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R -- MUNITIONS HARDWARE-IN-THE-LOOP SIMULATION (HILS) SUPPORT SOL F08635-98-R-0031 POC Contact Mr. Troy Gunter, Contract Specialist, or Mr. Richard Pihl, Contracting Officer, at 850-882-4141 E-MAIL: click here to contact the contract specialist via, guntert@eglin.af.mil. MUNITIONS HARDWARE-IN-THE LOOP SIMULATION (HILS). The purpose of this modification is to change the title description of this acquisition from "Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility (GWEF), Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation (HILS)" to "Munitions Hardware-In-The-Loop Simulation (HILS)" 2) and to replace the description of CBDNet notice number 153501 published on 23 Dec 97. Please note that firms that responded to CBD notice number 153501 need not respond again to this notice. The description is hereby changed to read: The Air Force Development Test Center, 46th Test Wing, Eglin AFB FL, is seeking sources to provide technical support to the Radio Frequency/Millimeter Wave (RF/MMW) Flight (46TW/TSWM) for the simulation, test, and evaluation of guided munitions in controlled laboratory environments. This program will provide highly specialized operations and maintenance (O&M) engineering and technical personnel to support the design, development, and modification of hardware-in-the-loop simulators in the Guided Weapons Evaluation Facility (GWEF), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), and Pre-flight Integration of Munitions and Electronic Systems (PRIMES). These facilities provide the capabilities for test and evaluation of guided munitions and guidance and control technologies through HIL simulation and pre-flight system integration. Potential sources must have in-depth knowledge and experience in the areas of HIL simulators, scene projection techniques, target and background modeling, anechoic chambers, flight motion tables, HIL testing of seekers, and sensor guidance technologies including infrared, microwave and millimeter wave radar, and laser. Potential sources must also have knowledge of 6 degree-of-freedom (DOF) simulations, aerodynamics of guided missiles, and the dynamics of missile/target engagements in a clutter background with electronic countermeasures present. All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered by the agency. Contact Troy Gunter, Contract Specialist or Richard Pihl, Contracting Officer, (850) 882-4141 for contractual issues, and Mr. Bill Gash, (805) 882-9854, for technical issues. For other matters, Colonel Richard A. Moriyama (850) 882-4182 or E-Mail, moriyama@eglin.af.mil) has been appointed as Ombudsman by the AFDTC Commander to hear offerors' or potential offerors' confidential concerns, if any, regarding this acquisition. The Ombudsman's purpose is not to replace the technical staff or contracting officer but to serve as an honest broker and communicate any contractor concerns, issues, and disagreements to the appropriate government personnel. 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. Collect calls regarding this synopsis will not be accepted. This will be a 1 year basic contract plus four (4) 1 year options, to begin approximately the second quarter Fiscal Year (FY) 1999. Offerors are required to meet SECRET clearance requirements. This acquisition may involve data that are subject to export control laws and regulations. A foreign disclosure review of the technical data has not yet been accomplished. If the review determines that data are subject to export controls, only contractors who are registered and certified with the Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC) shall be provided copies of the solicitation or other data subject to foreign disclosure restrictions. Contact the Defense Logistics Services Center, 74 Washington Avenue N., Battle Creek, Michigan 40917-3084 (1-800-353-3572) for further information on the certification process. You must submit a copy of your approved DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, with your request for the solicitation. Please forward written requests for Request For Proposal (RFP) to AFDTC/PKZA, Attn: Troy Gunter, 205 West "D" Avenue, Suite 428, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6864, or facsimile (850)-882-5757 or E-Mail at guntert@eglin.af.mil. This requirement will be pursued as a 100% small business set-aside. The SIC Code is 8731, 1000 people. See Notes 1 and 26. Posted 07/01/98. (0182)

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