Commander, Naval Air Systems Command, Code AIR-21723F, Washington, DC 20361-2170

D -- D -- INFO/TELECOMMUNICATIONS SYS AND ENGR INTEGRATION SVC SOL N00019-95-R-0017 POC Contact, Bill Melanson, Phone (703)604-0903 The Naval Air Systems Command seeks potential small disadvantaged businesses (SDBs) for the requirement published under NAVAIR Synopsis No. 70034-95 on 24 Mar 95. A list of SDB's will be provided with the RFP, to be released in June 95, to aid in identifying potential SDB subcontracting possibilities. SDB's that responded to the 24 Mar 95 synopsis must respond to this synoposis in order to be placed on the SDB bid list. The following restates the NAVAIR synopsis published on 24 March 95: Naval Air Systems Command intends to issue a draft soliciatation in April 95 (delayed until May 1995) for review and commment. The draft solicitation requirements are in support of a planned full and open competition for the Program Executive Office for Cruise Missile Projects and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (PEO(CU)) for information and Telecommunications Systems and Engineering Integration Services. The current Information Systems architecture is a homogenious network of workstations and telecommunications facilities encompassing PEO(CU) offices, field activities, contractors, and operational military units. The existing system architecture of the PEO(CU) LAN/WAN includes being the Crystal City hub for the Defense Information System Network (DISN) with tactical, administrative and management information being disseminated. Also, the system capabilities have expanded both in bandwidth (realtime display of missile video) and in users (TOMAHAWK capable ships). These wide area telecommunications are provided by both commercial telephone links and the DISN using open systems protocols with the goal to deliver applications and data to the customer instantaneously and seamlessly up to and including classified information and video. Four design principles incorporated into the PEO(CU) Information Project are: 1) a strong systems engineering effort, 2) a robust customer services effort, 3) insistence on open system telecommunications across the DISN, and, 4) heavy dependence on Common-Off-The-Shelf software. An RFP is planned for release in June 95 and will be for base year and four option years; under an indefinite quantity, time and material type (fixed labor rate) contract; estimated to begin 1 Jan 96. Anticipated solicitation requirements is for maximum of approximately 96,000 hours/year; for 480,000 hours total. Prior to release of the formal RFP, a presolicitation conference and a site review are planned. Information regarding the presolicitation meeting will be provided when its date and location are finalized. Companies interested in receiving the draft soliciation and formal RFP should respond IN WRITING to: Naval Air Systems Command, Attn: AIR-2.4.2.3.2, 1421 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, VA. 22243-5120 (FAX 703-604-1236). The request should reference solicitation number N00019-95-R-0017 and include: Company name, address, and POC (including telephone and telefax number). Solicitation is unclassified. The information in this synopsis is subject to change and does not bind NAVAIR to award a contract. - NAVAIR Synopsis No. 70046-95. (0122)

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