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16 -- INTEGRATION EFFORT SUPPORTING THE F-15E FIGHTER PROGRAM SOL F33657-96-R-0032 POC Contact Point, Mr. Myron Miller, Contracting Officer at 937/255-7927. This CBD announcement constitutes a Notice of Contract Action of a proposed contract to integrate and install the Avionic Interface Unit (AIU) into the F-15E aircraft. Small businesses are hereby notified of potential subcontracting opportunities for this acquisition. Point of contact is: Director of Procurement, McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA), (314) 232-9154. The F-15E Aircraft Program Office (ASC/LFD) of HQ Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, proposes to award a contract for this effort during the 3rd quarter of FY 97 to McDonnell-Douglas Aerospace (MDA), St. Louis, MO. The contract will be awarded pursuant to the authority of FAR 6.302-1[(10 U.S.C.) 2304(c)(1)] only one responsible source and no other source can satisfy agency requirements. The contractor meets all the following criterion: (a) Capability to integrate and install the above subsystems to be compatible with the current and planned configurations of the F-15E, (b) Capability to conduct retrofit/modificationactivities, (c) Capability to identify and develop efficient and cost-effective training programs for support of an F-15E, (d) Capability to use and input data into the Logistics Support Analysis file when conducting studies and analyses of training requirements associated with the F-15E aircraft and aircraft subsystems, (e) Capability to perform the design, development, integration, prototyping and test of new, peculiar F-15E Organizational and Depot (O&D) level support equipment hardware and software, designing and testing both hardware and software for nuclear weapons capabilities, and supporting planning, analysis, evaluation and coordination required for nuclear certification of support equipment, (f) Capability to prepare/revise and submit Support Equipment Recommendation Data (SERD) as part of appropriate Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to specify organizational and depot support equipment requirements for F-15E aircraft and ability to identify standard hand tools and develop modified hand tools required to support the F-15E, including modification drawings for modified standard hand tools, stock numbers, nomenclature and technical descriptions, as applicable, which shall be provided for each tool, (g) Capability to test and evaluate efforts in a manner that shall include consequential conduct of the air vehicle, avionics, and support equipment simulator, laboratory and aircraft ground tests. (NOTE: Additional GFE assets may be available to support test and evaluation activities, but need dates must be identified in a timely manner, ) (h) Capability to conduct systems engineering and project management for all subsystems, (i) Capability to provide all required engineering data. 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 commun-icate 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 Mr Daniel L. Kugel, ASC/SY, 2475 K Street Suite 1, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7642 at (937) 255-3855. 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. Direct all routine communication to Mr. Myron Miller, Contracting Officer at (937) 255-7927. See Note 22. (0353)

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