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J -- ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR MEDAL SOL F04606-96-R-17039 01 POC For copy, contact the info office indicated., For additional information contact Ferguson.2af/Pklxa/(916)643-5697 (This is a modification of the CBD listing dated 4 December 1995. The purpose of this modification to notify bidders that the formal RFP issuance has been postponed until approximately January 1998. Please hold your requests for solicitation until approximately September 1997 when a draft Request for Proposal is tentatively scheduled for issuance. Requests for solicitation which were received based on the previous CBD advertisement, have been retained; however, it is the bidder's responsibility to update address changes, etc. as needed.) Engineering Services for the Missile Warning and Space Surveillance Sensors (MWSSS) Engineering Development and Logistics (MEDAL) contract. The proposed acquisition includes logistics and engineering studies, software and hardware redesign, revision and development of supporting technical documentation packages, and qualification testing required for the support of Mission Critical Computer Resources (MCCR) and communication subsystems associated with the electro- optical, mechanical and phased array sensor systems which support the MWSSS portion of the Integrated Tactical Warning and Attach Assessment (ITW/AA) architecture. Specific sensor systems and their associated Software Programming Agencies (SPAs) to be supported are: a. Electro-Optical: AN/FSQ-114 Ground Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) b. Mechanical: AN/FPS-129 (HAVE STARE), AN/FPS-79 (Pirinclik), AN/FPS- 50/92 Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS Site 2) c. Phased Array: AN/FPQ-16 Perimeter Acquisition Radar Attack Characterization System (PARCS), AN/PFS-85 (EGLIN), AN/FPS-120 (BMEWS Site 1), AN/FPS-126 (BMEWS Site 3), and AN/FPS-123 (PAVE PAWS). This announcement is for planning purposes only. This acquisition will be completed under streamlined source selection procedures IAW AF FAR Sup Appendix BB as supplemented. The Government intends to award a single indefinite quantity type contract with an ordering period of 5 years. MEDAL Industry Days are tentatively scheduled for October 1997 at Petersen AFB which will give an overall review of the requirement and a discussion on how the newly enacted Acquisition Reform initiatives will be implemented through the MEDAL contract. A draft Request for Proposal (RFP) is planned to be issued approximately September 1997, with the issuance of the formal RFP approximately January 1998. Firms, which have not previously requested a copy of the solicitation, must submit a request in writing to: SM-ALC/AQ, Building 200, Room 36, 3237 Peacekeeper Way, Suite 7, McClellan AFB, CA 95652-1050, Attn: Jan Ferguson (916) 643-5697. Please hold your requests until August 1997. Verbal requests will not be honored. Solicitations will be mailed to those firms providing documentation with their request which demonstrate the following screening criteria: 1) Ability to obtain security clearance of secret for facility and personnel, 2) Knowledge or experience with the ITW/AA architecture. Potential offerors which fail to meet the screening criteria will nonetheless be provided a copy of the RFP upon request. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notice or to otherwise pay for the information solicited except as provided in the subsection 31.205-18, Bid and Proposal (B&P) costs of the Federal Acquisition Regulation. FAX NUMBER: (916) 643-2021. (0227)

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