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A -- UPGRADE THE CAPABILITY OF THE F-15 TEWS SOL F33657-96-R-0014 POC Gary Wiviott, Contract Negotiator/Mark Jordan, (513) 255-7927. This CBD announcement constitutes a Notice of Contract Action of a proposed contract to upgrade the software and hardware on the McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA) Contractor Furnished Equipment (CFE) F-15 Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS) I-level maintenance tester, the AN/ALM-246 TEWS Intermediate Support System (TISS), for I-level test and repair of the new F-15 Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) ALQ 135 Internal Countermeasures (ICS) Band 1.5 Control Oscillator, P/N 001-006976-XXX. In addition, the contractor will make any software and hardware changes to the existing TISS Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), Storage Equipment Set (SES), and Support Equipment for Support Equipment (SE/SE) support that may be driven by changes to support this new LRU. As a minimum, an Engineering Test Program Set (TPS) shall be delivered to the USAF at twenty-five (25) Months After Receipt of Order (MARO) for use by HQ ACC in their Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) of the ALQ 135 ICS Band 1.5 System. 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 second or third quarter of FY 97 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 TPS to be compatible with the current and planned configurations of the F-15 TISS, (b) Capability to conduct retrofit/modification activities, (c) Capability to write USAF Mil-Spec Technical Orders (T.O.) and make changes to existing T.O.s affected by this effort, (d) Capability to use and input data into the Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) file system, (e) Capability to perform the design, development, integration, and test of new peculiar F-15 I-level support equipment, (f) Capability to prepare, revise and submit Support Equipment Recommendation Data (SERD) as part of appropriate Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) to specify F-15 I-level Support Equipment (SE) requirements, (g) Capability to interface with the USAF Computer Program Index Number (CPIN) system, (h) Capability to work with the Modular Automatic Test Equipment (MATE) software and the ninety-two (92) unique extensions approved for the TISS Program, (i) Capability to show engineering knowledge of the ALQ 135 ICS Band 1.5 and Band 3 System, (j) Capability to conduct systems engineering, project management, and configuration management, (k) Capability to provide all required engineering data. Direct any routine communications concerning this acquisition to Mr. Gary Wiviott, Contract Negotiator, or Mr. Mark Jordan, Contracting Officer, ASC/VFKI Bldg 32, 2300 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7249, (513) 255-7927, FAX (513) 476-7167. The technical points of contact are Mr. Clell Justice or Mr. Dave Dettwiler, ASC/VFWQ, (513)255-5988. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from 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 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, 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. See Note 22. (0159)

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