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16 -- FOLLOW-ON PRODUCTION OF RSIP GROUP A KITS AND GROUP B RADAR KITS SOL F19628-99-C-0042 DUE 123099 POC Tracy Sheehan, Contract Manager, (781) 377-5705; Karen Stone, Contracting Officer, (781) 377-5730 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, Jerry.Howard@Hanscom.af.mil. In 1996, the Government awarded a sole source contract (F19628-95-C-0041) to The Boeing Company to procure thirteen (13) Radar System Improvement Program (RSIP) Group A and Group B radar kits for the U.S. Air Force. The Government intends to modify the -0041 contract on a sole source basis to procure one (1) additional Groups A & B kit, to extend the Software Change Working Group (SCWG) and to extend the System Integration Laboratory (SIL)/Software Development Facility (SDF) maintenance. The SCWG manages a cooperative effort to develop software fixes to common (US/NATO/UK) Discrepancy Reports (DRs). The Government intends to extend the SCWG through FY01 and the SIL/SDF maintenance through FY04. The Government also intends to award a sole source contract (Prospective contract number F19628-99-C-0042) to The Boeing Company. The new -0042 contract will procure eighteen (18) additional RSIP Groups A & B kits, and one (1) partial Group B radar kit for the Avionics Integration Support Facility (AISF). The new -0042 contract will also procure System Engineering and Integration (SE&I) services and AISF training. The SE&I group will resolve system (hardware and software) discrepancies, provide a proactive Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) forecasting and mitigation effort, a DMS parts database, and technical support for kit Installation and Check-Out (I&CO). The AISF training consists of on-site over the shoulder training to Oklahoma City Air Logistics Command personnel in the areas of software configuration management, software build process and software architecture. Contract award is anticipated in Fiscal year (FY) 2000. The kits improve radar sensitivity/electronic counter-countermeasures (ECCM) performance, radar performance monitoring and control, and reliability/maintainability (R&M) for the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) program. Statutory authority for award of this contract is 10 U.S.C. 2304 (d) (1) (b) as implemented by FAR 6.302-1 (a), (2) (ii) "Only One Responsible Source". As this is a follow-on contract for the production of highly specialized equipment, it is considered that only The Boeing Company has the requisite technical expertise and inherent resources to accomplish this effort within budget and on schedule. The proposed contract consists of the basic effort and three (3) yearly options. The delivery schedule by FY if all options are exercised, is as follows: 1 Group A/B and 1 partial Group B kit in FY 2002, 4 Group A/B kits in FY 2003, 6 Group A/B kits in FY 2004 and 8 Group A/B kits in FY 2005. 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 Notes 22 and 26. Posted 11/09/99 (D-SN399386). (0313)

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