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L -- SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES, EGLIN AFB, FL POC James A. Thomas, Contract Specialist, (904) 882-4141, Vicky M. Dawson, Contracting Officer, (904) 882-4141 The Air Force Development Test Center, 16th Test Squadron (16 TS), Eglin AFB, FL (EAFB) is contemplating the award of a sole source Firm-Fixed-Price (FFP) contract for one year with four one-year options to Northrop-Grumman Corporation, B-2 Division, 8900 E. Washington Blvd, 71/B820/MI, Pico Rivera, CA 90660. Sustaining Engineering Services will be in support of the hardware and software maintenance, operations and technical requirements of the AN/APR-50 test line at EAFB. Contractor is required to advise and provide technical expertise in support of periodic and preventive maintenance of hardware, software and associated support equipment; operational checks of the ZSR-61 system; recurring engineering needs of the 16 TS B-2 Defensive Management System (DMS) controls and displays (C&Ds); associated special test equipment (STE); on-site troubleshooting and anomaly resolution of the B-2 DMS; associated STE; data collection and reduction equipment, and analysis thereof; foreign materiel exploitation(FME); provide the interface with the contractor's database; provide technical and systems operations training to the engineers and technicians who maintain and operate the AN/APR-50 mockup and all associated support equipment. Period of performance is from the date of contract award through 30 September 1998, plus four one-year options. All contractor personnel must be United States citizens and must possess and maintain a Top Secret special access required (SAR) Level IV security clearance. Contractor must have a prior and detailed working knowledge of the design, operation and maintenance of the ZSR-61 hardware and software, full integrated Defensive Management System-level testing, the 16 TS test laboratory requirements, B-2 DMS STE, special B-2 instrumentation and data reduction hardware and software to include data reduction and analysis, FME, B-2 aircraft systems, and their interfaces with the B-2 AN/APR-50 system. The contractor must be familiar with the technical theory and application of VAX architecture and programming, Versa Modular European (VME) based computer systems, X-windows programming and applications, ETHERNET local area networks, and Military Standard 1553B data bus operations. Prospective offerors should have a working knowledge of EC principles and equipment to include radar receiver and transmitter systems, advanced digital signal processing and transmission line, antenna and electromagnetic wave theory. This acquisition will be pursued on a sole source basis under the authority of FAR 6.302-1 (a)(2)(iii), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the Air Force. Interested parties must submit a capabilities package which addresses all requirements listed in this announcement no later than 5:00 p.m. CT, 23 Jul 97. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an IFB or RFP, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Numbered Notes 22, 25, and 26 apply. . (0183)

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