ASC/LFDWQ, 2300 D. Street, Bldg 32, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433- 7249

A -- DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION EFFORTS SUPPORTING THE F-15 FIGHTER PROGRAM SOL F33657-97-R-0013 POC Contact Lt. Eddie Young, (937)255-5988, Contracting Officer, Cathy Doyle, (937)255-5988. The objective of this synopsis is to seek interested sources able to continue Risk Reduction activities for integrating the Fiber Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD) into the Tactical Electronics Warfare System (TEWS) on F-15 aircraft. FOTD is the off-board subsystem of the Integrated Defensive Electronic Countermeasures System (IDECM). The contractor shall be responsible for providing a minimal core of personnel to coordinate integration activities with representatives from the U.S. Government, F-15 contractor, the TEWS contractors and the IDECM contractor, provide F-15 design changes and address F-15 weapon system impacts, and F-15 integration concerns leading up to the start of EMD. Offers shall be considered from any firm providing clear and convincing evidence of its knowledge and experience to meet all the following criterion (a) Capability to meet and support Government, F-15 contractor, TEWS contractors, and IDECM contractor, by answering questions about F-15 platform installation, aerodynamics and interface design issues, (b) Capability to update specification and interface control documents (ICD) to reflect changes that occur in system design, (c) Capability to provide ILS support by providing design influence and maintaining ILS planning activities, (d) Capability to investigate feasibility of pneumatic dispensing in place of pyrotechnics (e) Capability to investigate and provide support equipment solutions for Fiber Optic and system fault isolation (f) Capability to interface with and update aircraft and subsystem operational flight programs (g) Capability to conduct electronic combat modeling and simulation to support technical trade studies. Sources responding should provide information concerning key management and program personnel with a resume of their previous experience and evidence of capability to perform successfully. This statement will have a twenty (20) page maximum limit, double spaced, point size 12. Failure to provide the above data with your response to this notice may disqualify your firm from further consideration. Information requested herein is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute a request for proposal and is not construed as a commitment by the government. All responses from responsible sources will be fairly considered, however, receipt of responses will not be acknowledged. All respondents are reminded that the Government must receive all responses within 30 days of publication of this notice. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, Mr. Daniel L. Kugel, ASC/SY, Bldg 52, 2475 K Street Suite 1 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7642 at (937) 255-3855. Direct capabilities packages and all routine communications concerning this acquisition to Lt. Eddie Young, Contract Negotiator, or Ms. Catherine Doyle, Contracting Officer, ASC/LFDWQ Bldg 32, 2300 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7249, (937) 255-5988, FAX (937) 255-1800, or e-mail youngel@vf.wpafb.af.mil. The technical points of contact for the Fiber Optic Towed Decoy (FOTD) program are Capt. Greg Pate and Mr. Hieu Doan, ASC/LFDWQ (937) 255-5988. (0044)

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