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R -- MUNITIONS HARDWARE-IN-THE LOOP SIMULATION (MHILS) SUPPORT SOL F08635-98-R-0031 DUE 090898 POC Contact Mr. Troy Gunter, Contract Specialist, or Mr. Richard Pihl, Contracting Officer, at (850) 882-4141 WEB: Click here for information regarding MHILS., http://eglinpk.eglin.af.mil/OPS/RFP.HTM. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via, guntert@eglin.af.mil. MUNITIONS HARDWARE-IN-THE LOOP SIMULATION (HILS). The Air Force Development Test Center, 46th Test Wing, Eglin AFB FL, plans to contract for a 4 year (basic contact of year and 4 one year options) effort 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. Contract award is anticipated in Mar 1999. 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 that 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. Offerors are required to meet SECRET clearance requirements. This acquisition may involve data that are subject to export control laws and regulations. You must submit a copy of your approved DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, with your request for the solicitation. A pre-proposal conference, to include a site visit, is tentatively scheduled for the week beginning 14 Sep 98. Firm details on the scheduling of the conference will be provided in the Request for Proposal (RFP). Also, for information pertaining to MHILS, please see the MHIL's web site at the following case sensitive address: http://eglinpk.eglin.af.mil/OPS/GWEF.HTM. A Technical Library containing MHILS information is available for use. The library is located at Eglin AFB, FL, Bldg 349, Rm 410. Potential offerors should contact Ms Sue Risch or Ms. Anita Fuller at (850) 882-9768/9 for further information. 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. Firms already on the source list need not submit a new request. Please consult the web site listed above to determine if your firm is included on the source list. This requirement will be pursued as a 100% small business set-aside. The SIC Code is 8731, 1000 people. See numbered Notes 1 and 26. Posted 08/24/98 (W-SN240963). (0236)

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