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18 -- EXPENDABLE SPACE LAUNCH VEHICLE SERVICES SOL F04701-97-R-0008 DUE 043098 POC Ms. Melissa Applebaum (310) 336-4212/Procuring Contracting Officer: Ms Joyce Mullenbach (310) 336-4578 WEB: EELV home page, HTTP://WWW.LAAFB.AF.MIL/SMC/MV/ EELVHOME.HTM. This Notice of Contract Action modifies the 31 Jul 97 CBD Presolicitation Notice (Cite Number W-212 SN104464). The United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) intends to release a draft solicitation and final solicitation in late Jan 98 and Mar 98, respectively, for Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) development and Initial Launch Services (ILS). The proposals will be due 30 days after release of the final solicitation. All interim releases of documents, the draft solicitation, and the final solicitation will be made available to industry via the EELV World Wide Web Internet Homepage (HTTP://WWW.LAAFB.AF.MIL/SMC/MV/ EELVHOME.HTM). Industry should transmit any comments regarding these documents to the Procuring Contracting Officer using the same means. The EELV program is an expendable space launch system that will satisfy the Government portion of the National Mission Model (excluding crew-rated or cargo return missions), reduce overall system recurring costs, and maintain or improve the reliability, operability, and capability of current medium through heavy lift systems (Delta, Atlas, and Titan IV). The 31 Jul 97 Presolicitation Notice outlined an EELV acquisition strategy consisting of three successive modules under full and open competition among U.S. manufacturers. The first module, Low Cost Concept Validation (LCCV), began on 24 Aug 95 with four $30M contracts awarded for a 15 month period of performance. The second module, Pre-Engineering and Manufacturing Development (Pre-EMD), began on 20 Dec 96 with the award of $60M contracts to Lockheed Martin Astonautics and McDonnell Douglas Aerospace. The Government evaluation of competitive EMD and Production proposals would have resulted in a final downselect to one contractor. On 6 Nov 97, the Acting Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition & Technology announced a revision to the overall acquisition approach for EELV. The revised approach will (1) position the DoD to procure commercial EELV launch services instead of separate production and launch operations efforts, (2) maintain an ongoing competition between the two Pre-EMD contractors rather than downselecting to one, and (3) have the contractors share the cost of developing a national launch capability that meets Government requirements and is commercially marketable. Consistent with this approach, the Air Force intends to process a Justification & Approval (J&A) to limit the competition for the Development/ILS effort to the two current EELV contractors. The Development/ILS effort requires establishing an operational national launch capability in accordance with the Government requirements (System Performance Document), and providing launch services for the FY01-05 missions in the EELV National Mission Model. Responsible offerors for the Development/ILS effort must (1) be U.S. manufacturers as defined in the Pre-EMD Request for Proposal (2) meet the requirements outlined in the Downselect Design Review document (3) have the capability to meet the program schedule, including completion of an environmental analyses and ability to obtain necessary construction and other permits, and (4) provide documents commensurate with the Contract Data Requirements List (CDRL) items required under the Pre-EMD contract, including a Life Cycle Cost Estimate (LCCE) that clearly supports a 25% reduction in the cost of space launch, System/Segment Interface Control Document, System/Subsystem Design Document, Environmental Analysis Report, and A-level specifications (System/Launch Vehicle Segment/Ground Segment). Firms who did not perform under the LCCV and Pre-EMD contracts, and who believe they can compete as prime contractors in the Development/ILS effort are encouraged to submit a statement of capability and qualification addressing the above criteria within 20 calendar days of this synopsis to: SMC/MVK, Attn: Joyce Mullenbach, Procuring Contracting Officer, 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1467/A-2, Los Angeles AFB, El Segundo, CA 90245-4659. Information specified in the synopsis can be obtained bycalling Capt Marlon Camacho at (310) 336-4599 or by contacting him via the EELV home page. This CBD synopsis is not a formal solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this synopsis or to otherwise pay for the information solicited herein. See Note 26. (0364)

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