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

A -- INTERFACE DEVELOPMENT SUPPORT FOR THE INTEGRATION OF THE JOINT DIRECT ATTACK MUNITION (JDAM) SOL F33657-96-R-0014 POC Gary Wiviott, Contract Negotiator/Nancy Williamson, Contracting Officer, (937) 255-7927 The objective of this synopsis is to seek interested sources able to perform interface development support for the integration of the Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW), Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD), and Joint Air to Surface Standoff Munition (JASSM) onto the McDonnell Douglas F-15E aircraft. For the remainder of this document, JDAM, JSOW, WCMD, and JASSM will be referred to collectively as the Smart Weapons. The contractor shall be able to evaluate the individual Smart Weapons core Interface Control Documents (ICDs) to determine if these programs are proceeding in such a way that these weapons can be successfully integrated into the F-15E without generating foreseeable complications or additional costs. The contractor shall ensure that the evolving hardware and software architectures and support infrastructures of the F-15E will not preclude it from carrying one or all of these weapons. The contractor shall be required to attend all of the Smart Weapons Joint Interface Control Working Group (JICWG) meetings. The contractor shall be required to write/update the F-15 annexes to the Smart Weapons ICDs. The contractor shall create a knowledge base about the technical aspects of the Smart Weapons so that they can be successfully and efficiently integrated onto the F-15E at a future date. The contractor shall be required to assess the F-15E impacts of the Interface Control Notices (ICNs) and Interface Memorandums (IFMs) released by the Smart Weapons programs and provide coordination on these documents. The contractor shall be required to review all ICNs and IFMs to insure interface commonality between the Smart Weapons in all areas where there is not a specific weapon requirement that precludes this interface commonality. The contractor shall be required to produce Requirements Change Notices (RCNs) for the F-15E/Smart Weapons integration. The contractor shall be required to establish an Associate Contractor Agreement (ACA) between themselves and McDonnell Douglas Aerospace and also with the Smart Weapons contractors. Offers will be considered from any firm providing clear and convincing evidence of its capability to meet all the following criterion: (a) Capability to show engineering knowledge/experience on the Smart Weapons and the F-15E systems; (b) Capability to access F-15E technical information and technical information about the Smart Weapons; (c) Capability to influence the engineering changes and overall design of the F-15E; (d) Capability to plan for a successful, efficient integration of the Smart Weapons onto the F-15E; (e) Capability to mitigate the risks of integrating the Smart Weapons onto the F-15E; (f) Capability to answer technical questions concerning the F-15E/Smart Weapons integration for the purposes of the USAF; (g) Capability to provide cost, schedule, and performance forecasts related to the integration of the Smart Weapons onto the F-15E; (h) Capability to attend the Smart Weapons JICWG meetings; (i) Capability to conduct systems engineering, project management, and configuration management; (j) Capability to provide all required engineering data. 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. SIC for this procurement action is 3728, with a size standard of 1000 employees including the offeror and its affiliates. 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 fully 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. Direct capabilities package and any routine communications concerning this acquisition to Mr. Gary Wiviott, Contract Negotiator, or Mr. Nancy Williamson, Contracting Officer, ASC/LFDKI Bldg 32, 2300 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7249, (937) 255-7927. The technical point of contact is Lt Matt Keiper, ASC/LFDWW, (937) 255-6560, FAX (937) 656-7169. 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, disagreement, 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 ext. 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. (0098)

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