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D -- SATELLITE OPERATIONS AND MAINTENANCE SUPPORT Contact Raylene Hillhouse, Contracting Officer (719) 567-3840 or Beth Wood, Contract Specialist (719) 567-2316. The 50th Space Wing is seeking qualified contractors to provide services required for satellite operations, operations support, maintenance and training for the 50th Space Wing and other users of the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) under the cognizance of Air Force Space Command. The purpose of this announcement is to determine potential sources who can provide: superior ground and space systems operations worldwide through the AFSCN in support of the Department of Defense (DoD), the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the United Kingdom and other government agencies. The contract support will occur, principally, but not solely, at Onizuka Air Station, California, Falcon Air Force Base, Colorado, and Camp Parks Communications Annex, Pleasanton, California. The operational space support includes mission planning, real time command and control, orbit management, training, analysis, testing, rehearsal evaluation and other aspects of space systems command and control for geosynchronous and low earth orbit vehicles. This support is of vital interest to the nation and requires continuous support. The support to operations provided under this proposed contract includes: the simulation development and sustainment; Level I software and database maintenance support for the Milstar Mission Control Segment (MCS); Level I software and organizational hardware support for the Command and Control System (CCS) and the Space Weather terminals; and Level I and II database development and maintenance. This synopsis is for planning purposes and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Sources capable of providing the above support should provide the following: name, address, point of contact with phone and facsimile numbers, size status of your company and your experience in the above areas. All submission should be in writing (5 page maximum) - in an executive summary format and post marked not later than (15) days after publication of this notice. Facsimile responses will be accepted at (719) 567-3809. The Government does not intend to pay for any information submitted in response to this synopsis. This announcement is not a request for proposal nor an invitation for bid. (099)

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