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18 -- NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION, MILSTAR SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SOL F04701-97-R-0009 POC Contract Negotiator, Capt Anthony K. McGraw (310)336-4754; Contracting Officer, Carolyn S. McCleary (310)336-4737 The Government needs Sustaining Engineering support for the Milstar communications spacecrafts. Sustaining Engineering support activites include flight readiness, deployments and the initialization to perform satellite and ground checkout, calibration and performance measurements leading to mission operations. The contractor will provide the long term performance trending, Class III discrepancy resolution and development integration support for continuing mission operations. Long-term performance assessment is conducted for each satellite system. All significant discrepancies (Class-III) are actively supported and managed by the contractor from root-cause identification to the recommended remedial and corrective actions. The present Sustaining Engineering support team is composed of staff from Lockheed Martin, Aerospace Corp., TRW and Hughes and operates at two locations; Falcon AFB, where Milstar command and control is located, and the factories. A Request for Proposal is anticipated to be released 15days after this synopsis to the incumbent contractor Lockheed Martin Missiles and Space (LMMS), Sunnyvale CA. Lockheed is considered the only qualified source because of their unique and specialized qualification demonstrated by its' Statement of Capabilites, submitted in response to the governments Sources Sought Synopsis for Milstar On-Orbit Support (10 Jun 96). Taskes to be accomplished include the following: a) Creation, implementation and maintenance of satellite flight operations requirements including constraints; b) Creation and implementation of flight readiness requirements for launch and early orbit; c) Satellite health and safety assessment including data analysis and long-term performance trending; d) Identification of requirements for sustained satellite life; e) Identification of requirements for mission operations and constraints; f) Creation, development and maintenance of satellite software and databases; g) Management and the resolutions of discrepancies including remedial and corrective action; h) Operation and maintenance of the Milstar Sustaining Engineering Support Equipment including the MOOSE. The MOOSE is a unique Milstar calibration and RF performance measurement facility; i) Maintenance and operation of Milstar auxiliary support center (MASC). The MASC is a major facility capable of storing and processing satellite telemetry data for engineering analysis and evaluation; j) Operation and maintenance of the Development Test Facility (DTF) and Enhanced Development Verification Model (EDVM) which provide simulation capabilities supporting flight operations. The next Milstar satellite must be ready to begin system-level launch readiness testing 12 months prior to launch. The launch is currently scheduled for not later than December 1998. The estimated period of performance for the Sustaining Engineering support is 7 years starting 1 October 1997. Two Milstar spacecraft -- Flight 1 and Flight 2 -- are currently On-Orbit and require Sustaining Engineering. Four additional Milstar spacecraft (Flights 3M,4,5,6) are currently stored/manufactured by Lockheed Martin Missile and Space (LMMS) at their Sunnyvale facility and will require Sustaining Engineering. LMMS has designed, developed, and launched two Milstar I satellites and is perceived to be the only known source capable of fulfilling the above requirements. This synopsis is a Notice of Contract Action to provide industry with knowledge of opportunities. A Letter Request for Proposal (RFP) will be issued 15 after release of this announcement. Information herein is based on the best information available at the time of publication, is subject to revision, and is not binding on the Government. See Notes 22 and 26.***** (0078)

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