United States Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AAC -- Air Armament Center, AAC/PK, 205 West D Avenue, Suite 433, Eglin AFB, FL, 32542-6862

R -- JOINT SYSTEM SOFTWARE SUSTAINMENT SOL F08635-99-D-0039 DUE 071699 POC Richard Pihl, Contracting Officer, Phone (850)882-4141 ext. 4574, Fax (850)882-5757, Email pihlre@eglin.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=F08635-99-D-0 039&LocID=1182. E-MAIL: Richard Pihl, pihlre@eglin.af.mil. Presolicitation (P). The Air Armament Center, AAC/WMRK, Eglin AFB FL, plans to release a Section 8(a) competitive Request For Proposal (RFP), expected to result in a single contract award. This competition is open to all Section 8(a) contractors certified in SIC 8711, $20M. Core Support Group effort will consist of providing prime contractor support for continuous software sustainment of the Advanced Display and Debriefing Systems (ADDS) and the Airborne Instrumentation Subsystem (AIS) Test Sets for both Air Force and the Navy ACTS/TACTS systems. Additionally, the JSSS facility prime contractor will also provide Air Force software sustainment support activities for the Airborne Instrumentation Subsystem (AIS) pods. The JSSS facility prime contractor will: provide software engineering and prototype development support for software sustainment of ACTS systems; purchase commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) hardware and software; load government software; and install and interface hardware in order to maintain software compatibility, when required. Real time on-line customer support engineering assistance for all ACTS/TACTS ranges is also required. The JSSS prime contractor shall use reverse-engineering techniques in order to make logistics recommendations for hardware replacements due to parts obsolescence. The JSSS facility support contractor shall also provide facility system administration support including loading software and data onto facility hardware and trouble shooting facility problems. Skill categories required are for task leader, senior software engineer, software engineer, technical report writer, and data base specialist. Modifications to GFE code will also be required. The prime contractor must also have an established capability to provide subcontractor support when non-core support is warranted. Base Support will include office space and telephone support. Travel in and out of CONUS will also be required. All employees working within the JSSS Facility must possess a valid security clearance up to and including SECRET, at contract award. This will be a task order contract consisting of Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF) and Firm Fixed Price (FFP) type tasks. The Core Support will be CPFF. The period of performance will be one year with four one-year options. A 30 day transition (phase-in) period is anticipated. RFP release is anticipated approximately 16 Jul 99 or shortly thereafter, with past performance proposal information due 21 days after RFP release. Technical/Cost proposals will be due 45 days after RFP release. Contract award is anticipated in Oct/Nov 1999. An Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) clause will be included in the contract. This solicitation is restricted to United States owned companies. The contractor's computer system must be accredited in accordance with current USAF computer security policies. For obtaining information on the technical or Scientific and Technical Information (STINFO) certification and software release approval call (850)678-7887. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this acquisition is 8711. Please direct communication concerning this acquisition to Ms Dee Stone, Contracts Manager, (850) 882-4141 ext. 4553 or Mr Richard Pihl, Contracting Officer, (850) 882-4141 ext. 4574, for contracting matters. For technical matters please contact Mr. Joe Giangrosso, Integrations Program Manager, (850) 882-9391, ext. 5082. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from firms during this phase of the acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Program Manager 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. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Colonel Christopher Caravello is the Ombudsman and he can be reached at (850) 882-0662 or E-Mail "caravell@eglin.af.mil". TheOmbudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have previously been brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer and could not be resolved satisfactorily at that level. Collect calls regarding this synopsis will not be accepted. Please consult the EPS web site "www.eps.gov" for information pertaining to the JSSS acquisition. Numbered note 8 instructions are clarified as follows: Although the solicitation document itself will not contain information that has a military or space application, a certified DD Form 2345 will be required from all offereors with their proposal, since the contractor will have access to such data in the performance of the contract. Please forward written requests for Request For Proposal (RFP) to AAC/PKZA, Attn: Ms Dee Stone, 205 West D. Avenue, Suite 428, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6864, or facsimile (850) 882-5757 or E-Mail at stoned@eglin.af.mil. Firms that have already responded in writing to the sources sought synopsis (CBD Submission No. 304267 as modified by Submission No. 322310) need not submit a new request. See Notes 8 and 26. Posted 07/01/99 (D-SN349468). (0182)

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