ESC/NDK, Strategic & Nuclear Deterrence C2, 11 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100

J -- DEEP STARE, REPLACEMENT OF GEODSS CAMERAS AND MOUNT CONTROL SOL F19628-99-R-0032 DUE 110199 POC Lt Ted Conklin, Deep STARE Program Mgr, Mr. Timothy M. Frank, Contracting Officer, (781) 377-2999 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, conklint@hanscom.af.mil; frankt@hanscom.af.mil; hamiltond@hanscom.af.mil. The United States Air Force, Electronic Systems Center, Strategic and Nuclear Deterrence Command and Control (SND C2) System Program Office, intends to issue a Request for Proposal on the World Wide Web at http://herbb.hanscom.af.mil on 30 Sep 99 to design, develop, integrate, test, and install replacement cameras for the Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) system. Replacement of the cameras is required since a source of supply for the existing tube-based cameras no longer exists, and the current supply will be exhausted by the beginning of 2002. This program is time-constrained. The Deep STARE contractor will be required to begin delivering the items mentioned below to prevent site downtime due to Ebsicon exhaustion. Cameras are required for nine GEODSS telescopes, located at the following three sites: Diego Garcia, BIOT; Maui, HI; and White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), Socorro, NM and a tenth camera will be required for the Test Bed. Specific performance requirements/goals for the replacement camera and other program documentation are posted on the World Wide Web at http://herbb.hanscom af.mil. Prospective offerors will be subject to the evaluation criteria stated in Section M. Interested firms meeting the above criteria shall submit a proposal to ESC/NDK, Bldg 1618, Room 115, 11 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100 Attn: Mr. Timothy M. Frank. Responses must be received no later than close of business 4:00 p.m. EST, 30 calendar days after the date of RFP release. Any offeror unable to access HERBB will be provided a copy of the solicitation upon request, and any offer such a firm may submit will be evaluated without prejudice. In accordance with FAR 6.302-6, foreign participation on this contract as prime contractor is not authorized. The Deep STARE Program Manager is Lt Ted Conklin, ESC/NDWS, 11 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100, (781) 377-5428, fax (781) 377-6657. The contract specialist for this program is Ms Debra A. Hamilton, ESC/NDK, 11 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB,MA 01731-2100, (781) 377-8430, fax (781) 377-2444. An Acquisition Ombudsman, Colonel Steven H. Sheldon, Director, Commander's Staff, has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during proposal development. You should only contact the Ombudsman with issues or problems you cannot satisfactorily resolve with the program manager and/or contracting officer. The Ombudsman role is to hear concerns, issues, and recommendations and communicate these to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality if desired. The Ombudsman does not evaluate proposals or participate in source selection. You can contact the Ombudsman at (781) 377-5106. See numbered Notes 22 and 26. Posted 09/16/99 (D-SN381127). (0259)

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