15th Contracting Squadron, 90 G Street, Bldg 1201 Hickam, AFB, HI 96853-5230

M -- OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE OF RIPSAW RANGE, JAPAN SOL F64605 97 R0014 POC Darrell Strahan, Contract Specialist, (808) 449-6860 x613 or FAX (808) 449-7026 or Carol Allison, Contracting Officer (808) 449-6860 x601 WEB: 15th Contracting Squadron Home Page, http://hickam.af.mil/cons. E-MAIL: Darrell Strahan, Contract Specialist, StrahanD@wpgate.hickam.af.mil. Sources are sought for the operation and maintenance of the Ripsaw Range, Japan. The range comprises all United States Air Force (USAF) operations located in and in support of the USAF operated Class A joint use air-to-ground training range, and its associated airspace (R130). Contract operations will provide operational and maintenance support of the M-2 scoring scopes, acoustiscore system, the AN/SPS 64 emitters, all USAF owned range facilities and areas, Range control as specified, Naval Security Group Activity facilities as specified, and future Weapons Systems Simulators (WSS) and the Television Ordnance Scoring System (TOSS). Integration/Communication. All system control and information data transfer between systems, users and operating locations within Ripsaw Range is accomplished using a combination of commercial lines and FM/VHF/UHF transceivers. This combination of systems supports air-to-ground communications, site-to-site communications, and user communication and will support data transferto/from the WSS, TOSS control and video and threat instrumentation. Maintenance, connectivity, and the integration of Ripsaw Range are contractor requirements. Encryption equipment maintenance will be a Government requirement. The Command and Control (C2) future critical contractor function utilizes position reporting, radar data and IFF positional displays to provide an effective and realistic Integrated Air Defense System (IADS) based on known operating parameters. An effective threat environment, based on real world scenarios, is critical to aircrew readiness. This function also ensures that appropriate threat doctrine is followed, and optimized to support user training needs. The performance of the C2 function to include operation, maintenance, and connectivity of supporting systems is a contractor responsibilty. Weapons System Simulators and TOSS. Planned acquisitions include the TOSS and Weapons Systems Simulators capable of simulating several different SAM's and AAA. Connectivity, integration, operation and maintenance of all WSS and the TOSS is a contractor responsibility. The basic period of performance will be 01 February 1998 -- 30 September 1998 with four one year options to extend the contract through 30 September 2002. All sources interested must respond in writing to the 15th Contracting Squadron by mail or by facsimile (808) 449-7026 no later than 1 June 1997. (0129)

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