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R -- TRANSLATOR PROCESSING SYSTEM PRODUCT SUPPORT (TPS) SOL F08626-96-C-0105 POC Roland Baez, Contracting Officer, Phone (850)882-9391 ext 5050, Fax (850)882-3130, Email baez@eglin.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=F08626-96-C-0 105&LocID=1182. E-MAIL: Roland Baez, baez@eglin.af.mil. The Range Instrumentation System Program Office is adding Translator Processing System Product Support work on a sole-source basis to contract FO8626-96-C-0105 with Interstate Electronics Corporation (IEC), 1001 East Ball Road, P.O. Box 3117, Anaheim CA. This support, estimated at $160K per year, is currently being provided on a sole-source basis by IEC under contract FO8626-95-C-0112, which expires 30 Dec 99. This follow-on effort will provide one base year and one option year of product support, as required, on a time-and-materials basis for the prototype Translator Processing System (TPS) units developed under contract F08635-85-C-0083. The prototype units consist of four distinct systems (hardware and software): (1) the Four Vehicle Tracker TPS, (2) the Test Support Equipment TPS, (3) the Single Vehicle Tracker TPS, and (4) the Engineering Test Article TPS. Product support includes but is not limited to the following: (1) configuration control, (2) mission support, (3) field engineering support, and (4) depot repair. Details of the four areas of product support are as follows: (1) The contractor shall provide configuration control of the hardware and software using section 5.4 and appendices D, F, and G of MIL-STD-973, as a guide, (2) The contractor shall provide on-call mission support. The mission support shall include but not be limited to: (a) attendance and technical support at user meetings, (b) production of TPS mission parameter tapes, and (c) post mission TPS data processing. (3) The contractor shall provide on-call field engineering and technical support to the Government in order to operate and maintain all TPS units. Operating locations for TPS units shall include but not be limited to: (a) Kwajalein Missile Range FAS, (b) White Sands Missile Range NM, (c) Eglin AFB FL, (d) Vandenburg AFB CA, (e) Patrick AFB FL, and/or (f) Wallops Island VA. The contractor shall provide on-site field engineering support at the TPS location(s) for short periods of time in order to support critical or prolonged operations. The contractor shall report to the operating location within 72 hours after being notified by the Government. The contractor shall provide all labor, services, supplies, support equipment, and technical data that are not available on site. Field engineering and technical support shall include but not be limited to: (a) organizational and intermediate level maintenance and assistance in the operation of TPS units, (b) production of interface control documents for integration of TPS(s) at new site locations, and (c) training range personnel in TPS operations. Field repair shall be accomplished utilizing Government furnished spares, (4) The contractor shall provide for the repair of failed items returned to the depot (contractor's facility). Depot level repair shall be accomplished in accordance with technical manuals, contractor or original supplier procedures. Acceptance, quality, and configuration control of depot repaired items shall be accomplished through use of Government approved procedures for TPS equipment. A technical data package for the TPS prototype systems (hardware and software) is not available. The prototype TPS systems to be supported have been developed and tested by IEC for a military environment. IEC, as developer of the prototype TPS systems, is the only known supplier for this procurement. This is not a request for proposal. A sole source solicitation will be issued on or about 15 Nov 99. Interested parties may contact Capt. Pat McKeown at 850) 882-9391, 5040. Posted 11/04/99 (D-SN398382). (0308)

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