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18 -- EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (EELV) PROGRAM - DRAFT CALL FOR IMPROVEMENT (DCFI) RELEASE SOL F04701-96-R-0008 POC Point of Contact: Mr. Kyle Kolsky, Contract Negotiator, (310)336- 4322/Capt Mark Baird, Contract Negotiator, (310)336-4321; Ms. Joyce Mullenbach, Contracting Officer, (310)336-4578. The United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) intends to release a Call For Improvement (CFI) on or about 30 Aug 96 for the Pre-Engineering and Manufacturing Development (Pre-EMD) module of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. The CFI will be released through the EELV Electronic Bulletin Board (EBB) and Internet Homepage. EBB access is obtained via modem capability. Interested firms who desire access to the system should contact Lt. Rob Morris (310) 336-4592. The EELV World Wide Web Homepage address is HTTP://WWW.LAAFB.AF.MIL/SMC/MV/EELVHOME.HTM. The EELV system is a space launch program that will satisfy the Government portion of the National Mission Model (excluding crew-rated or cargo return missions), reduce overall system recurring costs, and maintain or improve the reliability, operability, and capability of current medium through heavy lift systems (Titan II, Delta, Atlas, and Titan IV). The EELV system includes, but is not limited to, launch vehicles, facilities, support equipment, and payload integration in support of the launch of the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Departments of Transportation and Commerce spacecraft. The EELV development program is being conducted in three successive modules. The first module was Low Cost Concept Validation (LCCV) which began on 24 Aug 95 with four contracts awarded for a 15 month period of performance. Alliant Techsystems, Boeing Defense and Space Group, Lockheed Martin Astronautics, and McDonnell Douglas Aerospace each received $30M Firm-Fixed Price contracts to refine their EELV concepts and conduct risk reduction activities. The next module will be Pre-Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD). The Government intends to award two $60M Firm-Fixed Price contracts for this 17 month module. The Government contemplates that the Pre-EMD module will be performed by two of the LCCV contractors. The Pre-EMD module will then be followed by an 89 month EMD module which the Government contemplates will be performed by one of the two Pre-EMD contractors. As stated and reflected in CBD announcement #PSA-1329 (dated 20 Apr 95), EELV LCCV RFP #F04701-95-R-0009 (dated 17 May 95), and the current LCCV contracts (dated 24 Aug 95), the Government is employing a rolling downselect acquisition strategy in acquiring an EELV capability. Responsible offerors must satisfy the requirements prescribed in the LCCV module RFP and meet the qualifications described in prior CBD announcement #PSA-1329. Offerors are advised that competition for the Pre-EMD module is open to U.S. Manufacturers only. Firms not performing LCCV module contracts are further advised that proposals submitted in response to the CFI must include documents equivalent to the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) items required under the LCCV module contracts, including an authenticatable A-level specification and Tailored Preliminary Design Review (TPDR)-equivalent documentation. Non-LCCV offerors must submit this information no later than 10 calendar days prior to the Pre-EMD proposal due date. The Government will consider all offerors' Pre-EMD proposals in accordance with the evaluation criteria and basis of award established in the Pre-EMD CFI. This synopsis is not a formal solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this synopsis or to otherwise pay for the information solicited herein. (0214)

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