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58 -- INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS)INDUSTRY DAY 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. This is an IBS Industry Day Conference invitation/announcement prepared by the Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Integration Systems Program Office for procurement of the Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS). This is an invitation to participate in this conference and does not constitute either an invitation for bid or a request for proposal. The Government plans to conduct an Industry Day on 27 January 2000 to be followed by one-on-one discussions with interested prime and subcontractor teams. The Government will provide (at the Industry Day) one information package per contractor, which will include the agenda, local information, ESC information, program briefings (hard copy) and a compact disc of all program information to be released. Those contractors found to be as highly competitive in the November IBS Sources Sought Synopsis evaluation are encouraged to participate as prime contractors in this effort. Contractors who wish to participate in the IBS Program are encouraged to team with the contractors that were determined to be highly competitive to maximize the effectiveness of the communications during the event. Attendees must notify the program office by 3:00 PM (Eastern Time), 20 January 2000 (contact information below) of their intent to attend and if they request a one-on-one meeting after the briefings. Further information regarding the industry day can be obtained by accessing the IBS site on the Hanscom Electronic Request For Proposals Bulletin Board (HERBB) and by contacting Ms Beth Savard, (781) 271-7193; beth.savard@hanscom.af.mil or Ms Linda Wright (781) 271-8706, linda.wright@hanscom.af.mil. Visit requests should be sent to: MITRE, 202 Burlington Road, Bedford, MA, 01731; Attention Security Office. POC for the meeting is Phil Cunningham. Purpose of the meeting is to attend the IBS Industry Day, January 27th through 29th. In addition to the POC, provide all the following information on the visit request: Full Name; Company; Date of Birth; Place of Birth; Level of clearance; Date of clearance; who granted clearance; Citizenship. In addition to being mailed to MITRE, a copy of all visit requests are to be faxed to Ms Savard at (781) 271-5506. The Government will not reimburse the attendees for any costs associated with the participation of this Industry Day. The following information is provided for planning purposes. A draft request for proposal is tentatively scheduled to be released on the HERBB (http: www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil) mid February 2000. The proposed IBS acquisition will consist of two Phases. The first Phase will be a full and open competition with firm fixed-price multiple award contracts (approximately $2M each). The purpose of the Phase I effort is to reduce the risk associated with the completion of the Phase 2 development program. This process will involve a close partnering between each contractor and the Government program office to insure a thorough understanding of all of the requirements and constraints associated with the IBS system. There will be specific deliverables resulting from Phase one such as (a) an overall systems architecture approach; (b) an integrated modeling and simulation approach; (c) an approach for integration with and transition of existing legacy systems to the objective IBS architecture and (d) descriptions of how to achieve specific technological needs for the program; such as message correlation, global track management and how to minimize degradation to existing legacy systems, which will be defined in the Request for Proposals (RFP). It is the Government's intent to make available to all participants the non-proprietary results of the first Phase efforts in the second Phase full and open competition. Industry should note that proprietary information will be protected in accordance with public law and DoD policy. The second Phase will consist of a full and open competition single award of a Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) contract to develop and field the IBS system. 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. Address all questions to the Contracting Officer, Kathleen A. Munroe, at 781-271-3989, or Kathleen.Munroe @hanscom.af.mil, or Ann Bastek at 781-271-4820, or Ann.Bastek@hanscom.af.mil. This special synopsis is for information and planning purposes and does not consitute an IFB or an RFP, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. See Note 26. Posted 01/14/00 (D-SN416155). (0014)

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