ASC/LYA, 2145 Monahan Way, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7017

R -- MGMT SUPPORT FOR PLANNING AF AVIONICS INTEGRATION STRATEGIES POC Don Weber, (513) 255-2900, ext. 3862/Robert Bryte (513) 255-2900, ext. 3863, Contracting Officer. SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS. POC: Don Weber, ASC/LYA, 2145 Monahan Way, WPAFB, OH 45433-7017, telephone: (513) 255-2900, ext. 3862. The Aeronautical Systems Center's Development Systems Office for Common Avionics (ASC/LYA) has a requirement for management support services to assist in integrating open systems approaches and commercial practices and technology into military acquisition processes. Contractors must have experience in developing and documenting inputs in support of open systems policy formulation and development of approaches and tools that will aid in implementing open systems in DoD acquisitions. Interested contractors must have a minimum of a secret clearance, cleared personnel available for potential assignment to this effort (or show timely ability to obtain secret clearance), and submit the following information as it pertains to their experience in open system practices approaches and commercial practices and technology into the military acquisition processes. 1. Company name, address, point of contact and telephone number. 2. Discuss company involvement in open systems, commercial standards and commercial systems, specifically: a) What involvement does the company have in open systems avionics standards development for commercial markets? b) What experience does the company have in participating on open systems forums? c) What experience does the company have in leading development of any open system standard or specification? d) What libraries/data bases on commercial avionics open systems standards or airline practices and needs does the company have and is the company a repository of open systems avionics standards for any organization or standards body, e.g. SAE, IEEE? e) What involvement does the company have in the Airline Maintenance Conference? f) What is the company's experience and involvement in military/civilian avionics engineering integration and operation? g) Discuss company sponsored and conducted industry or government open forums. 3. Discuss company involvement in national and international air space regulation planning specifically: a) What is the company's experience and involvement in the evolving national and international airspace regulation and control? b) What is the company's involvement and experience in the Radio Technical Commission for Aeronautics (RTCA) and the development of the Minimum Operational Performance Standards (MOPS)? 4. What experience and involvement does the company have in tri-service program identification, development and management? 5. Is the company involved in the manufacture of avionics equipment? If so, what measures are taken to assure separation of interests? Or is the company considered a neutral body within the avionics industry? The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this request, or to otherwise pay for the information requested. 6. The respondents shall indicate its size status in relation to SIC Code 3728, 1000 people. No material is available for distribution to respondents. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his/her concerns during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, Colonel Michael J. Corcoran, ASC/IG, Bldg 14, 1865 Fourth St Ste 12, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7126, at (513)255-0600 with serious concerns only. Direct all routine communications concerning this acquisition to Don Weber, ASC/LYA, at (513) 255-2900, ext. 3862 for technical information. The Contracting contact point is Robert Bryte, ASC/LYA, (513) 255-2900, ext. 3863. Responses to this request should be limited to 10 pages in length and submitted by 1 Apr 96, 1500 hours Eastern Time, to ASC/LYA Bldg. 28, Don Weber, 2145 Monahan Way, WPAFB, Oh 45433-7017 or faxed to (513) 255-5407. (0072)

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