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A -- EFFORT TO REPLACE THE MODULAR AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT (MATE) SOL F33657-96-R-0014 POC Gary Wiviott, Contract Negotiator/Nancy Williamson (937) 255-7927. This CBD announcement constitutes a Notice of Contractual Action (NOCA) of a proposed contract to replace the Modular Automatic Test Equipment (MATE) Controller (hardware and software) on the AN/ALM-246 Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS) Intermediate Support System (TISS), the F-15 TEWS I-Level maintenance tester developed by McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA). The contractor shall be required to make all software and hardware changes to the existing TISS Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), Storage Equipment Set (SES), Support Equipment for Support Equipment (SE/SE), and all Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) Test Program Sets (TPS) that will be driven by a new Controller. As a minimum, an upgraded TISS ATE shall be available to the USAF at ten (10) Months After Receipt of Order (MARO) for the purpose of software integration and conducting a Government System Compatibility Test (SCT). 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-15 Aircraft Program Office (ASC/LFD) of the HQ Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, proposes to award a contract for this effort during the fourth 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 show Engineering knowledge/experience on the TISS System and the F-15 TEWS Suite, (b) Capability/expertise to work with/upgrade the Modular Automatic Test Equipment (MATE) software, including the ninety-two (92) unique extensions approved for the TISS Program, (c) Access to Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) required for this effort. The Contractor has access to the following equipment/software: One each AN/ALM 246 TISS System (ATE/SES/TPSs/SE for SE) including all documentation, LRUs from the F-15 TEWS Suite (Radar Warning Receiver AN/ALR-56A and 56C, Internal Countermeasures AN/ALQ-135 Bands 1/1.5/2/3, and the Electronic Warfare Warning Set AN/ALQ-128), TISS Test Data Display, TISS secure Software Support System (SSS) including the TISS system software/ATE software/Test Program Set software, Environmentally controlled facility meeting TEMPEST requirements, Portable Automatic Test Equipment Calibrator (PATEC) with TISS calibration software, AN/TSM-131A Electrical Standards Set (ESS) with TISS ESS augmentation equipment, and in-house spares to support the above equipment with access to the USAF Supply MILSTRIP system, (d) Capability to integrate and test the above change to be compatible with the current and planned configurations of the F-15 TISS, (e) Capability to conduct retrofit/modification activities, (f) Capability to write USAF Mil-Spec Technical Orders (T.O.) and make changes to existing T.O.s affected by this effort, (g) Capability to use and input data into the Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) file system, (h) Capability to perform the design, development, integration, and test of new peculiar, F-15 I-level support equipment, (i) Capability to prepare, revise, and submit Support Equipment Recommendation Data (SERD) as part of appropriate Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) to specify F-15 I-level Support Equipment (SE) requirements, (j) Capability to interface with the USAF Computer Program Index Number (CPIN) system, (k) Capability to access the Air Warfare Center (AWC) secure Bulletin Board System (BBS), (l) Capability to conduct systems engineering, project management, and configuration management, (m) Capability to provide all required engineering data. Direct any routine communications concerning this acquisition to Mr. Gary Wiviott, Contract Negotiator, or Ms. Nancy Williamson, Contracting Officer, ASC/LFDKI Bldg 32, 2300 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7249, (937) 255-7927, FAX (937) 656-7167. Technical points of contact are Mr. Steve Justice or Mr. Dave Dettwiler, ASC/LFDWQ, (937) 255-5988, FAX (937) 255-1800. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from 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 Mr. Mike Coalson, ASC/SYIR, Bay 52, 2475 K Street Suite 1, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7642, (937) 255-5535, X-250. 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. See Note 22. (0064)

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