ESC/MCK, 50 Griffiss St., Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1620

58 -- NDI, AIRBORNE-QUALIFIED, UHF SATCOM AND LOS/DAMA-CAPABLE INTEGRATED TERMINALS SOL F19628-96-R-0022 POC Mr. Joseph Zimmerman, Contracting Officer, 617-271-6279; Mr. Stephen DiLustro, Contract Specialist, 617-271-6283. Reference the CBD announcement published 11 Aug 1995, Subject: Market Survey for NDI, Airborne qualified, UHF SATCOM ANDVT/DAMA-capable Integrated Terminals, SOL F19628-96-R-0022, The following modifications are submitted: POCs Mr. Joseph Zimmerman, Contracting Officer, (617) 271-6279 or Capt Jeffrey Bream, Project Officer, (617) 271-6208/5932. The UHF SATCOM Terminal Development Office (ESC/MCP) at Electronic System Center, Hanscom AFB, MA announces release of the draft Technical Requirements Document (TRD) for the AIT on the Hanscom Electronic RFP Bulletin Board (HERBB). Interested Vendors are requested to review the AIT TRD and provide written comments and/or recommended changes to Mr. Joseph Zimmerman, not later than 23 Feb 96, at the following address: ESC/MCK, Attn: Mr. Joseph Zimmerman, 50 Griffiss Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1620. Vendor provided comments will be on a non-attribution basis. A draft Statement Of Objectives (SOO) will also be placed on HERBB, without CBD notification, for review and comments in the near future. We plan to review the AIT TRD with users and industry, make required changes, and republish the draft TRD on HERBB for further review. HERBB can be reached through computer modem (9600 baud) by calling (617) 274-0500. An Airborne Integrated Terminal (AIT) UHF DAMA SATCOM ''Industry Day'' conference is planned for 29 Feb 96, starting at 8:30 AM. The tentative location for this conference is the O'Neill Auditorium in Building 1612 on Hanscom AFB, MA. This conference will be unclassified. Send notification of attendees to ESC/MCP, Attn: Capt Bream, 50 Griffiss Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1620. This notification should be received by 27 Feb 96. Attendance is limited to three (3) attendees per Contractor. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate offerors concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Colonel Claude E. Messamure at (617) 377-5106. The Ombudsman should be contacted with issues or problems that have previously been brought to the attention of the program manager and/or the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. (0040)

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