ESC/SRK, 104 Barksdale St, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1625

58 -- INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICES POC Kathleen Munroe, Contracting Officer, 781-271-3989 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, Kathleen.Munroe@hanscom.af.mil. Potential Sources Sought. This synopsis is not to be construed as a commitment by the government to issue a request for proposal or award a contract as a result of this request. The Information Operations Systems Program Office is seeking qualified contractors to design, develop, integrate, test and field the broadcast segment of the Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS). The IBS will use information management technology to integrate and correlate intelligence broadcast information. This is a Joint interest program focused on the dissemination of near real-time intelligence information from sensor to shooter. IBS will incorporate the best features of several of our "legacy" intelligence broadcast systems including: Tactical Information Broadcast Service (TIBS), Tactical Related Applications Data Dissemination System (TDDS), Near Real Time Data (NRTD), Tactical Related Intelligence eXchange System (TRIXS). The Government requests interested offerors submit a statement of their qualifications with respect to the key features discussed above and the screening criteria below to ESC/SRK, 11 Barksdale Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1634, ATTN: Ms. Kathleen Munroe. Sources should indicate the offeror's intent to be a prime contractor. Sources interested in being a prime contractor shall respond by indicating their ability to meet the following screening criteria: 1) Personnel, facilities, and storage with TS/SCI/B clearances; 2) Past experience in designing and building hardware and software for information management; 3) Past experience in designing and building hardware and software for intelligence data handling systems, 4) Experience in integrating COTS hardware and software; 5) Specific knowledge of existing intelligence broadcasts; 6) Knowledge of DoD C3I architecture activities. 7) Development and accreditation of multiple security level systems. Interested offerors who respond with their intention to be a prime contractor will be evaluated against the above screening criteria. Those not meeting the screeningcriteria will be invited to discuss with the Government their ability to meet the requirements of a prime contractor. In accordance with FAR 6.302-6, foreign participation on this contract is not authorized. Responses must be received no later than 28 Oct 1999, and should not exceed ten one-sided (10) pages. All proprietary information should be marked as such. This synopsis is for planning purposes only and does not constitute an IFB or an RFP, nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. The information you provide will be evaluated to identify qualified potential offerors. The Government does not intend to award a contract solely on the basis of this notice, or to otherwise pay for the information solicited. The Government will solicit those firms meeting the screening criteria in this synopsis. Any potential offeror initially judged unqualified will be provided a copy of any resulting solicitation, if issued, upon their request and the offer from that firm will be evaluated without prejudice. Additional program information can be obtained from the Hanscom Electronic RFP Bulletin Board at http://herbb.hanscom.af.mil/info.asp?rfp=R35 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 Note 26. Posted 09/30/99 (D-SN386583). (0273)

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