Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Code 220000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

R -- ELECTRONIC COMBAT RANGE SUPPORT SERVICES SOL N68936-97-R-0057 DUE 031697 POC Mary Jacobs, Contract Specialist, 619-939-6043, FAX 619-939-8186, email mjacobs@ban.chinalake.navy.mil or Rena Mueller, Contracting Officer, 619-939-8176. The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWPNS), China Lake, California, plans to procure operation and maintenance, improvement, modification and management of radar systems, associated range test support systems, equipment and test sites for the Electronic Combat Range and the Superior Valley Bombing and Gunnery Range at China Lake, California. Secondary sites that may be supported through this contract are the Land Range at China Lake, the Sea Range and San Nicholas Island at Pt. Mugu, CA the White Sands Detachment in New Mexico, and other off-site locations world wide that have a mission or requirement connected to the mission of the primary sites covered by these contracts. Support may include any range consolidations that may occur during the life of the contract. The Electronic Combat and Superior Valley Range Support includes, but is not limited to, Test Operations, including engineering and systems operations, system modifications and updates, system development, testing, validation, and integration, configuration and documentation management, electronic fabrication, and system analysis, hardware and software of radar spotting, tracking, fiber optic, communications, computer data transfer, video, audio, air traffic control, electronic warfare, command control, global positioning, telemetry, data collection, analysis, simulation, display, plotting and reporting, bomb scoring, targets, and calibration systems and subsystems. Test Site management includes, but not necessarily limited to, quality control and assurance, test management and coordination, air traffic control, range cleanup, weather observation, and target fabrication. The contract will also provide for any increased effort in the areas of radar and laser systems, metric and time-space-position information (TSPI) systems, and telemetry systems to any site within the Pacific Range and Test Facilities. This requirement will be a competitive set-aside for 8(a) business concerns. No foreign owned, controlled, or influenced companies will be allowed to participate. The one year with four one-year options contract will be a cost plus award fee, indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity type contract using best value source selection. The effort is scheduled to begin 1 October 1997. Top Secret facility and personnel security clearances of secret and top secret will be required. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered. Requests for the solicitation may be faxed to Mary Jacobs at 619-939-8186 or email to mjacobs@ban.chinalake.navy.mil. Solicitation will be issued on or about 30 January 1997, and close 45 days thereafter. (SIC Code 8711 applies -- Size Standard $20 million.) See Note 26. (0014)

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