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99 -- 99-SHARPSHOOTER INTEGRATED PRECISION STRIKE SOL PKZ587 DUE 092095 POC KAREN MILLISOR, CONTRACT SPECIALIST, AT 904-882-4603. The Air Force Development Test Center, in conjunction with the Advanced Research Products Agency (ARPA/ASTO), is pursuing the demonstration and evaluation of advanced technology for affordable, adverse weather, precision guidance against high value fixed targets. This effort will be pursued under ARPA's SHARPSHOOTER program. SHARPSHOOTER'S goals are to demonstrate an affordable, robust, adverse weather, 3 meter Circular Error Probable (CEP) precision guidance system suitable for retrofit to a wide range of existing air to surface weapon systems. The fundamental premise SHARPSHOOTER exploits is the ability to shoot-to-coordinate. This is possible when all warfighter components (surveillance, targeting, attack aircraft, and weapon) operate accurately in a common coordinate system. SHARPSHOOTER consists of the Global Positioning System (GPS) Guidance Package (GGP) for precision mid-course guidance and a simplified, low cost seeker for terminal homing guidance. The GGP tightly couples a miniature GPS receiver with an inertial navigation system based on miniature, navigation grade interferometric fiber optic gyroscopes. In order to provide adverse weather capability, the terminal seeker is anticipated to be real aperture millimeter wave radar, LADAR, Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), or dual mode. For the basic program, the contractor shall procure GGP Phase 1 units, design and provide the low cost adverse weather capable seeker, design and integrate the mid-course and terminal guidance package and suitable control functions into Government selected weapon, install the weapon on a Government selected test aircraft, plan and support captive carry demonstrations, and support Government evaluations of demonstration results and provide supportable cost projections. Offeror's will be required to submit a priced option to modify the GGP's GPS receiver to accomplish direct P(Y) code acquisition using a high performance (with stabilities on the order of 10 to -10 ppm) oscillator. The SHARPSHOOTER program will have two phases. Multiple contracts are anticipated for Phase 1. Phase 1 will culminate in captive carry flight tests. Phase 2 will be a priced option to the Phase 1 contract. The results of the captive carry evaluation will be used to downselect to fewer candidate solutions for Phase 2. In Phase 2, the guidance systems will be integrated with a weapon. The weapon will be installed on an operational aircraft and drop tested to demonstrate adverse weather robust 3 meter circular error probable (CEP) performance. Total period of performance for both phases is approximately 3 1/2 years. Contractor teams responding to this sources sought must be fully qualified in guidance/seeker design, target recognition algorithm design and validation techniques, mission planning (target data preparation), integration, demonstration, evaluation, and weapon system cost estimation. Responses to this sources sought must fully document the offeror's ability to satisfy the technical performance and cost goals, as well as the test schedule and programmatic requirements of this effort. A Draft Request For Proposal (DRFP), Pre-solicitation Conference and Request for Proposal (RFP) are anticipated in conjunction with this program. An organizational conflict of interest provision will be incorporated into the contract and will be set out in the DRFP and RFP. Firms having applicable interest, capability and background should submit particulars along with a written request to receive the solicitation in accordance with Numbered Note 25 to AFDTC/PKZB, 205 W. D Avenue, Suite 428, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6864, Attn: Ms. Karen Millisor. Submit only unclassified information for evaluation and consideration. Only U.S. owned and controlled facilities having secret clearance who have registered with and are certified by the Defense Logistics Services Center, Battle Creek, MI 49016-3412, telephone 1-800-352-3572, are eligible to receive the DRFP and the RFP. This certification relates to responsibility for the withholding of unclassified technical data. Proof of certification is required (DD 2345). Under 22 U.S.C. 2751 and 50 U.S.C., Appendix 2401, it is unlawful to export items containing export-controlled technical data. Responses to this synopsis must be received within 30 days from date of publication. An Ombudsman, Colonel Dennis Voss, AFDTC Inspector General, has been appointed for this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to be responsive to the concerns of offerors or potential offerors when the offeror prefers not to use established channels of his/her concern in the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to be source of the concern when requested by the offeror. The Ombudsman will not participate in the evaluation of proposals or source selection decision process for this acquisition. Companies are invited to contact Colonel Voss at telephone (904) 882-5966 or E-Mail Voss@EGLIN.AF.MIL. Respondents to this notice will not be notified of the results of the evaluation or information submitted. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an IFB or RFP, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. After statements of capability have been screened, a solicitation will be issued to those prospective sources who, in the sole judgment of the purchasing activity, have the potential of successfully fulfilling the requirements of the planned contract. Firms (meeting the above stated certification) requesting a copy of the DRFP will be included on the source list for the subsequent RFP. The proposed product/service standard industrial classification code (SIC code) for this acquisition is 3812 (750 employees). Firms responding to this synopsis should state whether they are or are not a small business concern or small disadvantaged business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 and FAR 52.219-2, respectively. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responses hereto. For additional information regarding the overall SHARPSHOOTER program, contact Major Beth Kaspar at (703) 696-2369, E-mail bkaspar@ARPA.MIL. For additional information regarding this solicitation, contact Mr. J. M. Heard for technical and Mr. F. Reichstetter for programmatic aspects at 46 OG/OGML, (904) 882-8412. For contractual information, contact Ms. Karen Millisor at (904) 882-4603. See Note 25. (0230)

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