U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, ATTN: CSSD-CM-TK, P.O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801

A -- DASG60-94-0067 - AIRBORNE TEST AND MEASUREMENTS SUPPORT (ATMS) SOL DASG60-94-R-0049 POC O. WAYNE KOGER, Contract Specialist, LINDA N. BENTLEY, Contracting Officer, CSSD-CM-TK, (205) 955-1187. This notice announces the issuance of the request for proposals (RFP) for the following-described U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command (USASSDC) requirement. The Measurements Platforms Division of the Sensors Directorate of USASSDC requires the conduct of the Airborne Test and Measurements Support (ATMS) effort. This effort is a follow-on to the High Altitude Observatory (HALO) program portion of the current Airborne Meteorological and Optical Test Support (AMOTS) activities. The other portion of AMOTS, the High Altitude Reconnaissance Platform (HARP) program is not being continued under this follow-on. The principal objective of the ATMS effort is to perform high altitude airborne measurements, collect test data, and reduce these data to provide optical signature data applicable to the theater and strategic ballistic missile defense environment, to include reentry vehicle/objects signatures, plume/wake phenomenology studies, missile/target intercepts, and debris characterization. Accomplishment of these objectives involves the conduct of technical analyses of mission test requirements with respect to measurement capabilities, mission planning support, mission conduct, and range coordination, provision of aircraft, aircraft modifications, and associated operations and maintenance to support mission conduct, sensor development, acquisition, integration, maintenance, and coordination activities, and reduction and analysis of HALO- collected data. These activities will be conducted at the contractor facility and/or CONUS/OCONUS sites (U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, Eastern Test Range, Western Test Range, White Sands Missile Range, etc.). The ATMS effort requires offerors with in-depth hardware/software engineering experience, facilities, and capabilities to provide and/or perform the following activities: measurement aircraft, including flight operations, certification, modifications, and maintenance, optical sensor instruments/systems, as well as subsystem components, and optical system calibration and data reduction. Subsystems include the electro-optical sensors, optical grade aircraft measurement windows (BK-7 glass, standard & UV fused Silica, and ZnS & ZnSe infrared), telescope, lenses, and optical subsystems, computerized sensor pointing subsystems, ground-to-air data uplink subsystems, data monitoring and recording subsystem, and associated sensor/aircraft electronics and power distribution subsystems. The planned period of performance for this effort is 42 months, with 24 months for the basic, and options to consecutively extend the term of the contract for the remaining 18 months. A cost-plus-fixed-fee contract is contemplated. Award is planned for June, 1995, with performance to begin in July, 1995. Respondents to the July 12, 1994, Commerce Business Daily announcement of the Draft RFP for this effort will be included in the list of potential sources and will be issued a copy of the amendment to the DRFP that revises the draft into a final RFP without being required to respond to this CBD announcement. Respondents which have been added (as detailed above) to the list of potential sources, but which elect not to receive further mailings on this effort may request, at any time, in writing, that they be removed from the list and such request will be honored. To assist potential offerors in teaming, subcontracting, and in other business arrangements, a list of the names and addresses of respondents to this and the DRFP announcements will be provided to all respondents. A bidder's library was established at USASSDC in Huntsville, Alabama, upon issuance of the DRFP and will be available until award of the contract. Access to and use of the library is specifically detailed in the RFP. Individuals must have a SECRET level security clearance to use the library. Requests for use of the library must be in accordance with the instructions in the RFP. The RFP is unclassified, however, a TOP SECRET facility clearance and a SECRET safeguarding capability will be required for award of the contract and performance of this effort. Any request for a copy of the RFP must be made in writing to the U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, ATTN: CSSD-CM-TK/Mr. O. Wayne Koger, P.O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801, and must cite notice number DASG60-94-0067. Respondents should include their complete mailing address, with nine-digit zip code and Facility Security Clearance (FSC) number. This acquisition is a 100 percent small business set-aside and will not be open to participation by foreign firms. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code applicable to this procurement is 8731. Respondents should state whether they are small or small disadvantaged businesses, the size standard for which is 1,000 employees. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. No facsimile submissions will be accepted. Pursuant to Federal Acquisition Regulation 3.104, entitled ''Procurement Integrity,'' all technical discussions and/or clarifications regarding this acquisition are required to be directed solely to the Contracting Officer (through the Contract Specialist). For written responses transmitted by other than the U.S. Mail, the street address is: U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, ATTN: CSSD-CM-TK/Mr. O. Wayne Koger, 106 Wynn Drive, Huntsville, AL 35805-1990. (0020)

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