter. ASPECT is NAVAIR's multi-static ASW MPT for both Fleet and Research & Development use. It is used for both pre-flight and in-flight mission planning to evaluate alternatives and develop effective tactical search plans based on available environmental data and threat data, providing recommendations for an integrated executable deployment strategy for both environmental sensors and tactical sensors. ASPECT additionally provides insight into actual performance when used with actual locations and position in reconstruction and post mission analysis. REQUIRED CAPABILITIES : Potential vendors must: Develop and maintain an integrated optimization capability and enhance reconstruction capability. Implement emerging technologies using portable software implementations and implement it acc…