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54 -- TARS FIXED MOORING SYSTEM INSTALLATION PROJECT SOL F44650-00-R0002 POC Kathy Jackson, Contract Manager, Phone 757-764-9126, Fax 757-764-9153, Email kathy.jackson@langley.af.mil -- Richard Cannella, Contracting Officer, Phone 757-764-9125, Fax 757-764-9153, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=F44650-00-R00 02&LocID=206. E-MAIL: Kathy Jackson, kathy.jackson@langley.af.mil. BACKGROUND: The U.S. Air Force, Air Combat Command (ACC), is tasked with the operations, maintenance, and support of the Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS). The primary mission of TARS is to support the U.S. Customs Service, and the North American Air Defense Command (NORAD) in counter-narcotics and drug surveillance missions in support of U.S. national security objectives. The program consists of 11 sites along the Gulf Coast, Southwest and Puerto Rico (PR). POTENTIAL NEED: The Air Force is seeking sources that could meet ACC_s performance requirement of a fixed mooring system installation at each TARS site (Eagle Pass, Marfa & Rio Grande, TX. and Lajas, PR.) currently operating a 420K aerostat/ L-88A radar configuration. ACC is accomplishing market research in an attempt to promote full and open competition to the maximum extent practicable and to define our requirements in terms that will enable and encourage offerors to supply commercial items/services, if possible. The Market Research period will be used to determine if adequate sources exist to conduct a competitive source selection for this acquisition. We invite all sources to participate in our market research in support of the ACC mission. Potential offerors are given an opportunity to comment on this requirement or to recommend application and tailoring of requirements documents and alternative approaches. If you have interest in this requirement, you are requested to submit a summary of your capabilities, your opinion on the commerciality of this requirement, and identify if you would desire to meet with ACC representatives to obtain further details. Identify in your correspondence if information provided should be protected from release outside the government due to proprietary and/or competitive restrictions. Summaries should be received at ACC CONS no later than 19 Nov 99 and can be submitted by any of the following means: By Mail:ACC Contracting Squadron/LGCO Attention: MSgt Kathy A. Jackson 11817 Canon Blvd Newport News, VA 23606-4516 By Email: kathy.jackson@langley.af.mil By FAX: (757)764-9153 (please call MSgt Jackson at 757-764-9126 in advance of faxing) Posted 11/02/99 (D-SN397094). (0306)

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