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R -- GUIDED WEAPONS EVALUATION FACILITY (GWEF) HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP SIMULATION (HILS) DUE 012398 POC Troy R. Gunter, Contract Specialist E-MAIL: click here to contact contracting specialist via e-mail, guntert@eglin.af.mil. GUIDED WEAPONS EVALUATION FACILITY (GWEF). The Air Force Development Test Center, 46th Test Wing, Eglin AFB FL, is seeking sources to provide technical support to the Radio Frequency/Millimeter Wave (RF/MMW) Flight (46TW/TSWM) for the simulation, test, and evaluation of guided munitions in controlled laboratory environments. Technical expertise supporting the operations, maintenance, and development of existing and new HIL simulators is required in the Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility (GWEF), the Preflight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems (PRIMES), and the Missile Simulation Lab (MISILAB). These facilities provide the capabilities for test and evaluation of guided munitions and guidance and control technologies through Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation (HIL) simulation and pre-flight system integration. Potential source must have in-depth knowledge and experience in the areas of HIL simulators, scene projection techniques, target and background modeling, anechoic chambers, flight motion tables, HIL testing of seekers, and a sensor guidance technologies including infrared, microwave and millimeter wave radar, and laser. Potential sources must also have knowledge of 6 degree-of-freedom (DOF) simulations, aerodynamics of guided missiles, and the dynamics of missile/target engagements in a clutter background with electronic countermeasures present. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Contact Troy Gunter, Contract Specialist or Marilyn Koser, Contracting Officer, (850) 882-4141 for contractual issues, and Mr. Bill Gash, (805) 882-9854, for technical issues. For other matters, Colonel Jeff Upp ((850) 882-5966 or E-Mail, Upp@eglin.af.mil) has been appointed as Ombudsman by the AFDTC Commander to hear offerors' or potential offerors' confidential concerns, if any, regarding this acquisition. The Ombudsman's purpose is not to replace the technical staff or contracting officer but to serve as an honest broker and communicate any contractor concerns, issues, and disagreements to the appropriate government personnel. Collect calls regarding this synopsis will not be accepted. This will be a 1 year basic contract plus four (4) 1 year options, to begin approximately the first quarter Fiscal Year (FY) 1999. Offerors are required to meet SECRET clearance requirements. This acquisition may involve data that are subject to export control laws and regulations. A foreign disclosure review of the technical data has not yet been accomplished. If the review determines that data are subject to export controls, only contractors who are registered and certified with the Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC) shall be provided copies of the solicitation or other data subject to foreign disclosure restrictions. Contact the Defense Logistics Services Center, 74 Washington Avenue N., Battle Creek, Michigan 40917-3084 (1-800-353-3572) for further information on the certification process. You must submit a copy of your approved DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, with your request for the solicitation. Please forward written requests for Request For Proposal (RFP) to AFDTC/PKZA, Attn: Troy Gunter, 205 West "D" Avenue, Suite 428, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6864, or facsimile (850)-882-5757 or E-Mail guntert@eglin.af.mil no later than 23 Jan 98. This requirement will be pursued as a 100% small business set-aside. The SIC Code is 8731, 1000 people. See Notes 1 and 26. (0357)

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