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18 -- GROUND SUPPORT EQUIPMENT (GSE) SUSTAINMENT INITIATIVE POC Mike Tolliver, Contract Negotiator, (310)363-1415/2673; Renay Campbell-Labriola, Contracting Officer, (310)363-6678. This effort will consist of all tasks deemed necessary to upgrade the Ground Support Equipment (GSE) at Eastern Launch Site (ELS) and Kent Space Center which is used to test the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) vehicle, store the IUS launch vehicle,and verify /validate software for IUS Missions for the next seven years. It is the intent of the government that the successful offerer assume 100% of the task responsibilities from contract start. Upgrade of the GSE will insure the capability to maintain, test and store the IUS vehicles and verify/validate the software and mission data loads for the IUS vehicles for the nest seven years. The affected hardware is vehicle checkout equipment such as Ground Power racks, the Checkout Stations (COS), general purpose test equipment, special test equipment, and storage equipment that is located in the Vertical Integration Building, the Solid Motor Assembly Building, at the launch pads at Eastern Launch Site (ELS) and the Kent Software/ Systems Integration Laboratory. Secret clearance is required to perform this effort. It is our intention to modify the existing contract, F04701-91-C-0011, for the upgrade of ground support equipment. The period of performance for the modification will be June 1997 through December 1998. The interested parties must demonstrate the capability to meet these requirements. Notification of interest must be received within 30 working days of the publication date of this synopsis. Interested firms must submit a written Statement of Capability (SOC) IAW Note 25. The information contained in the notice is based on the best information available at the time of publication and is in no way binding to the Government. The Government will not recognize any costs associated with the submission of information by interested firms. (0243)

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