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

A -- DEVELOPMENT AND INTEGRATION EFFORTS SUPPORTING THE F-15 FIGHTER PROGRAM SOL F33657-97-R-0013 POC Lt. Eddie Young/Contracting Officer, Cathy Doyle, (937) 255-5988 This CBD announcement constitutes a Notice of Contract Action of a proposed contract to integrate the following subsystems onto the F-15 fighter aircraft. The contractor shall be responsible for all actions necessary to integrate and test the Fiber Optic Towed Decoy System (FOTD). In addition, the contractor shall be required to perform incidental changes to the aircraft and contractor furnished equipment. Small businesses are hereby notified of potential subcontracting opportunities for this acquisition. ASC/LFD of HQ Aeronautical Systems Center, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH proposes to award a contract for this effort during the 3rd quarter 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 of the following criterion (a) Capability to integrate and test the above subsystems to be compatible with the current and planned configurations of the F-15; (b) Capability to conduct retrofit/modification activities on F-15 aircraft and avionics subsystems; (c) Capability to identify and develop efficient and cost-effective training programs for support of an F-15; (d) Capability to use and input data into the Logistics Support Analysis file when conducting studies and analyses of training requirements associated with the F-15 aircraft and aircraft subsystems; (e) Capability to perform the design, development, integration, prototyping and test of new, peculiar F-15 Organizational and Intermediate (O&I) level support equipment hardware and software; (f) Capability to prepare/revise and submit Support Equipment Recommendation Data (SERD) as part of appropriate Engineering Change Proposals (ECPs) to specify organizational and intermediate support equipment requirements for F-15 aircraft and ability to identify standard hand tools and develop modified hand tools required to support the F-15, including modification drawings for modified standard hand tools, stock numbers, nomenclature and technical descriptions, as applicable, which shall be provided for each tool; (g) Capability to test and evaluate efforts in a manner that shall include consequential conduct of the air vehicle, avionics, support equipment, simulator, laboratory and aircraft ground tests. (h) Capability to conduct systems engineering and project management for all subsystems; (i) 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; (j) SIC for this procurement action is 8731, with a size standard of 1,500 employees including the offeror and its affiliates. 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. Michael S. Coalson, ASC/SYI, Bldg 52, 2475 K Street Suite 1 Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7642 at (937) 255-9279 x232, or e-mail coalsons@sy.wpafb.af.mil. 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 See Note 22. (0125)

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