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69 -- SURVEILLANCE RADAR TRAINING SET POC Debra Hamilton, Contract Specialist, 617-377-1040; Vinita J. Veneziano, Contracting Officer, 617-377-5730. The Government intends to award a sole source contract for the test, integration and installation of a modified version of the E-8 JSTARS Maintenance Trainer to replace the AN/APY1-T1 Radar Maintenance Training Set (RMTS) for the U.S. Air Force to AAI Corporation (York Road and Industry Lane, Cockeyville, MD 21030). This modified trainer will be known as the SRTS and will be used to train Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) radar operations and maintenance personnel in the operation and maintenance of the [E-3] Radar System Improvement Program (RSIP) modified radar system. Statutory authority for award of this contract is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (d) (1) (b) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 (a), (2) (ii) "Only One Responsible Source". This rationale is based on extensive R&D cost (over $11M) invested by the Government in the E-8 JSTARS Maintenance Trainer which shares over 90% of approximately 108,000 lines of ADA code with the SRTS. Contract award is anticipated in January 1998. The SRTS shall support instruction to both basic skill (3-level using a procedural approach) and advanced skill (5/7-level using a state driven approach). It will include 16 student work stations, two instructor consoles, three simware development consoles, two graphic work stations, two mock-ups and a logistics support package. The first two student work stations and the simware development stations are required for delivery by July 1999. Due to the extensive E-3/E-8 trainer commonality it is considered that only AAI has the requisite technical expertise and inherent resources to accomplish this effort within budget and on schedule. Any interested parties who desire and so request a copy of the solicitation will be provided with one and that any proposals submitted will be evaluated without prejudice. See Numbered Note(s): 22, 26. (0104)

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