HQ Electronic Systems Center, Surveillance and Control Systems (TNK), 5 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2121

J -- MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND REBUILDING OF EQUIPMENT IN SUPPORT OF SURVEILLANCE AND CONTROL SYSTEMS PROGRAMS POC Mr. James K. McKenna, Contracting Officer, 617-377-7241. Sources are sought for the Operations and Maintenance (O&M) of the COBRA DANE Radar System. COBRA DANE is a ground-based, computer driven phased array radar system located on the island of Shemya, Aleutian Islands, Alaska, Eareckson Air Station. The radar's primary mission is intelligence data collection in support of arms control and disarmament on the commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) research and development missile launches into the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Broad Ocean Area (BOA). It also provides other intelligence sensors with precision inter-range vectors. The offeror will have responsibility for all aspects of Operations and Maintenance Support as follows: a) Systems engineering for sustaining and developmental/improvement modification development. b) Configuration management. c) Data/software modification and development. d) Organizational and intermediate level maintenance. e) Operations to assure system availability to respond to all periods of interest, twenty-four (24) hours a day may be necessary. f) Supply and specialized maintenance support. g) Full integrated logistics support. The offeror must have in-depth knowledge of L-Band phased array technology, transmitter, receiver, digital signal processing, and computer hardware. This system, designated (AN/FPS-108), is a one-of-a-kind radar system with extreme critical performance characteristics and mission availability requirements. The offeror must have sufficient experience with state of the art radar systems and personnel skilled in O&M of such systems. Resumes of offeror personnel having experience in this area must be submitted with the response to the sources sought synopsis. Offerors must have access to, or have organically, facilities to design, develop and fabricate new and replacement parts and assemblies. This will include mechanical, electrical and electronic items. Offerors must have expertise with high power, helix-type, Traveling Wave Tube (TWT) technology as the system is powered by 96 TWTs into 15,360 individual elements. Capabilities must be available to perform reverse engineering to fabricate spcial or obsolete parts, components and assemblies and have capability for MIL certification in welding/soldering etc. Offerors must have expertise to develop and modify Ada software programs with VMS, using the DEC Ada programming environment on VAX 6000-500 series mainframes or equivalent. Detailed knowledge of intelligence data collection and early warning radar mission algorithms, data analysis to determine system performance and data processing is essential. Resume of personnel having this experience will be required with the response to this announcement. Offerors must provide communication personnel to operate all interior and exterior communication systems. This encompasses a 256kb data link and operations of the Tactical Intelligence Broadcasting System (TIBS). Operators must be well versed in DoD communication procedures and must be able to have a minimum of a Secret security clearance. A crypto account must be maintained. Offerors must have a proven logistics capability and should demonstrate the ability to support the COBRA DANE program with parts, supplies and equipment. Government property: Successful offerors will be provided all available TDME, PME and spares at the COBRA DANE facility, and all COBRA DANE identifiable assets currently in the property account of the 381st Intelligence Squadron at Elmendorf Air Force Base and the current O&M contractor's account. Offeror must have sufficient depth of personnel to provide Depot level Maintenance and/or modifications essential to mission success. Successful offerors must perform organizational (on-line equipment) and intermediate (off-line equipment) level preventive and corrective maintenance. Offerors must provide the technological interface with other government contractors and user agencies to resolve technical deficiencies and carry out system improvements with both user and contractor personnel. Offerors may be required to assume other duties, currently performed by the Base Operating Support Contractor at some point during the period of performance of a contract resulting from this notice such as: a) power plant operations and maintenance b) on station vehicle operations, control and maintenance c) director personnel and passenger movement. A site visit for offerors will be scheduled on or about 16-20 October 1995. Personnel must travel on the day prior to Anchorage, Alaska for early departure via Elmendorf Air Force Base th following morning. Be prepared for a possible extension to the travel itinerary for inclement weather. There may be a limit to the number of personnel permitted to visit the site based upon the number of responses received. Send name, social security number, place/date of birth, security clearance, and citizenship status with your response. A specific travel itinerary and information package will be sent to all interested parties directly after the response date. A reference/bidder's library will be available to all interested parties. Respondents will be surveyed to verify their capabilities, facilities, experience or personnel available and past performance. Resumes of key management and technical personnel should be submitted with the response. A short company resume on related performance to include a list of past performance references on similar contracts would be beneficial to the qualification process. Any firm wishing to submit a qualification package must do so with fifteen (15) days of the publication of this synopsis. The period of performance is anticipated to be six years, one (1) and an option for five (5) years. Contract award is anticipated in August 1996. Qualification packages should be no longer than twenty (20) pages including graphics, tables, or photographs and should be addressed to ESC/TNK, Attn: Mr. James K. Mckenna, 5 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2121. This synopsis does not constitute an IFB or RFP and is not to be construed as a commitment by the government. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or otherwise pay for information solicited. All small businesses and small disadvantaged sources should identify themselves. (0261)

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