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16 -- LANDING CRAFT AIR CUSHION (LCAC) EGI DOWNSELECT SOL LCAC DUE 051200 POC Buyer is Christine Shockey, Program Manager is Gerald Richardson. All technical questions should be directed to the Program Manager.,Buyers phone number is (937) 255-5107 ext. 3535. FAX number is (937) 255-7903. Program Managers phone number is (937) 255-5107 ext. 3541. WEB: LCAC-Landing Craft Air Cushion (LCAC) EGI Downselect, http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/LCAC/LCAC.asp. E-MAIL: christine.shockey@wpafb.af.mil, gerald.richardson@wpafb.af.mil, christine.shockey@wpafb.af.mil, gerald.richardson@wpafb.af.mil. Background "17. The Common Avionics Directorate of the Subsystems System Program Office intends to modify one of the existing contracts, F33657-99-C-2040 (Honeywell GNO, Clearwater, FL) or F33657-99-C-2039 (Litton G&CS, Woodland Hills, CA), to continue the acquisition of the nondevelopmental item (NDI) Embedded Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS), also called EGI, for the Navy's Landing Craft / Air Cushioned (LCAC) Service Life Extension Program (SLEP). The Government will request Engineering Change Proposals from the two aforementioned contractors and conduct a competitive down-select evaluation in accordance with the approved EGI Single Acquisition Management Plan. These basic contracts for this tri-service program include NDI EGI integration units, missionization (modification) of software and hardware for platform-specific interfaces, integration/flight test support, and data. The contemplated contract modification will require up to 80 production EGIs with LCAC missionization, plus warranty, training, contractor logistics support, spares, and data. The contract modification will not extend the period of performance for the basic contract. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns relative to this effort. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the Program Director or of the Contracting Officer, but communicates the concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of their sources to the appropriate Government personnel. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the identity of his/her source of concern. Serious concerns may be addressed to ASC's Ombudsman, Mr. Stephen J. Plaisted, ASC/SY, BLDG 572, 1790 10th Street, Room 102.01, Wright Patterson AFB OH 45433-7017. He may be reached by phoneat (937) 255-9095, or e-mail at: stephen.plaisted@ascsy.wpafb.af.mil, routine communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to ASC/SMYB Attn: Susan Strauser, 2145 Monahan Way (BLdg 28, Room 131), Wright Patterson AFB OH 45433-7017, or by phone at (937) 255-5107 Extension 3569. See Notes 22 and 26.***** " Posted 03/07/00 (D-SN431882). (0067)

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