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A -- DEVELOPMENT & INTEGRATION EFFORT SUPPORTING THE F-15 FIGHTER PR OGRAM SOL F33657-95-R-2057 POC Gary Wiviott, Contract Negotiator/Myron Miller, Contracting Officer, (513) 255-7927. This CBD announcement constitutes a Notice of Contract Action of a proposed contract to integrate and test the Common Missile Warning System (CMWS) and the Fighter Data Link (FDL). In addition, the contractor shall be required to perform incidental changes to the aircraft and contractor furnished equipment and provide a limited number of pre-production units. Small businesses are hereby notified of potential subcontracting opportunities for this acquisition. Point of contact is: Director of Procurement, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA), (314) 232-9154. The F-15 Aircraft Program Office (ASC/VF) of HQ Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, proposes to award a contract for this effort during the 4th quarter of FY96 or the 1st quarter of FY97 to McDonnell-Douglas Aerospace (MDA), St. Louis, MO. The contract will be awarded pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1((10 U.S.C.) 2304(c)(1)) only one responsible source and no other source can satisfy agency requirements. The contractor meets all the following criterion: (a) Capability to integrate and test the above subsystems to be compatible with the current and planned configurations of the F-15, (b) Capability to conduct retrofit/modification activities, (c) Capability to identify and develop efficient and cost-effective training programs for support of an F-15, (d) Capability to use and input data into the Logistics Support Analysis file when conducting studies and analyses of training requirements associated with the F-15 aircraft and aircraft subsystems, (e) Capability to perform the design, development, integration, prototyping and test of new, peculiar F-15 Organizational and Depot (O&D) level support equipment hardware and software, designing and testing both hardware and software for nuclear weapons capabilities, and supporting planning, analysis, evaluation and coordination required for nuclear certification of support equipment, (f) Capability to prepare/revise and submit Support Equipment Recommendation Data (SERD) as part of appropriate Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to specify organizational and depot support equipment requirements for F-15 aircraft and ability to identify standard hand tools and develop modified hand tools required to support the F-15, including modification drawings for modified standard hand tools, stock numbers, nomenclature and technical descriptions, as applicable, which shall be provided for each tool, (g) Capability to test and evaluate efforts in a manner that shall include consequential conduct of the air vehicle, avionics, and support equipment simulator, laboratory and aircraft ground tests. (NOTE: Additional GFE assets may be available to support test and evaluation activities, but need dates must be identified in a timely manner,) (h) Capability to conduct systems engineering and project management for all subsystems, (i) Capability to provide all required engineering data. 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 commun-icate contractor 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 Col Michael J. Corcoran, ASC/IG, Bldg 14, 1865 Fourth Street Suite 12, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7126 at (513) 255-0600. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. Direct all routine communication to Mr. Gary Wiviott, Contract Negotiator at (513) 255-7927. See Note 22. (0113)

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