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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF MARCH 11,1998 PSA#2049ASC/FBXC, Bldg. 16, 2275 D Street, Ste 16, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
45433-7233 A -- INTEGRATION OF THE JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MUNITION
(JASSM), (JDAM), (JSOW), AND (WCMD) ONTO THE MCDONNELL DOUGLAS F-15E
AIRCRAFT SOL F33657-97-C-0092 POC Gary Wiviott, Contract
Negotiator/Nancy Williamson, Contracting Officer, (937) 255-7927 The
objective of this synopsis is to seek interested sources able to
perform integration of the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Munition
(JASSM), Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM), Joint Standoff Weapon
(JSOW), and Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) onto the
McDonnell Douglas F-15E aircraft!! For the remainder of this document,
JDAM, JSOW, WCMD, and JASSM will be referred to collectively as the
Smart Weapons. These Smart Weapons will be integrated onto the F-15E
aircraft concurrently. The contractor shall be able to evaluate the
individual Smart Weapon core Interface Control Documents (ICDs) to
develop an integration program to insure that the weapon can be
successfully integrated onto the F-15E without generating foreseeable
complications or additional costs. The contractor shall ensure that the
evolving hardware and software architectures and support
infrastructures of the F-15E will not preclude it from carrying the
Smart Weapons. The contractor shall be required to attend all of the
Smart Weapons Joint Interface Control Working Group (JICWG) and
Interface Control Working Group (ICWG) meetings. The contractor shall
be required to write/update the F-15 annexes to the Smart Weapons ICDs.
The contractor shall have a knowledge base about the technical aspects
of the Smart Weapons so that it can be successfully and efficiently
integrated onto the F-15E. The contractor shall be required to assess
the F-15E impacts of the Interface Control Notices (ICNs) and Interface
Memorandums (IFMs) released by the weapon program offices and provide
coordination on these documents. The contractor shall be required to
review all ICNs and IFMs to insure interface commonality between the
Smart Weapons in all areas where there is not a specific weapon
requirement that precludes this interface commonality. The contractor
shall be required to produce Requirements Change Notices (RCNs) for the
F-15E/Smart Weapons integration. The contractor shall be required to
establish an Associate Contractor Agreement (ACA) between themselves
and McDonnell Douglas Corporation, A Wholly-Owned Subsidiary of the
Boeing Company and the Smart Weapon contractor. Offers will be
considered from any firm providing clear and convincing evidence of its
capability to meet all the following criterion: (a) Capability to show
engineering knowledge/experience on the Smart Weapons and the F-15E
systems; (b) Capability to access F-15E technical information and
technical information about Smart Weapons; (c) Capability to influence
the engineering changes and overall design of the F-15E; (d)
Capability to plan for a successful, efficient integration of the Smart
Weapons onto the F-15E; (e) Capability to mitigate the risks of
integrating the Smart Weapons onto the F-15E; (f) Capability to answer
technical questions concerning the F-15E/Smart Weapons integration for
the purposes of the USAF; (g) Capability to provide cost, schedule, and
performance forecasts related to the integration of the Smart Weapons
onto the F-15E; (h) Capability to schedule and host Technical
Coordination, Technical Interchange, JICWGs, ICWGs, and Test Program
Working Groups meetings; (i) Capability to conduct systems engineering,
project management, and configuration management; (j) Capability to
provide all required engineering data; (k) Determine impact to support
equipment; (l) Determine Technical Order impacts; (m) Develop a
Program Introduction Document. Sources responding should provide
information concerning key management and program personnel with a
resume of their previous experience and evidence of capability to
perform successfully. This statement will have a twenty (20) page
maximum limit, double spaced, point size 12. SIC for this procurement
action is 3728, with a size standard of 1000 employees including the
offeror and its affiliates. Failure to provide the above data with your
response to this notice may disqualify your firm from further
consideration. Information requested herein is for planning purposes
only. It does not constitute a request for proposal and is not
construed as a commitment by the government. All responses from
responsible sources will be fully considered, however, receipt of
responses will not be acknowledged. All respondents are reminded that
the government must receive all responses within 30 days of publication
of this notice. Direct capabilities package and any routine
communications concerning this acquisition to Mr. Gary Wiviott,
Contract Negotiator, or Ms. Nancy Williamson, Contracting Officer,
ASC/FBAKI Bldg 32, 2300 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7249,
(937) 255-7927. The technical point of contact is Lt Scott Carlson,
ASC/FBAMA, (937) 255-6560, FAX (937) 656-7169. An Ombudsman has been
appointed to hear concerns from 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 contracting
officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreement,
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 are invited to call Mr. Stephen J. Plaisted, 1790 10th Street,
Room 208, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433, (937) 255-9095. The Ombudsman
should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been
previously brought to the attention of the contracting officer and
could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. See Note 26.
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