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L -- SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR THE DEFENSE METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE PROGRAM (DMSP) AND THE POLAR ORBITING ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE OES) POC Contract Negotiator, Capt Ed Keller, (310) 336-4545; Contracting Officer, Capt Douglas E. James, (310) 336-4335. The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) Systems Program Office (SPO) intends to acquire support and services for up to seven Block 5D satellites and up to five satellites for the Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite (POES) (formerly known as TIROS). A Cost-Plus-Award-Fee type contract is anticipated with a basic period and five options beginning 1 July 97 and ending 30 Jun 02. A Request For Proposal is anticipated to be released during the December 1996 timeframe. The incumbent contractor for DMSP and POES is Lockheed Martin Missles and Space (LMMS), Princeton N.J., the original designer and manufacturer of the Block 5D and POES spacecrafts and support equipment and/or systems. LMMS has continuously supported DMSP and POES spacecrafts for 31 years and 36 years, respectively. Government procured information on design is limited and adequate reprocurement data is not available. There will be three phases during these periods. The first phase is a transition phase that overlaps the LMMS DMSP Block 5D production contract that ends in June 1998. The second phase starts with the transfer of assets from the Block 5D production contract to the support and services contractor. The third phase is the transition to a future follow-on support & services contract. The support and services contractor will require clean room facilities to store, work, and test the above spacecraft and associated equipment. The support and services contractor must demonstrate the capability to perform environmental testing (Thermal Vacuum, Electromagnetic compatibility, and Acoustics) in support of modifications or retrofit for the DMSP and POES satellites. They must demonstrate a personnel and facilities capability to properly handle secret material and crypto-equipment. The effort will require maintenance, repair, updates and configuration control of the following Government Owned Equipment on a non-interference basis with the current production contract: Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE) and Special Test Equipment (STE) located at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Princeton NJ and/or Sunnyvale CA and at Vandenberg AFB, CA. The required effort will require maintenance, repair, updates and configuration control of the following Government Owned Equipment on a non-interference basis with the current production contract: Software Test Facility (STF) located at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Princeton NJ and/or Sunnyvale CA, the Advanced Flight Vehicle Simulator Facility (AFVSF) located at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space, Princeton NJ and/or Sunnyvale CA and Vandenberg AFB, Offutt AFB and in Suitland MD. The support and services contractor will be responsible for operating the Payload Test and Integration Facility (PITF), a Government Owned Contractor Operated (GOCO) located at Vandenberg AFB, CA. The required effort will include the maintenance, repair, updates and configuration control of the Government Owned Test Equipment necessary to support Launch processing. The support and services contractor will be required to provide the following Factory and Field Support and Services (Support the program at the current contractor facilities currently in Princeton NJ and at multiple Air Force installations): (1) Support on- orbit payload evaluation and testing, (2)Perform engineering analysis, (3) Develop and upgrade documentation, (4)Analyze data generated during system tests and determine discrepancies and document test results, (5)Perform engineering services and related effort to reduce risk of failures of on-orbit spacecraft, (6) Perform investigations and analyses to resolve operational spacecraft anomalies, (7) Recommend corrective actions required to ensure the safety of the on-orbit satellites and perform upgrades on said satellites, (8) Support early-orbit operations at Offutt AFB, for Block 5D satellites and Suitland MD for Block 5D and POES satellites to ensure initial health of operational assets, (9)Provide weekly selected sensor telemetry products for operational satellites, (10) Maintain and sustain an adequate level of flight qualified age sensitive parts for stored flight-ready spacecraft with special emphasis on Apogee Kick Motor (AKM) support, battery fabrication, assembly and test, and pyrotechnic devices, (11) Maintain a database management system for spacecraft telemetry parameters at multiple Air Force sites and two contractor sites, (12) Support the DMSP satellite vehicle simulation facilities at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space currently in Princeton NJ and the Payload Integration and Test Facility, Vandenberg AFB, Offutt AFB and in Suitland MD, and, (13) Retrofit missions sensors onto satellites, retrofit the spacecraft to the new DMSP and/or POES launch vehicle and perform an adequate level of storage tests on spacecraft. The required effort will include the following Engineering Support for All Pre-Launch Activities: (1) Provide technical support to the 6th Satellite Operations Squadron (6SOPS), Offutt AFB, NE, the DMSP System Program Office (SPO), the POES Program Office, NASA, and the Test Wing at Vandenberg AFB, (2) Maintain and upgrade the Payload Integration and Test Facility, Vandenberg AFB, CA to ensure readiness of launch activities, (3) Prepare and maintain a Detailed Test Plan for each flight configuration, (4) Support spacecraft storage and testing for all DMSP and POES spacecraft, (5) Conduct payload processing and booster integration for launch processing providing a 90 day launch call capability, and (6) Comply with all relevant safety and environmental regulations applicable at the launch