ASC/RAJ, Bldg 557, 2640 Loop Road West, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7106

A -- JOINT AIRBORNE SIGINT PROGRAM OFFICE (JASPO) HIGH BAND SUBSYSTEM (H BSS) POC Anne Marie Frey, (513) 255-2512/Contracting Officer, Steven W. Case, (513) 255-3245. Acquisition is being contemplated and sources are being sought for the design, development, integration, and test of three (3) Joint Airborne Signal Intelligence (SIGINT) System (JASS) High Band Subsystem (HBSS) Demonstration Units, a segment of the JASS Advanced Technology Transfer Demonstration (ATTD) Program. The objective of this effort is to develop and demonstrate a new SIGINT architecture applicable to the Air Force RC-135, the Army ARL, and Navy EP-3 to meet the joint service operational requirements. Estimated value of this competitive development effort is approximately $55 million with a sole source follow-on production contract award to the successful developer. TS/SI/TK clearances and facilities will be required to participate in this acquisition. Air Force acquisition reform initiatives will be used for this prospective procurement. (Government RFP will include a Statement of Objectives (SOO)--bidders will include a Statement of Work and an Integrated Management Plan (IMP) with their proposal.) A Technology Insertion Conference will be conducted from 8 May 96 to 9 May 96, 0800 to 1630, at Wright-Patterson AFB OH, Area B, Bldg 557, Conference Room 105. The Joint Airborne SIGINT Program Office (JASPO) will brief the HBSS SOO and draft requirements. The government laboratories will be provided an opportunity to present briefings/demonstrations of products they believe are ready for transition to the HBSS development effort. Bidders will determine the applicability of incorporating any of this technology into their design solutions. The JASPO will act as a facilitator during this conference and allow the laboratories and potential bidders the freedom to continue dialogues indefinitely. To attend the conference, it is required that all attendees have their local area Special Security Officer (SSO) provide their TS/SI/TK clearance to the ASC SSO by 15 Apr 96. The message address is SSO ASC//CVS//Wright-Patterson AFB OH, point of contact: Mr. Ron Rice, (513) 255-4080. A draft RFP is expected to be released by 14 Jun 96, with a final release in Aug 96 and contract award in Jan 97. Contractors desiring to be included in a bidders list for this effort should submit the following information not later than 1700 local time, 15 Apr 96, in writing to the contracting officer at the address or facsimile number listed at the end of this synopsis: (1) company name, (2) a point of contact, (3) unclassified and classified mailing addresses, (4) phone and fax number, (5) identification of interest as prime or subcontractor, (6) designation as small or large business, (7) Contractor and Government Entity (CAGE) code, and (8) desire to receive bidders list and/or draft/formal RFP. Unclassified information pertaining to this program can be accessed beginning 18 Mar 96 through Aeronautical Systems Centers (ASC) Pre-award Information Exchange System (PIXS), an electronic bulletin board. PIXS can be accessed via modem at (513) 476-7217 and via Telnet or World Wide Web at www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil (129.48.120.143. Contact Mike Peck, ASC/CYX, at (513) 255-2739, for questions about accessing the PIXS or the process for downloading documents. 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 concern 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 ASCs Ombudsman, Col. 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 requests for solicitations and routine communication concerning this acquisition to Steven W. Case, Contracting Officer, ASC/RAJ Bldg. 557, 2640 Loop Road West, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7106, at (513) 255-3245, or Anne Marie Frey, Contract Negotiator, (513) 255-2512, facsimile (513) 476-4309. (0073)

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