AFDTC/PKZB, 205 West D Ave, Ste 428, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6864

D -- D-GRDCUS SYSTEMS ENGINEERING SERVICES SOL F08635-95-R-0031 DUE 071795 POC Contact: Patricia Ellis, Contract Specialist, or Joyce Hefferman, Contracting Officer, at 904-882-4603. Air Force Development Test Center (AFDTC) at Eglin AFB FL contemplates release of a full and open competitive RFP recompete of an existing contract to provide to the 96 Communications-Computer Systems Group, AFDTC at Eglin AFB, FL Systems Engineering Services to support the continuing enhancement and maintenance of the Gulf Range Development Upgrade System (CRDCUS) including the GRDCUS Mobile Control System (GMCS), the Multi-Object Tracking and Control System (MTACS), the implementation of Global Positioning System (GPS) into GRDCUS and MTACS. A basic contract with 4 option years beginning in FY96 is proposed. GRDCUS includes the command and control of up to four drone aircraft (BQM34A, MQM107B, QF106 and QF4) during launch, single and formation flight and recovery, and the tracking of four shooter aircraft, four misssiles and two other aircraft type. The tracking and/or control of all aircraft will be through ground stations or four airborne relays. The GRDCUS computer hardware system consists of a network of 20 IBM RISC 6000 connected by a dual token ring and Data Link Subsystems built by IBM Corp for the ground and airborne stations. This GRDCUS system will be upgraded to use the Global Positioning System (GPS) for shooter tracking. The GMCS hardware consists of four ruggedized IBM RISC 6000 workstations connected via a single token ring. The GMCS is used to land wounded full scale aerial targets. MTACS is based on the GRDCUS datalink system and utilies GRDCUS ground softwae. MTACS is installed and operated at the Central Control Facility (CCF) at Eglin AFB. MTACS presently utilizes the CCF computer system which includes six VAX 8600's, Analysis consoles, aircraft control consoles and many mission particular input output data sources (e.g. radar tracking, telemetry and GRDCUS data link). MTACS has the capability to track aircraft and track and control ground vehicles utilizing the GRDCUS datalink and GPS range instrumentation. MTACS will be ported to the GRDCUS development system at CCF. The Development system is a network of twelve IBM RISC 6000 workstations connected via a dual token ring. This support will require five contract systems engineers experienced in both the hardware and software systems associated with GRDCUS and drone control systems. Specifics of this effort are: 1) support GRDCUS software tasks, development, installation, integration, documentation and test which include drone control algorithm development, computer system upgrades, real time displays, analysis and data reduction, 2) develop GRDCUS analysis techniques with emphasis on drone control and distance measuring equipment (DME) navigation, 3) evaluate additional needed hardware and software enhancements and define integration into GRDCUS and/or MTACS, 4) evaluate GPS requirements and define integration into GRDCUS and/or MTACS, 5) develop and refine MTACS system software requirements, 6) develop control algorithms for specific QF106 applications in GRDCUS, 7) develop control algorithms for specific QF4 applications to GRDCUS, 8) develop control algorithms for the MQM107E for both the ground control software and the government owned autopilot, 9) define improvements for the QF106, QF4, BQM34A and MQM107 simulations, 10) define requirements for QF4 and MQM107 software for transfer of software between Drone Formation Control System (DFCS), White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico and GRDCUS, 11) support the development of the QF4 integration into the DFCS at WSMR, New Mexico. ''Col Dennis VOSS (904-882-5966) or E-Mail address VOSS@Eglin.AF.MIL. has been appointed by the AFDTC Commander to hear offerors' or potential offerors' confidential concerns, if any, regarding this acquisition. His purpose is not to replace the technical staff or contracting officer but to serve as an honest broker and communicate any contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the apropriate government personnel. Routine technical and contracting issues should therefore be directed to the technical and contracting staff identified elsewhere in this synopsis.'' Contractors responding must indicate whether they are or are not a Small Business concern or Small Disadvantaged Business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 and 52-219-2 respectively. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a Small Business Set-Aside based on responses hereto. For information concerning technical aspects contact SSAC/96 CCSG, Jane Colee, 904-882-2016. For contractual information, contact Patricia Ellis, AFDTC/PKZB 904-882-4603, FAX #904-882-9685. Replies to this synopsis must be in writing or faxed to AFDTC/PKZB, Attn: Patricia Ellis, 205 W D Ave Suite 428, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6864 within 15 days from publication of this notice in the CBD. A Sources Sought appeared in the CBD Apr 95. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. (0156)

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