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FBO DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 25, 2003 FBO #0667
MODIFICATION

A -- T-38C Escape System Upgrade Program (ESUP)

Notice Date

9/23/2003
 

Notice Type

Modification
 

Contracting Office

1970 Monahan Way WPAFB, OH, 45433
 

ZIP Code

45433
 

Solicitation Number

ESUP
 

Response Due

9/10/2003
 

Point of Contact

Captain Jay Kilpatrick,937-904-4317
 

E-Mail Address

Email your questions to edwin.kilpatrick@wpafb.af.mil
(edwin.kilpatrick@wpafb.af.mil)
 

Small Business Set-Aside

N/A
 

Description

UPDATE (9-23-03) Paragraph 1 below of the ESUP T-38C Escape System Upgrade Program (ESUP) RFI issued on 8-28-03 stated that the government would be conducting an Industry Day 29 Sep 2003 and that the specific time and location were yet to be determined. Both the time and the location have been determined as follows: We will be holding this conference on Monday, September 29th, 2003 from 1:00pm to 5:00pm (Eastern Standard Time). We will be meeting at the Ervin J. Nutter Center in the "Berry Room" conference facility. It is located within the Nutter Center at 3640 Colonel Glenn Highway in Dayton, Ohio, 45435-0001, USA. This link, http://www.nuttercenter.com/berry/index.html, should provide more information about the conference center. A tentative agenda and information on local accomodations is attached. /////UPDATE END///// The T-38 Flight Training System Program Office (ASC/YTA) of the Aeronautical Systems Center is analyzing and assessing industry capabilities to provide an upgrade to the current T-38C escape system to include the aircraft?s ejection seats, escape path clearance, inter-seat sequencing, as well as the physical accommodation of a greater range of aircrew personnel. The Government anticipates conducting the first Industry Day on 29 Sep 2003 (specific time and location to be determined). This will be Industry?s initial opportunity to meet with cognizant Government representatives and to discuss the known requirements and intent of the T-38 ESUP. We are actively seeking Industry?s inputs in helping us develop the acquisition strategy for this program. Due to size limitations, no more than three (3) representatives per company may attend this meeting. A simulated T-38C cockpit, to be located at AFRL, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, will be available to Industry for inspections, measurements, etc. to aid in Industry?s partnership with the Government in developing the acquisition strategy. The modified cockpit mock-up will be available to Industry approximately late October/November 2003. Companies interested in obtaining access to the mock-up must request this in writing through the individuals listed at the end of this synopsis. At the Industry Day, a briefing on the current status of the program and the results of a recent Air Force Research Laboratory anthropometrical study on the T-38C aircraft will be given. This will be followed by an ?open forum? of question and answers. Following the open forum, Industry representatives may individually engage with Government representatives for appointments (one hour or less) to present their capabilities and concepts. Maximum leverage of ?available technology? in any technical approach is highly encouraged. This is the initial step to establish industry?s understanding of the T-38 ESUP and to allow the Government to determine market capabilities. Attendees must indicate their interest in attending by letter NLT 10 Sep 03 via the individuals listed at the end of this synopsis. Similarly, if you are interested in having access to the T-38 cockpit mock-up please provide your request, in writing, to the listed individuals contained at the conclusion of this synopsis. This is not a Request for Proposal. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this RFI and notification. Submitting capabilities and concepts in response to this RFI is voluntary and participants will not be compensated. POC: Capt Jay Kilpatrick (Program Manager), 937-904-4317, Capt Jason Ortiz (Buyer), 937-904-4306. For more information on ESUP--T-38C Escape System Upgrade Program (ESUP) please refer to http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/ESUP/ESUP.asp
 

Web Link

ESUP-T-38C Escape System Upgrade Program (ESUP)
(http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/ESUP/ESUP.asp)
 

Place of Performance

Address: TBA

Zip Code: 45433

Country: USA
 

Record

SN00439994-W 20030925/030923213129 (fbodaily.com)
 

Source

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

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