ESC/GAK, Global Air Traffic Operations/Mobility Command and = Control, 75 Vandenberg Drive, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2103

16 -- MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM (MLS) DUAL CONTROL DISPLAY = UNITS (CDUS) FOR C-29 FLIGHT INSPECTION AIRCRAFT SOL F19628-99-R-0029 DUE 041999 POC Ms Barbara Cook-Sowa (781)377-7569; Barbara B. Lawrence 781-377-9304 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, cookb@hanscom .af.mil. Sources Sought Synopsis This is not a solicitation but a = market survey to determine the potential sources to provide nine (9) MLS dual Control Display Units (CDUs) for C-29 flight inspection aircraft. The = dual CDU must include the ability to select the computed mode of the = receiver. The Air Force anticipates issuance of a contract for one lot, nine (9) = CDUs. Delivery schedule: two (2) CDUs within six (6) months and the remaining units within ten (10) months after award. Interested firms should = include the company name; address; CAGE code; a point of contact, size of = business (i.e. large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, = 8(a) concern, or small women-owned business); and whether they are a U.S. or foreign owned entity in their response. Submit statement of = qualifications, along with supporting documentation to: ESC/GAK, 75 Vandenberg Drive, Hanscom AFB, MA =20 01731-2103, Attn: Barbara Cook or via electronic transmission to:cookb@hanscom.af.mil. Responses must be received no later than 30 calendar days after the date of this publication and should not exceed = ten (10) pages on 8 =BD x 11 inch paper with type no smaller than 10 pitch. = An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or = potential offerors during the proposal and 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, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. = Ombudsman do not participate in the evaluation of responses, source selection, or formulation of acquisition strategy. =20 Interested parties are invited to call the Electronic Systems Center's Ombudsman, Col Steven Sheldon, ESC/CX,(781) 377-5106. The Ombudsman = should be contacted only with issues or problems that have previously been = brought to the attention of the program manager and/or contracting officer and = could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for = competitive proposals. However, all responses to this notice received within 30 = days after release of the notice will be considered by the Government. This synopsis does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP), nor should = it be construed as a commitment by the Government. Request you direct any questions to Barbara Cook-Sowa. Note 25 applies. Posted 03/18/99 (D-SN310121). (0077)

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