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A -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR AUTOMATING REAL TIME GROUND CONTROL OPERATIONS SOL 98QV141 DUE 050198 POC Ryan Kirchoff 505-846-4579 or Margaret Jaramillo 505-846-4675 E-MAIL: RYAN KIRCHOFF, kirchofj@plk.af.mil. Contract Specialist Ryan Kirchoff, 505-846-4579, Contracting Officer Margaret Jaramillo 505-846-4675 1. The Operational Contracting Division intends to award a purchase order for technical support for Air Force Research Laboratory/VSSS. This is a combined synopsis/request for quotes for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in FAR Subpart 12.6 and FAR Part 14, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; bids are being are requested and a separate solicitation will not be issued. 2. This solicitation number, F29650-98-QV141, is being issued as a request for quotes. Interested offerors are reminded to monitor this Web Site for potential changes to this acquisition. RFQ amendments will be posted exclusively on this Web Site. Oferrors are reminded of the requirement to acknowledge all amendments to the bids! 3. This solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 90-45! 4. The proposed purchase order shall require the following: a. Use Spacecraft Command Language (SCL) and Altair Mission Control System (AMCS) to automate the real-time ground control operations of STRV -- 1 a/b during the spring of 1998. These systems shall mimic the activities currently performed by human controller during a real-time ground contact with the spacecraft's (with the exception of communications with the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Deep Space Network (DSN) stations, which require voice coordination for initialization, termination, and fault isolation of the link). b. Transfer the STRV-1 a/b experience to the follow-on STRV -- c/d project by assisting AFRL/VSSS in the integration of the applications developed in Task 1 into the processor that shall be flown on STRV -1d to demonstrate onboard autonomy. Only the more mature technology, SCL, shall be used for this task. c. Support transition SCL and AMCS implementations of STRV -- 1a/b operations to the Colorado Space Grant College at CU -- Colorado Springs for mission control. d. Develop two automated ground control prototypes for the STRV -- 1 a/b operational spacecraft using COTS products at the Laboratory for Atmospheric and Space Physics (LASP), University of Colorado in Boulder, Colorado. The Commercial Off The Shelf (COTS) products are the Altair Mission Control System (AMCS), and Spacecraft Command Language (SCL). Deliverables are the electronic databases needed to implement these prototypes and a technical report and presentation. Deliverables a. A technical report and presentation comparing and contrasting the use of the SCL rule-based system vs. the AMCS state-based system for ground automation. b. SCL and AMCS implementation of STRV -- 1 a/b ground control automation, i.e., rules. Databases, and scripts, in electric form. Travel a. Travel two trips to AFRL/VSSS at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, to assist in using STRV -- 1 a/b rule-bases to develop rule-bases for STRV- 1 a/b. b. Transfer SCL automation to STRV -- 1 c/d on-board processor. Includes travel from Boulder CO. to Kirtland AFB, NM. One person travels for one week. Two trips. c. Transfer STRV -- 1a/b both prototype automated ground control centers to Colorado University at Colorado Springs. d. Travel to present results (1) at SpaceOps98 Conference, Tokyo, Japan. This trip is one person for a week and includes weekend travel. 5. The government will evaluate bids in response to the solicitation without discussion and will award a contract to the responsible bidder whose bid, conforming to the solicitation, will be most advantageous to the government considering only price. a. Offerors are reminded to include a completed copy of the provision at 52.212-3, Offeror Representations and Certification-Commercial Items, with their offer. b. Clause 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items (Oct 1995), is hereby incorporated by reference. c. Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statues orExecutive Orders-Commercial Items, is hereby incorporated by reference. The following paragraphs apply to this solicitation and any resultant contract (a)(1)52.222-3, (b)(1)52.203-6, Alternate !, (b)(2)52.203-10, (b)(3)52.219-8, (b)(5)52.219.14, (b)(6)52.222-26, (b)(7)52.222-35, (b)(8)52.222-36, (b)(9)52.222-37, (b)(10)52.225-3, (c)(1)52.222-41, (c)(2)52.222-42. d. This will be a firm fixed price purchase order. 6. Signed and dated bids (one original/two copies) shall be submitted no later than 12 p.m. on 01 May 98 to the Operational Contracting Division Bid Box, 2000 Wyoming, Building 20604, Room B-2, Receptionist Room, KAFB, NM 87117-6008, or be faxed to Ryan at 505-846-4083. Contractors shall indicate their size qualifications under SIC 8731. Standards size 500 employees. Offerors must identify if they are a large business, small disadvantaged business, 8a certified, HBCU/MI, or woman-owned. Contact Ryan Kirchoff at 505-846-4579 for any questions regarding this solicitation. Technical questions are to be referred to Ross Wainwright at 505-853-4123. (0106)

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