Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Integration Systems, ESC-SRK-2, 11 Barksdale St., Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1634

58 -- INTEGRATED BROADCAST SERVICE (IBS) SOL F19628-00-R-0026 DUE 052200 POC Kathleen A. 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. NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION (NOCA). This announcement serves as notice to all potential offerors that, on or about 21 APRIL 2000, the Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance Integration Systems Program Office, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts anticipates release of Request for Proposal F19628-00-R-0026 for the Phase I acquisition of the Integrated Broadcast Service (IBS). The IBS contract is a vehicle for the design of the broadcast segment of the IBS. IBS will use information management technology to integrate and correlate intelligence broadcast information. This is a Joint program focused on the dissemination of near real-time intelligence information from sensor to shooter. IBS will incorporate the best features of several of our "legacy" intelligence broadcast systems including: Tactical Information Broadcast Service (TIBS), Tactical Related Applications Data Dissemination System (TDDS), Near Real Time Data (NRTD), Tactical Related Intelligence eXchange System (TRIXS). The primary focus of the IBS effort is to: (1) Achieve the overall IBS program mission and support objective of an integrated Intel picture; (2) provide a flexible interactive service to the tactical user; (3) facilitate CINC and JTF Intelligence Information Management; and (4) reduce the overall Intelligence System support costs. The broadcast segment of the IBS acquisition will be conducted in two phases: Phase I (Program Definition and Risk Reduction -- PD/RR) and Phase II (Development). Both phases will be full and open competitions utilizing FAR Part 15. During the PD/RR phase the Government intends to award up to three Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contracts. Each awardee will perform the work specified in the Phase I RFP as an effort to reduce the risk of the overall program. For the Development phase (Phase II), the Government intends to award one Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF) contract. During this effort the contractor will develop, build, integrate, test, field, and evolve the IBS broadcast segment through spiral development to achieve the requirements specified in the Phase II RFP. The solicitation will be made available on the Internet at the Hanscom Air Force Base Electronic Request for Proposal Bulletin Board (HERBB) Website: http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil/rfp.asp by selecting the link "Integrated Broadcast Service". Offerors will be provided 30 days to respond to the solicitation. Telephone requests for the solicitation will not be accepted. Firms responding to this request shall indicate whether they are a large business, small business, very small business, small-disadvantaged business, 8(a) concern, women-owned business, or HUBZone Small Business. Respondents must specify whether they are a U.S. or foreign-owned firm. Interested Contractors desiring to do business with the Air Force shall be registered in the DoD Central Contracting Reporting System. A Draft RFP for Phase I was placed on the HERBB Website on 25 FEB 2000 and 24 MAR 2000. Government comments to Industry's questions on the Draft RFP are also posted to this site. This NOCA does not constitute a Request for Proposal, and it does not restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach, nor should it be construed as a commitment by the Government. 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's 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 may contact the Ombudsman at (781) 377-5106. Contractors are reminded and cautioned that only Contracting Officers are legally authorized to commit the Government. Address all questions to the Contracting Officer, Ms Kathleen Munroe, (781) 271-3989 or the Contracts Specialist, Ms Ann Bastek (781) 271-4820. See Note 26. Posted 03/24/00 (D-SN438103). (0084)

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