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16 -- AIRCRAFT LAUNCHER INTERFACE COMPUTERS (ALICS) POC Major Wendy Motlong, Contracting Officer, 904/882-2456, Ext 5014 The Lethal SEAD Division of the Weapons, Air Base, and Range Product Support Office plans to award a firm fixed price, sole source, Foreign Military Sales (FMS) contract to Texas Instruments Incorporated (TI), Lewisville TX, for the procurement of 16 Aircraft Launcher Interface Computers (ALICs). Each ALIC will be integrated with a LAU-118/A launcher which will be provided as GFE. A priced option for 12 additional ALICs and associated integration is also contemplated. Delivery of the integrated ALICs must begin NLT March 1998. This procurement is a continuation of an on-going production effort performed by TI. The ALIC provides a physical and functional interface between the High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) and the F-16 aircraft. Hardware modifications were made to the ALIC phase III baseline by TI for parts obsolescence and producibility. A reprocurement package incorporating these changes has not been kept up to date by the government and is not available for competitive reprocurement. The government further requires that ALIC hardware undergo extensive acceptance tests requiring use of the TI-developed ALIC Acceptance Test Equipment (AATE). The AATEs are committed to existing contracts and are not available for another contractor to start up a production line for 16 ALICs. Software modifications to upgrade the ALIC and improve performance will be a part of this procurement. The software upgrades will incorporate previously evaluated System Problem Improvement Reports (SPIRs) submitted by TI. This synopsis is for planning purposes only and shall not be considered an IFB or an RFP and is not to be considered as a commitment by the government. All responsible sources shall be screened on the following qualification: knowledge and production capability of the ALIC systems, knowledge of the AATE operating procedures/capabilities; and ability to meet the delivery schedule. It is anticipated that only one source, TI, developer and sole producer, can satisfy the government's minimum needs for this small requirement. This contractual action is expected to be executed using "other than full and open competition" procedures pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(a)(20(ii)/see numbered Note 22. The request for proposal is anticipated to be released in 30 days. Firms wishing to be considered for this effort should submit their qualifications to the contracting officer, ASC-LKGK, Attn: Major W. Motlong, 102 West D Ave Ste 300, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6808. The firm must specifically address all requirements of this synopsis, and should include a statement whether or not the firm is large, small or small disadvantaged business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-7000. Responses to this notice must be received no later than 15 calendar days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or 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 Timothy R. Kinney at (904) 882-9051. 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. Routine communications concerning this acquisition should be directed to the contract officer, Major Wendy Motlong at (904) 882-2456 ext 5014 or the program manager, Ms. Nancy Kirkwood, at (904) 882-4808 ext 2194. Collect calls will not be accepted. (0348)

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