Commander, Naval Air Systems Command (Code 2.4), 47123 Buse Road, Building 2272, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1547

14 -- BQM FOLLOW-ON TARGET POC Tracey Logan, (301)757-5909, facsimile: (301)757-5956, email: logantl@navair.navy.mil BQM FOLLOW ON TARGET. The Naval Air System Command intends to conduct a full and open competition for a subsonic, subscale, recoverable jet powered aerial target in FY00 with a planned contract award in no later than first quarter FY01. The target will be a Non-Development Item (NDI) using existing technology. The competition will be open to non-US firms. The primary mission is to provide a realistic aerial target capable of simulating enemy threats for gunnery and missile training exercises -- missions currently met by the BQM-74 and the BQM-34 target systems. The planned procurement will supplement the existing BQM-74 and BQM-34 inventories until Target 21 (now in Concept Exploration) achieves Initial Operating Capability in FY05. The United States Navy has a continuing need for a low cost, subsonic, subscale aerial target to support fleet training and limited weapons systems research, development, test and evaluation. The target must be ship/surface/air launchable, with parachute recovery both on land and at sea. Space, weight and power provisions will be allowed for the target Miss-Distance Indicators, ECM, IR Augmentation and Radar Augmentation. The performance baseline or the minimum performance parameters for the target are: Mach .8 at 7ft altitude; range 300-500 NM at high altitude; altitude, 7-40K feet (air or surface launch); endurance, 65 minutes at 20K ft; pre-programmed maneuvering (3-5g's) with GPS and Way Point Navigation capability. Performance parameters will be supplied in the performance specification. The Navy anticipates awarding a Best Value, Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for the production of approximately 94 targets in the base year. There will be priced options for the qualified target, consisting of approximately 85 to 145 targets per year for up to four option years. The tentative schedule for this competition is as follows: end of July 99-Draft Request for Proposals released for Industry comments; end of August 99-Industry comments due; early October 99-Request for Proposal release; late December 99-Proposals due; mid March 00-Proposal Revisions (if applicable); Contract Award window, April 00 through December 00. A Target Operation Day will be held at Pt Mugu on 27/28 July 99 for all prime contractors interested in this solicitation. The purpose for the Target Operation Day is to provide the opportunity for potential bidders (prime contractors) to tour a typical Navy operating activity and view first hand how the BQM-74 target is built-up, launched, recovered and decontaminated for an operation. Tour highlights will include: Target Maintenance Facilities, Target Control Room, Target Launch Pad, and DC-130 Target Air Launch Platform. Interested parties are requested to restrict participation to no more than 5 members per company for this tour. Reservations for this event must be made by 19 July 99. The point of contact is Mike Raider, Systems Engineer (805) 989-5689, Pt Mugu. Additionally, an Industry Day will be conducted on 12 August 99 from 0900-1100. The location for thisevent is 22309 Exploration Drive, Lexington Park, Md. Time will be made available for individual discussions with the Program Office, if desired, the afternoon of the 12th and all day the 13th of August 99. The point of contact is Steve On, (301) 757-5795, Patuxtent River. Please call and provide names of attendees and desired time for discussions with Program Office. This synopsis does not represent a contract, a promise to contract, or a commitment of any kind. Questions concerning this synopsis (other then for Target Operation Day and Industry Day) should be submitted by email to the POC at the email address shown above. The draft solicitation will be electronically released on the NAVAIR website at: http://www.navair.navy.mil, click on "Opportunities", then "Naval Air Systems Command". Posted 07/13/99 (W-SN353158). (0194)

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