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16 -- KC-135R GLOBAL AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT (GATM) MODIFICATION PROGRAM POC Mr Bill Oswald, Contracting Officer, (937) 255-1572, or Lt Col Kim High, (937) 255-6606 WEB: KC135 GATM, http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/KC135GATM/KC135GATM.ASP. E-MAIL: KC-135 Development System Manager, KC-135GATM@c17.wpafb.af.mil. 17. The Aeronautical System Center, KC-135 Development System Office, ASC/GRR, is chartered to conduct industry inquiries in developing acquisition strategies for the KC-135 GATM Modification Program. This will include issuance of Sources Sought, DRFP release(s), and future industry engagements leading to final RFP solicitations. The KC-135 Development System Office is requesting advanced planning information and market identification of the availability of commercial solutions to modernize the KC-135 aircraft with Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) capability. The GATM system encompasses the elements of communications, navigation and surveillance, and air traffic management, referred to commercially as communications, navigation, and surveillance/air traffic management (CNS/ATM). The KC-135 fleet baseline configuration is the basic KC-135 with the addition of Pacer CRAG and Reduced Vertical Separation Minimum (RVSM) modifications. Pacer CRAG includes Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), Enhanced-Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS), FMS 800 Flight Management System, five multi-function display (MFD) color weather radars, and a single EGI (Embedded GPS/INS). The use of commercial items is anticipated. The availability of Government Furnished Data (KC-135 Aircraft Drawings, Technical Orders/Other Data) has not been determined. For the purpose of this notice, respondents will be responsible for obtaining all data as needed from the KC-135 aircraft manufacturer without Government assistance. Industry respondents are requested to submit the following information: 1. Company name, address, point of contract, telephone number and e-mail address. 2. Discussions of specific similar GATM efforts (program value, schedule) where the contractor has experience in modifying heavy aircraft (commercial or military) such as the KC-135R as contemplated in this program. Response to this request is voluntary. A Program Management Directive (PMD) and required funding for the KC-135 Aircraft GATM Modification Program have not yet been approved. Therefore, this notice is for planning purposes only. This notice is not a request for proposal (RFP), and shall not be construed as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any part or all of the KC-135 modifications or otherwise pay for the information requested and furnished. The information you provide may be used by the USAF to ascertain and develop technical and programmatic acquisition approaches and/or strategies. Data obtained from this request will be considered and may be used for advance planning, program phasing, and the definition of tailored technical requirements. Identification of the contributing companies will not be divulged outside the Government. However, the Government reserves the right to use, in whole or part, any industry information received as a result of the RFI responses as part of a future acquisition strategy. Information you provide will not be used as a criteria for the prequalification of respondents for future solicitations. More information about the KC-135 GATM Aircraft Modification Program (including the unsigned draft USAF Capstone Requirements Document (CRD), Global Air Traffic Management (GATM), 001-97 -- FOR PLANNING PURPOSES ONLY) can be found at the KC-135 PIXS site at http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/KC135GATM/KC135GATM.ASP. The Government will use this site as its primary means of communicating with industry. We have posted additional technical, cost, logistics, and contractual questions on this site and we solicit your comments to these questions, which will help us plan the acquisition. A series of Industry Days or site visits will be posted by later notification. Mr. Stephen J. Plaisted has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of an Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact Mr. Bill Oswald, Contracting Officer at (937) 255-1572 or Lt Col Kim High at (937) 255-6606, ASC/GRR, 2590 Loop Road West, Room 210, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7142. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Mr. Plaisted can be reached at (937) 255-9095, or you may contact him in writing at 1790 10th Street, Room 208, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433. All responsible sources may submit a response. Industry responses to this notice should be submitted to ASC/GRR no later than 14 days from the date of this CBD notice.***** (0051)

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