United States Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL -- Phillips Research Site, 2251 Maxwell Ave, Kirtland AFB, NM, 87177

A -- MAUI SPACE SURVEILLANCE SITE (MSSS) RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATIONS & MAINTENANCE (RDOM) SOL F29601-99-R-0003 DUE 070299 POC Barbara Steinbock, Contracting Officer, Phone 505 846 2246, Fax 505 846 1546, Email steinbob@plk.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=F29601-99-R-0 003&LocID=1122. E-MAIL: Barbara Steinbock, steinbob@plk.af.mil. POC Contracting Officer: Barbara Steinbock, DET 8 AFRL/PKDB, 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE, Bldg 499, Room 126, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773, voice (505) 846-2246, fax(505) 846-1546, e-mail steinbob@plk.af.mil; Program Manager: Capt Gary Puhek, AFRL/DEBI, voice (808) 874-1508, fax (808) 874-1640, e-mail puhek@eagle.mhpcc.af.mil. DESC: F29601-99-R-0003 -- Sources Sought Synopsis for _Maui Space Surveillance Site (MSSS) Research & Development and Operations and Maintenance (RDOM)_ (MSSS RDOM). Information concerning this acquisition will be available on the Electronic Posting System (EPS) http: www.eps.gov (use the following path after the main web page is accessed: EPS for Vendors / USAF Offices / Air Force Material Command (AFMC) locations / AFRL -- Phillips Research Site, Kirtland AFB, NM _Posted Dates_). The Air Force Research Laboratory, Directed Energy Directorate, Kirtland AFB, NM is seeking sources for the MSSS RDOM contract to provide research, development, operations, and maintenance related to the MSSS facilities atop Haleakala on Maui, Hawaii. The assets that compose the MSSS are the 3.67m Advanced Electro-Optical System (AEOS), the 1.6m telescope system, the 1.2m telescope system, the 0.8m Beam Director/Tracker, and the 0.6m Laser Beam Director. The primary purpose of these assets is to output both visible and infrared imagery, photometric and radiometric signature data, and metric positional data. The contract type contemplated for the R&D and O&M is CPFF. The contract type contemplated for program management is CPAF. The contractual effort is contemplated as a one year indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity (ID/IQ) effort (from 1 Oct 2000 -- 30 Sep 2001) with four 1-year options beginning in FY02. There will be a transition period starting approximately 01 Aug 00 should award be made to other than the incumbent. Anticipated contract value is an average of $17.32M/year for five years or $86.6M (plus $200K for a two-month contract phase-in period). Posted 06/18/99 (D-SN344869). (0169)

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