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18 -- NAVSTAR GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM SUSTAINMENT (BLOCK IIF) SOL F04701-95-R-0001 POC Contact Point Lt. Vanessa M. Matthews, Contract Negotiator, (310) 363- 1417; Contracting Officer: Capt Cheryl Junker (310) 363-3586. The NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Office is seeking potential offerors for the procurement of the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System Sustainment (Block IIF) acquisition. The objective of the Block IIF acquisition is to sustain the quality GPS signal as a worldwide utility well into the next century at the lowest technical risk and acquisition and life-cycle costs. Under a single contract, a system level prime contractor will be responsible for consolidating the satellite and operational control subsystems into one optimized package, and integrating this package with a government furnished launch vehicle, secondary payload(s), and the Air Force Satellite Control Network. GPS Block IIF will not include the acquisition or production of any user equipment. The contractor will deliver this Block IIF System to the Government, and Air Force Space Command will launch and operate the system on a daily basis. The system must be backward compatible with previous GPS satellite, control facilities, and user equipment. The current plan is to release the Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) Feb 95, Request for Proposal (RFP) May 95, and award a contract in Dec 95. It is the desire of the AF to receive immediate notice in response to this announcement from all interested offeror-s stating level of interest (e.g. prime contractor, subcontractor, etc.) no later than 14 Feb 95. Please fax a brief (no more than two pages) description of your interest to Lt Vanessa M. Matthews (310) 363-6254 (fax). The Government will conduct a third Block IIF Industry Days Conference in Mar 95. The date and place of this event will be synopsized at a later date. For additional information please call Lt Vanessa M. Matthews, (310) 363- 1417. This notice is not intended to award a contract on the basis of information submitted nor otherwise pay for information solicited. (0032)

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