site. The required effort will include the following Engineering and Management Support: (1) Management and supervisory support of contractor field personnel and engineering consultants, (2) Review Change Notices, Engineering Change Proposals and Specification Change Notices prepared by associated contractors to assess their technical, cost, and schedule impacts to DMSP and POES component elements. The required effort will encompass the following Flight Software Support: (1) Perform anomaly analysis and update and modify the flight software as necessary to resolve the anomalies, (2) Perform the evaluation, analysis, interface review and verification of flight software to certify the integration and launch decision for each DMSP and POES satellite, (3) Perform ongoing configuration management of flight software for all DMSP and POES flights, and, (4) Support the Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) contractor for DMSP Flight Software. The required effort will include the following System Engineering Support: (1) Perform engineering support as directed by the DMSP Systems Program Office (SPO) Contracting Officer to enhance operational performance and to maximize flight reliability, (2) Perform engineering support and life tests on new technologies that can be implemented into the DMSP and POES spacecraft, (3) Support out-of-flow integration activities during ongoing spacecraft production. Those who wish to express interest in the contemplated acquisition should submit a statement of capability (SOC). Interested offerors must demonstrate that they have or are able to obtain by the time of contract award the capability to meet the following engineering requirements: (1) In-depth knowledge of the DMSP and POES data handling systems, the data storage systems, the scanning systems and the command processing systems, (2) Ability to maintain, troubleshoot, repair, and retest AGE and STE associated with spacecraft testing and pre-launch operations, (3) Provide a supply depot repair/test facility to support repairs, tests, and system anomaly analysis, (4) In-depth knowledge of the interfaces between the DMSP spacecraft, the primary Operation Linescan Sensor (OLS) and secondary mission sensors as well as all sensors for the POES spacecraft, (5) Ability to develop and maintain all spacecraft System Analysis Reports and Interface Control Documents with both existing and new DMSP and POES associated contractors, (6) In- depth knowledge of the DMSP and POES satellites and its command and telemetry system, (7) In-depth knowledge and understanding of DMSP and POES operations including command, control and telemetry processing, (8) Knowledge of emergency spacecraft anomaly analysis and safety procedures in order to develop satellite contingency and emergency operational commanding procedures, (9) Capability to evaluate current technology and meteorological applications, (10) Ability to offer specific product improvement recommendations to DMSP for the exploitation of new technologies for the DMSP and POES satellites, (11) capability to perform telemetry data trend analysis sufficient to anticipate failures and/or anomalous performance, (12) Ability to integrate knowledge and experience relative to the Vandenberg Payload Test Facility and the Air Force Satellite Control Network as they relate to DMSP and POES, (13) Knowledge of spacecraft storage procedures and testing, (14) Knowledge of early orbit operations for satellites, (15) Knowledge of current DMSP and POES ground system equipment including communications interfaces, data multiplexing, decommutation, reformatting, switching, data processing and upgrades, (16) Knowledge in performing on- going configuration management of flight software for all flights, (17) Knowledge of command and telemetry encryption and authentication, (18) Capability in computer hardware and software design and evaluation/analysis of both analog and digital systems and circuitry, (19) In-depth experience in satellite ground systems engineering, systems fault isolation, and development of operational work-arounds, (20) Experience in satellite command, control and telemetry software maintenance and testing of software modifications, (21) Experience in hardware and software configuration management and maintenance of system hardware and software documentation in accordance with applicable contract standards, (22) Experience in software systems analysis, software troubleshooting, software modification to correct system deficiencies and integration of software enhancements developed by third parties, (23) Experience in the administration of services related contracts, (24) Ability to employ the required expertise in the evaluation of proposed spacecraft/ground system changes and render timely recommendations, (25) Experience in the performance of cost-effectiveness analysis regarding all aspects of DMSP and POES requirements, (26) Capability to develop contractual technical standards and requirements for DMSP and POES satellites, (27) Ability to conduct interface working groups, design reviews and audits, (28) Capability to update spacecraft documentation including numerous launch procedures, field manuals, and drawings and associated listings using a compliant configuration control system, and (29) Knowledge of age sensitive hardware required in the DMSP and POES programs. Contractor personnel are to be fully qualified at contract award date. Notification of interest and SOC are to be received within fifteen days from the date of publication of this notice. The SOC must be limited to 20 pages. The SOC should include the contract number, name, address and telephone number of the Contracting Officer of contracts under which similar work was performed. Questions regarding this acquisition should be directed to Capt Douglas E. James. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and does not constitute an IFB or RFP. When requested, all responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, quotation which shall be considered by the agency. (0229)

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