Operational Contracting, 205 W.D Ave., Suite 541, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6862

K -- UPGRADE EGLIN INTEGRATED COMMUNICATION SWITCHING SYSTEM (EICSS) SOL F08651-95-R-0252 DUE 061295 POC Contact Sherrye L. Driscoll, Contract Specialist, 904-882-2304; Rickey C. Dean, Contracting Officer, 904-882-4418. The Air Force Development Test Center (AFDTC) intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source, Litton Amecom, 5115 Calvert Rd., College Park MD 20740, (301) 454-9475. In accordance with FAR 6.302-1, Litton Amecom is the only known source that can meet the government's minimum essential requirements for an upgrade of the Litton Amecom ICSS 3080 system at Eglin AFB Control tower to match the Litton Amecom 3080 ICSS system currently fielded at seven FAA sites. The primary change in this upgrade is the use of a Multiplexer Circuit Card Assembly (CCA) versus the Multiplexer box currently in use. The contractor shall upgrade backplane connectors to provide the use of three-level Input/Output pins to provide additional safety measures in order to be able to hot plug circuit cards. The contractor shall perform necessary changes to the backplanes and cabling of the Trunk Control and the Position Control Units so they will interface and work with the new Multiplexer CCA and multilevel Input/Output pins. The new Multiplexer shall be physically located in the Trunk Control Unit and shall supply output to the Trunk and Position Control Units for reconfiguration purposes. All current circuit cards used at Eglin shall be totally compatible with any changes, upgrades, modifications, or rewiring. The contractor shall provide Erasable Programmable Read Only Memory (EPROMs) and spare EPROMs programmed to work with modified configuration. To insure minimum downtime, work shall be accomplished around normal flying hours, and the system shall be operational for each flying day. All work shall be accomplished in accordance with all Air Force, AFOSH, FAA, and FCC standards. All parts and labor shall be warranteed for a minimum of one year. The contractor shall provide in-depth training and wiring diagrams to Air Force personnel concerning modification. Period of performance is 60 days from time of award. Replies to this synopsis should be provided to AFDTC/PKOV, 205 West D Avenue, Suite 541, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6862. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the agency. Firms are also requested to submit information regarding their capabilities (i.e., literature, catalogs, brochures, etc.) to furnish services that comply with the requirement of the government. (No contract award will be made on the basis of bids/proposals received in response to this synopsis.) Firms responding to this solicitation should reference F08651-95-R-0252 and indicate whether they are or are not a small or small disadvantaged business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 and 52.219-2 and whether they are a manufacturer or dealer/distributor. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responses hereto. Telephone requests for solicitation sets will NOT be accepted. Written requests for solicitation sets may be mailed to AFDTC/PKOO, 205 West D Avenue, Suite 541, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6862. For those companies with facsimile capability, requests for solicitation sets will be accepted at Machine Number 904-882-4129, ATTN: AFDTC/PKOO. See Note 22 (0121)

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