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15 -- ONE C-37 AIRCRAFT POC Mr Jeffrey H. Mellott, Contracting Officer, (937) 656-9579 or Mr James T. Reveal, Small VC-X Program Manager, (937) 656-9484 E-MAIL: CONTRACTING OFFICER, mellottjh@c17.wpafb.af.mil. This notice is to announce a sources sought to procure one C-37 (Gulfstream V) aircraft. The acquisition is a result of Congressional direction (from the 23 September 1997 Congressional Record -- House, Section 8107) instructing the Air Force to procure one C-37 for the US Army Priority Air Transport (USAPAT) Detachment at Andrews Air Force Base, MD. The C-37 aircraft must meet the following minimum configuration and performance requirements: a) must be FAA certified and compliant with 14 CFR Parts: 25 (airworthiness); 34 (pollution), and 36 (noise); b) capability to transport a minimum of 12 passengers, 5 crew members, and associated baggage, nonstop for a no-wind range of 5300 nm; c) a cruise ceiling of 51,000 feet minimum after maximum gross weight takeoff; d) be able to operate out of a 5,000-foot runway carrying a minimum of 12 passengers and 5 crew, fly 3 hours at normal cruise under ISA conditions with fuel reserves; e) a FAR landing distance not greater than 5,000 ft at maximum landing weight; f) capability of a normal cruise speed of .80 mach; g) a minimum of 216 cubic feet of baggage space and 275 lb weight allowance for passenger and baggage; h) the cabin must include a DV compartment with first-class sleeper seats and a staff compartment with business-class sleeper seats; i) must contain sufficient lavatories to accommodate a minimum of 12 passengers and 5 crew; j) galley of sufficient size/storage and capability to provide two first-class quality meals per flight, per passenger/crew; k) two-pilot cockpit with current generation avionics with Flight Management Systems (FMS) with integrated GPS upgradable to Future Air Navigation System (FANS); 1) a single TACAN with X and Y channel capability is required; m) communication system must include UHF/AM radio IFF/SIF transponder, and both Satellite and Terrestrial communication systems for secure/non-secure voice and data communications; n) must be equipped with an embedded anti-tamper security system. The contractor will be required to performfull Contractor Logistic Support (CLS), including Contractor Operated and Managed Base Supply (COMBS) operations and engineering support services. The contractor is required to own and provide all parts and material used in the COMBS to support the aircraft and have access to the original equipment manufacturers (OEM) engineering data base. A mission capable rate of 90 percent is a required portion of the program. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from the 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 Director or Contacting Officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain 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 areinvited to call Mr Stephen J. Plaisted, at (937) 255-9095. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contacting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. Direct all requests for solicitations and routing communication concerning this acquisition to Mr. Jeffrey H. Mellott, Contracting Officer, ASC/GRC, Building 558, 2590 Loop Road West, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7142, (937) 656-9479, or e-mail: Mellottjh@c17.wpafb.af.mil. Contractor capability response should be submitted to ASC/GRC no later than 15 working days from the date of this CBD notice.***** (0027)

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