Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Code 210000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

R -- WEAPONS AND SYSTEMS INTEGRATION SUPPORT SERVICES SOL N68936-99-R-0025 POC Winnie Renta, Contract Specialist; Jean Butler, Contracting Officer The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWD), China Lake intends to competitively procure Weapons and Systems Integration Support Services. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. This is a follow-on effort to the current contract N68936-96-D-0009, known as the WSSA Support Services Contract. The incumbent contractor is EER Systems, Inc. A CBD "Sources Sought" for this procurement was published on 2/12/98 with the number N68936-98-R-0076. A CBD "Special Notice" was published on 2/3/99 announcing a presolicitation conference and site visit which was held 2/24/99 and announcing the availability of portions of the draft solicitation on the web site listed below. The Government anticipates award of a Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) five year contract to a single awardee. The current contract expires 31 March 2000. The performance period of the new contract is expected to begin 1 April 2000 and end 31 March 2005. This acquisition is a 100% Small Business set-aside under the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code 8731, size (aircraft) of 1500 employees. The contractor must maintain a facility for a portion of its workforce within 15 minutes of the main gate at NAWCWD, China Lake. Security requirements will include a TOP SECRET facility clearance. The NAWCWD is the weapons systems integration and software support activity for all assigned aircraft Integrated Product Teams (IPTs). IPTs currently assigned to the China Lake site include the A-6, AV-8B, F/A-18, AH-1 and Special Missions (EP-3, ES-3 and VPU) aircraft. The mission of the IPT is to provide research, development, test, evaluation and integration support for aircraft weapons systems programs, including the software areas of the associated embedded tactical computer systems and related tactical support equipment. The term "aircraft weapons system," in the context of the anticipated contract, is defined as weapons/trainers/sensors and targeting/mission computer/avionics systems and software, including electronic warfare systems, integrated into NAWCWD IPT supported aircraft, as well as associated pre- and post-flight support systems and/or support equipment hardware and software for any of the above. A Weapons Systems Support Facility (WSSF) is an interactive computer system environment, supporting the aircraft IPT. The WSSF provides real-time simulation facilities for the development, design, integration, and testing of avionics, weapons and tactical and mission support equipment software. The NAWCWD has WSSFs for the support of each of the assigned tactical aircraft types. The anticipated contract will provide technical support services to all present and future NAWCWD China Lake aircraft IPTs and WSSFs and their associated aircraft weapons, including foreign military sales (FMS) versions of each aircraft, and related support systems. Through written task orders, the anticipated contract will provide support to China Lake aircraft IPTs in the following general areas: (a) Integration of weapons, avionics, sensors and targeting systems, and system hardware and software (including system research and development); (b) System test/simulator/trainer facility software and hardware design, development, fabrication, integration and operation; (c) Software engineering/development for aircraft computers, avionics, sensors and targeting systems, weapons systems, and mission and system support equipment including Software Quality Assurance, Software Configuration Management and Verification and Validation; (d) IPT program-level support, including special technical research, studies, Quality Assurance, Configuration Management and data and communications management; and (e) Aircraft modifications, and aircraft test instrumentation and telemetry systems design, development, installation, maintenance, service, setup, and operation including ground-based telemetry systems. Portions of the draft solicitation and information from the presolicitation conference and site visit are currently available on the 2.0 Contracts Competency Home Page http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil/~contract/rfp-nawc.htm The solicitation is expected to be available on the Contracts Competency Home Page on or about April 12. The solicitation will state the due date for proposals. Only portions of the DD254 which cannot be furnished electronically, will be furnished in paper copy. To request a paper copy of the DD254, send a electronic mail message identifying your company's mailing address and point of contact phone and facsimile numbers to the electronic address below. The preferred method of communication regarding this acquisition is electronic mail. Questions and comments may be addressed to Winnie S. Renta at rentaws@navair.navy.mil. Telephone calls regarding this solicitation are discouraged, but if it becomes absolutely necessary to phone, Ms. Renta may be reached at 760-446-9427. See Note(s): 1. Posted 03/25/99 (I-SN312797). (0084)

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