MODIFICATION
16 -- 16 Aircraft Communications
- Notice Date
- 12/20/2002
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker OC-ALC - (Central Contracting), 3001 Staff Drive, Ste 1AG76A, Tinker AFB, OK, 73145-3015
- ZIP Code
- 73145-3015
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-FD20300377276
- Response Due
- 1/7/2003
- Archive Date
- 1/7/2003
- Point of Contact
- Sue Krauss, Buyer, Phone (405)739-7269, Fax (405)739-5451,
- E-Mail Address
-
charlene.krauss@tinker.af.mil
- Description
- . This notice seeks information on potential sources. In addition to the technical challenges of this planned contract, proprietary data is involved for which the Government has only limited rights. Interested and capable sources must provide complete responses to Sue Krauss, contract specialist, by e-mail not later than 07 January 2003 at Charlene.krauss@tinker.af.mil or by Facsimile to (405) 739-5451. Interested sources must provide the following as a minimum response: Details of the Contractor?s experience in support of Aircraft Mission Communications, evidence of ability to hangar aircraft identified in the description of effort, ISO 9002 compliance, and evidence of ability to obtain proprietary data from L-3 Communications. The Mission Communications System (MCS) Support contract will cover the VC-25A, C-20B, C-9A and C-9C Special Air Mission (SAM) aircraft. The contract will include upgrade, spares, repair, on-site test bench support and operation, and field representative support. The contract will also encompass a System Integration Lab (SIL) used for testing prior to integration of new systems to the MCS. The MCS is a suite of airborne electronic equipment and systems. It is composed of voice, data, facsimile, and encryption/decryption equipment interconnected with radio communications systems by a Communications Switching System (CSS). The switch is software and hardware driven. The proprietary data for the switch is owned by L-3 Communications (previously E-Systems Inc.). The Government has only limited rights in the data for the switching systems and therefore will not be able to provide the data to contractors. While the MCS for each of the aircraft within the SAM fleet complies with the same general MCS description, each platform has a different specific combination of equipment to suit the mission. The support being acquired will include program management, recurring and nonrecurring engineering efforts, minor system prototypes, minor modifications, upgrades and enhancements, drop-in, and kit purchases. Recurring tasks consist of review of service reports, daily requests for technical information, performing preliminary engineering investigations, Field Service Representatives, maintenance of the SIL, and the requirement to maintain drawings and technical data files. Other recurring tasks consist of the requirement for a 24-hour standby service to respond to in-flight emergencies and emergency inquiries as well as on-site support and operation of the test benches that are located at Andrews AFB in support of the MCS systems. Nonrecurring tasks consist of requests for software/hardware corrections; engineering feasibility studies, analyses and investigations of Material Deficiency Reports (MDR) and mishaps; and requirements for technical orders, preliminary engineering change proposals, and hardware/software development and test. Minor modifications, upgrades and enhancements under this contract will include design, testing, integration, and kit purchases. The installation of the kits will occur under the appropriate Contractor Logistics Support contract for each aircraft or depot field teams. The proposed drop-in line item on the contract will allow an aircraft to be delivered for repair and minor modification support!!
- Place of Performance
- Address: ANDREWS AFB MD
- Zip Code: 20762
- Country: US
- Zip Code: 20762
- Record
- SN00228185-W 20021222/021220213753 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
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