SOLICITATION NOTICE
R -- AN/ALQ-161A Preprocessor Flight Software (PFS) 6.30 Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Engineering Services
- Notice Date
- 4/15/2015
- Notice Type
- Presolicitation
- NAICS
- 541330
— Engineering Services
- Contracting Office
- Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, PK/PZ - Robins AFB, 215 Page Rd, Robins AFB, Georgia, 31098-1611, United States
- ZIP Code
- 31098-1611
- Solicitation Number
- FA8540-15-R-30725
- Archive Date
- 6/16/2015
- Point of Contact
- Nicole Harris, Phone: 478-926-3211
- E-Mail Address
-
Nicole.Harris.14@us.af.mil
(Nicole.Harris.14@us.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- AN/ALQ-161A Preprocessor Flight Software (PFS) 6.30 Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Engineering Services Warner Robins - Air Logistics Center (WR-ALC) anticipates issuing a request for proposal (RFP) to award a contract to obtain AN/ALQ-161A Preprocessor Flight Software (PFS) 6.30 Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) Engineering Services requiring the contractor to identify candidates, incorporate solutions, and test the resulting PFS block cycle product per the Electronic Warfare and Avionics Engineering Branch approved PFS 6.30 Project Requirements Specification (PRS) and per the Electronic Warfare and Avionics Engineering Branch approved PFS 6.30 Software Development Plan (SDP). The contractor shall provide engineering support for other system software products which are directly impacted by or related to the PFS as directed by the Electronic Warfare and Avionics Engineering Branch. These software products may include, but are not limited to, Emitter Identification Data (EID), Emitter Reprogramming Software (ERS), AN/ALM-280 Enhanced Automated Special Test Equipment (EASTE) software, Mission Data Load Tool (MDLT) software, Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) firmware, and system lab and data analysis tools. The PFS development and integration cycle consists of the following software upgrade block cycle phases: 1. Project Planning 2. Requirements Definition 3. Preliminary Design 4. Critical Design 5. Code, Unit Test, Software Test, System Integration Test 6. Formal Qualification Test The PFS qualification and field test cycle consists of the following standard upgrade block cycle phases. 1. Independent Validation and Verification (IV&V) 2. Flight Emulation Test (FET) 3. Compatibility and Integration Testing (C&I) 4. Aircraft Test 5. Functional Configuration Audit (FCA)/Physical Configuration Audit (PCA) Additionally, this task provides for contractor performance of deficiency analysis tasks associated with in-scope software candidates and problems, test adequacy and efficiency studies, and future block cycle candidates. The proposed contract action is for services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Northrop Grumman Technical Services, CAGE: 0JRC1, under statutory authority 10 USC 2304(c)(1), as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1. The RFP is expected to be issued on or around 30 April 2015. The government anticipates the award of a "C" type contract with a 36 month period of performance as a result of this RFP. A mix of cost plus fixed fee, cost plus incentive fee, and cost reimbursement no fee contract line item numbers (CLINs) will be utilized. The Government does not own technical data/drawings to include with this RFP. Electronic procedures will be used for this RFP at www.fbo.gov only. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE HONORED and no hard copies will be mailed out. All responsible sources may submit a capability statement, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency however, NO TECHNICAL DATA IS AVAILABLE. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. In accordance with AFI 16.201 Foreign Participation is not permitted at the prime level. All potential offerors should contact the Contracting Officer identified below for additional information and/or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquisition. All questions must be submitted via email to Nicole.Harris.14@us.af.mil. NO TELEPHONE QUESTIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED.
- Web Link
-
FBO.gov Permalink
(https://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/WRALC/FA8540-15-R-30725/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: 2411 Dulles Corner Park, STE 800, Herndon, Virginia, 20171, United States
- Zip Code: 20171
- Zip Code: 20171
- Record
- SN03700561-W 20150417/150415234929-86e02a287f8ecb0552a54b80713a1e8e (fbodaily.com)
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