Rome Laboratory/PKRZ, 26 Electronic Pky, Griffiss AFB NY 13441-4514

A -- ROME LABORATORY TECHNICAL SUPPORT SOL F30602-95-R-0072 POC Robert E. Klees, Contract Specialist, 315-330-7682; Gerald Leppert, Program Manager, 315-330-3075. The objective of this effort is to provide a broad range of engineering services to support Research, Development, Test and Evaluation (RDT&E) advanced technology evaluation programs conducted by Rome Laboratory (RL) mission directorates located at Rome NY and at RL's Satellite research facilities (Newport, Stockbridge, Verona, Ava and Forestport) in the following technical areas: experimental ground and airborne evaluations/demonstrations for communications and radar system technology, electromagnetic propagation studies, ECM/ECCM system evaluations, airborne antenna pattern measurements, software development for data acquisition/processing, HF auroral characterization, low altitude/low observable target detection, HF surveillance/communications experiments, evaluation of airborne intelligence sensor systems, LF/VLF communications/antennas/high voltage insulator technologies, electromagnetic susceptibility/vulnerability measurements and assessments of precision guided munitions and C3I equipment, operation/maintenance of ground radars and communication equipments, mechanical design and drafting using CAD systems, electronic circuit design/fabrication, software support for test programs. In addition, other support is required for the transportation/installation of full size testbed airframes, equipment maintenance, facility upgrade, and resource management (including maintenance of supply accounts, research and ordering of supplies and materials). Support is also required to provide operation/maintenance/repair of mechanical/electronic equipments, integration of new equipments, analysis/design/fabrication and implementation of modifications, data collection/test plans and reports. The above tasking shall be accomplished at the RL research facilities located at Stockbridge, Newport, Ava, Forestport, Verona, and Griffiss Air Force Base, New York. Technical support is also required to: examine technologies and demonstrate interactive/interpersonal communications services in local/metropolitan/wide areas to be integrated with virtual reality systems, provide system support for networking technologies through testbeds (including New York Network (NYNet) and Joint Advanced Development Environment (JADE), which are Asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) based networks) and various in-house assets, develop new generation planning scheduling and resource allocation technology/software tools and demonstrate in operational systems for crisis action planning and scheduling, develop a knowledge-based/total system life cycle environment to improve the quality and productivity of the software development process. Technical support is required for development of airborne radar and passive surveillance technologies and experimental radar testbeds to emulate/analyze/evaluate developments in signal processing/ECM/ECCM/target identification, and development of the tools (hardware and software) necessary to perform subsystem and system analyses on new system concepts and configurations. Technical support is required for the Intelligence Data Handling System (IDHS) system engineering, program management, configuration management, quality assurance and independent verification and validation for selected Air Force IDHS activities. To be capable of performing this effort, the Contractor must have experience in the technology areas of microwave antenna measurements and techniques, management and operation of outdoor antenna measurement ranges, communication networking, radar systems technologies, software development, general design/fabrication of special instrumentation, technical report documentation/writing, operation and maintenance of search radars/tracking radars/communications equipment and structural and mechanical design and drafting using CAD system. The Contractor must also possess specialized capabilities in order to perform EM susceptibility measurements and vulnerability assessments of Air Force systems and measurements/analytical modeling, data acquisition/analysis and vulnerability assessments, EMR measurement and analysis methodology studies, operation and maintenance of RF anechoic and reverberation type measurement facilities. The performance period of this effort is thirty-six (36) months. Visits to the RL research facilities may be arranged by contacting Gerald Leppert, Program Manager at 315-330-3075. A read library containing technical information relating to this acquisition is available for review by potential offerors at Rome Laboratory/ERSS, 525 Brooks Road, Griffiss AFB, NY 13441-4505. Appointments for access may be made by contacting Gerald Leppert, 315-330-3075 at least 48 hours in advance. The successful contractor may receive and/or generate technical data subject to export control in the performance of the contract. Therefore, prospective offerors must provide a completed and approved DD Form 2345 which certifies the offeror is on the Certified Contractors Access List (CCAL) or the offeror is seeking application to CCAL. The successful offeror must have a completed and approved DD Form 2345 prior to award. For further information on CCAL, contact the Defense Logistic Service Center at 1-800-352-3572. Foreign participation is excluded at the prime contractor level. Top Secret/SCI clearances will be required for performance. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be ''significant concerns'' and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Specialist, Robert E. Klees, 315-330-7682. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division, at 315-330-7746. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be honored. All requests must be addressed to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Robert E. Klees, reference the code N-5-5301-Z, and contain the respondent's Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered. (0025)

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