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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF JULY 09, 2003 FBO #0587
SOLICITATION NOTICE

A -- MINIATURE KILL VEHICLE PROGRAM

Notice Date

7/7/2003
 

Notice Type

Solicitation Notice
 

Contracting Office

US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Deputy Commander, ATTN SMDC-CM-AP, P.O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801
 

ZIP Code

35807-3801
 

Solicitation Number

DASG60-03-R-0016
 

Response Due

9/15/2003
 

Archive Date

11/14/2003
 

Point of Contact

Paula Parker, 256-955-4344
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Deputy Commander
(paula.parker@smdc.army.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

NA The U. S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command (USASMDC) plans to solicit proposals for a competitively awarded follow-on contract to continue development and testing of Miniature Kill Vehicle (MKV) technology. This technology is needed for future appli cation within the critically important Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS). The government proposes to conduct this acquisition as a limited competition pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1(a)(2)(ii) & (iii). The proposed competition will be limit ed to the three contractor teams who are currently performing preliminary MKV concept development contracts. These preliminary MKV development contracts were awarded through a full and open competition in Feb 2002 to teams headed by Science Applications I nternational Corporation (SAIC), Schafer Corporation, and Lockheed Martin Corporation. The government believes that award to any other source than one of the three contractor teams currently performing the preliminary MKV development contracts would likel y result in substantial duplication of prior costs and lengthy delays in the development, testing and ultimate deployment of this critically important ballistic missile defense technology. An Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract will be awarded to provide for the design, development, fabrication, and testing of prototype MKV systems. In order to facilitate the earliest possible insertion of this technology into the Balli stic Missile Defense System, manufacturability, maintainability, producibility, affordability, and supportability considerations will be fully incorporated into designs generated under this effort. The contractor selected is expected to deliver kill vehic les for hover testing before the end of 3rd quarter FY-05 that are of the same design and configuration as future flight test articles. Redesign of the MKV after hover testing is not anticipated. This procurement encompasses efforts required to define, d esign, develop, fabricate, integrate, test, and document kill vehicle and carrier vehicle components and to conduct integrated MKV system flight testing in the Pacific Test Bed. Development activities will address components, subsystems, a fully integrate d MKV system, ground support equipment, interfaces with mission and launch control equipment, and interfaces with range support equipment as well as BMDS components. The system level objectives are to demonstrate intercepts of multiple midcourse targets f rom one boost vehicle and successful integration with the BMDS. Although the government intends to conduct a limited competition for this requirement as described herein, any contractors who believe they possess capabilities to perform the MKV system development may express their interest by submitting information that details their capability to perform this requirement. All responses, which are received within 15 days of this notification, will be considered. The final determination as to whether this competition will be limited as described herein is within the sol e discretion of the Government. Responses to this notification will be considered solely for the purpose of making a final determination on limited competition. This acquisition is not open to Allied Participation. This notification is not a Request for Proposal and does not represent a commitment on the part of the Government to ultimately issue a Request for Proposal or award a contract. The Government will not pay for any information provided in response to this announcement.
 

Place of Performance

Address: US Army Space and Missile Defense Command, Deputy Commander ATTN SMDC-CM-AK, P.O. Box 1500 Huntsville AL

Zip Code: 35807-3801

Country: US
 

Record

SN00365274-W 20030709/030707213725 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

FedBizOpps.gov Link to This Notice
(may not be valid after Archive Date)

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