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58 -- JOINT SURVEILLANCE TARGET ATTACK RADAR SYSTEM (JOINT STARS) PRODUCTION SYSTEM POC Lt. Thomas Clark, Program Manager, ESC/JS1P, (781) 377-6952, clarkt@hanscom.af.mil; Ms. Pauline French, Contract Specialist, ESC/JSK, (781) 377-7387, frenchp@hanscom.af.mil, Mr. Robert R. Perron, Jr. Contracting Officer, ESC/JSK, (781) 377-5454, perronb@hanscom.af.mil!! WEB: N/A,. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, frenchp@hanscom.af.mil. This is a Notice of Contract Action (NOCA) synopsis. It is the Government's intent to negotiate with Northrop Grumman Corporation, Integrated Systems and Aerostructures Sector Airborne Ground Surveillance and Battle Management Systems (SBMS), 2000 NASA Boulevard West, Melbourne, FL 32902-9650 for Lot VIII of the E-8C Production Program. During Lot VIII performance, the Contractor will fabricate, integrate, test and deliver one (1) Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) E-8C, provide initial spares, and associated data. Northrop Grumman will also refurbish a Government furnished Boeing 707 aircraft and repair aircraft defects that are discovered during refurbishment. Northrop Grumman is currently the incumbent contractor. Statutory Authority is 10 USC 2304 (c) (1) as implemented by FAR "only one responsible source." It is considered that only SBMS has the requisite management, technical expertise, Joint STARS expertise and resources to accomplish within current schedule and budget constraints, the E-8C Lot VIII production effort. An Ombudsman, Colonel Lee Hughes at (781) 377-5106 has been appointed to address concerns during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems previously brought to the attention of the program manager and/or the contracting officer which could not be satisfactorily resolved, or issues that require confidentiality. See numbered Notes 22 and 26. Posted 02/10/99 (D-SN296847). (0041)

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