Phillips Laboratory, Directorate of Contracting, 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773

A -- SPACECRAFT BUILD, INTEGRATION AND TEST/GROUND STATIONS/EXPERIMENT INTEGRATION/LAUNCH PROCESSING/ON-ORBIT OPERATIONS!! SOL F29601-97-R-0004 POC Odette Denman, 505/846-9147/Contracting Officer!! WEB: Click here to access the TSX-6 DRFP, http://www.te.plk.af.mil/contracts/news.htm. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the TSX-6 Acquisition Manager via e-mail, preissjr@plk.af.mil. Notice of Contract Action (NOCA). A Sources Sought Synopsis (SSS) was released 16 Jan 1997. Please refer to the SSS for additional information. The Space Test Program (STP)at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, anticipates release of a Draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) Solicitation Number F29601-97-R-0004 on or about 20 June 1997 for the Tri-Services Experiment Mission 6 (TSX-6). The DRFP may be downloaded at internet site: http://www.te.plk.af.mil/contracts/news.htm. You will need to contact either Capt. Kevin Mundorff at (505) 846-0888 or Lt Jason R. Preisser at (505) 846-5093 to obtain a username and password to access the TSX-6 documents. Following release of the DRFP, the Program Office will hold a Briefing For Industry (BFI) on Tuesday 08 July 1997, Kirtland AFB West Side, Building 201, Phillips Lab Science Center, Conference Room 7A from 8am -- 10am MST. The Program Office will also be scheduling 2 hour blocks, 8am to 10am and 1pm to 3pm MST, to conduct one-on-ones with bidders beginning 8 July 1997 and ending approximately 15 July 1997. The one-on-ones will be held at Kirtland AFB West Side Building 413, Conference Room 1/169. Please call Lt Jason Preisser, SMC/TEKL at (505)846-5093 or Aurora Vigil at (505) 846-8543 to schedule a date and time. The Scope of TSX-6 includes design, fabrication, assembly, and test the space vehicle using industry-accepted best practices. The contractor will integrate the OPREX Spacecraft Evaluation Module (OSEM) and Polymer Battery Experiments (PBEX) onto a small space vehicle bus, support integration of the space vehicle to the launch vehicle, and provide post launch support. Appropriate analyses and definition are required to determine the most efficient manner to configure the DoD experiments and space vehicle for this mission. The contract structure will be a combination of Firm Fixed Price (FFP) and Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF). The Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) structure is anticipated to be as follows: CLIN 0001 -- FFP -- Space Vehicle (SV) Build, Integration, Test, OPTION CLIN 0002 -- FFP -- Ground Station Build, Test, Integration, CLIN 0003 -- Not Separately Priced (NSP) -- CDRLs, CLIN 0004 -- CPFF -- Anomaly Resolution / Special Studies / Within Scope Requirements Changes, Level of Effort for Application of Relevant Technologies and Study of Anomalies, CLIN 0005 -- FFP -- SV Storage (Fixed Daily Rate, Propose for 18 Month Storage), CLIN 0006 -- CPFF -- Storage Maintenance (Health Checks During and Pre-Ship Testing at End of SV Storage), CLIN 0007 -- CPFF -- Shipment to Launch Site / Launch Vehicle Integration / Launch Processing (Propose for Pegasus Launch from Vandenberg AFB), CLIN 0008 -- CPFF -- Support of On-Orbit Operations (Support for Resolution of On-Orbit Anomalies, Propose for One Year of Operations with the option for two additional years), OPTION CLIN 0009 -- FFP -- Propulsion Subsystem (Subsystem Must Raise Orbit from 325 nmi to 450 nmi), CLIN 0010 -- TBD. CLINs 11 -- 20 will be for Option 1, CLINs 21 -- 30 will be for Option 2. The contract period of performance will be for a total of nine years if all options are exercised by the Government. The contract is anticipated to be awarded December 1997. The anticipated period of performances are: 1) Basic Contract Dec 97 -- Dec 02, 2) Option 1 Dec 99 -- Dec 04, and 3) Option 2 Dec 01 -- Dec 06. The TSX-6 acquisition will be conducted under Full and Open Competition. The formal RFP will be released on or about 28 July 1997 with the date for receipt of proposals 30 days after issue. For technical issues please contact the Project Manager, Capt. Kevin Mundorff at (505) 846-0888. For contracting issues, please contact Lt Jason Preisser at (505) 846-5093 or the Contracting Officer, Odette Denman, (505) 846-9147. (0168)

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