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A -- CR-100 (AN/URQ-38) RANGE/RANGE RATE SUBSYSTEM REPLACEMENT SOL F08635-97-DRFP-PKZ04 DUE 070397 POC Contracting Officer Elizabeth A. Gordon, 505-475-1245 The 746th Test Squadron referred to as the Central Inertial Guidance Test Facility (CIGTF) of the 46th Test Group at Holloman AFB NM intends to issue a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP F08635-97-DRFP-PKZ04) on or about 16 June 1997 and a Request for Proposal (RFP F08635-97-R-0023) on or about 22 August 1997 for the replacement of the CR-100 (AN/URQ-38) Range/Range Rate Subsystem at Holloman AFB, New Mexico. A presolicitation conference at Holloman AFB is planned approximately two weeks after release of the Draft RFP. All information concerning the presolicitation conference will be in the draft RFP. The scope of this effort is to provide highly accurate Time, Space And Position Information (TSPI) measurement data for testing of navigation and guidance systems in a GPS electronic combat environment. Currently, post-processed GPS/INS integrated systems are used as the primary means of achieving highly accurate TSPI. Testing in the GPS electronic combat environment requires TSPI sources independent of GPS. The present TSPI measurement source that provides this jamming immunity is the CR-100 (AN/URQ-38) Range/Range Rate Subsystem. The TSPI measurement source being sought can be ground based, aircraft based or both. The Government will integrate the new measurement source into the CIGTF High Accuracy Post-processing System (CHAPS), which provides the TSPI for the 746th Test Squadron. The measurement source will be used in CHAPS to track military test bed aircraft on the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The draft RFP is for (1) development of the first measurement source subsystem, (2) delivery, acceptance testing and Initial Operational Capability (IOC) of the subsystem at Holloman AFB/White Sands Missile Range, and (3) fabrication of additional subsystems for Full Operational Capability (FOC), i.e., coverage of the WSMR jamming test area. The period of performance for this effort would be approximately 9 months from contract award to IOC, with an option for fabrication and delivery of the FOC subsystems 6 -9 months after exercise of the option. The anticipated contract type is firm fixed price. Foreign participation is excluded. The draft RFP will be released to large and small businesses alike as this acquisition is unrestricted. The SIC Code for this acquisition is 3812, and the size standard is 750 employees. Requests for draft RFP F08635-97-DRFP-PKZ04 should be made in writing to Ms Elizabeth A Gordon, c/o 46 TG/XP, 872 DeZonia Road, Holloman AFB, NM 88330-7714. Telephone inquiries should be directed to Ms. Gordon at (505) 475-1245. Technical questions should be addressed to the Program Manager, Mr James Dewald, 746 TS/TGGE, at (505) 679-2670. Collect calls will not be accepted. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program manager or Contracting Officer but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the ombudsman will retain 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 Colonel Stephen J. Dunning, AFDTC/CDS at (904) 882-4160, e-mail address: dunning@eglin.af.mil@pmdf@umgm">dunning@eglin.af.mil@pmdf@umgm">dunning@eglin.af.mil@pmdf@umgm. 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.***** (0155)

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