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B -- FRENCH REPUBLIC (FR) AND UNITED KINGDOM (UK) AWACS MODIFICATION STUDY CONTRACT POC Contract Specialist Trina A. Andreasen (781) 377-1124 / Contracting Officer Katherine A. Morris (781) 377-8357 WEB: N/A, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, trina.andreasen@hanscom.af.mil. The Government is contemplating a sole source foreign military sales (FMS) French Republic (FR) and United Kingdom (UK) Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Modification Study contract to The Boeing Company, PO BOX 3999, Seattle WA 98124-2499. Contract is for specialized integration studies and analyses for FR/UK AWACS modification to include (a) preparation of system engineering and integration feasibility studies, (b) systems configuration definition and design studies related to AWACS modifications, (c) systems analysis of AWACS systems and subsystems to identify the most cost effective implementation approach to meet an operational requirement, (d) production planning and retrofit solutions, and (e) preparation of price and availability data for AWACS modification projects. These studies will continue the update and modification of the FR/UK respective fleets to ensure and maintain worldwide AWACS fleet interoperability and commonality. The Government anticipates contract award in Fiscal year (FY) 2000, basic, with four options, for a total of sixty (60) months and a ceiling of $4.5M. A sole source contract to Boeing is contemplated because The Boeing Company is the only known source with pre-requisite knowledge and experience in the design, development, and integration of the international AWACS fleet and planned modernization programs and accessibility to E-3/E-767 AWACS technical data. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns from interested firms during this phase of acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the Program Director or Contracting Officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government official. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The ESC Ombudsman is Col_Steven Sheldon at ESC/CX (781) 377-5106. The Ombudsman should be contacted only with issues or problems that have been brought previously to the attention of the ProgramManager and/or Contracting Officer and could not be resolved satisfactorily at that level. Please direct any question on the FR/UK AWACS Modification Study Contract effort to Bob Mazze, Program Lead, (781) 377-5798, or Trina A. Andreasen, Contract Specialist, (781) 377-1124. See Note(s) 22 and 26. Posted 03/24/00 (D-SN437969). (0084)

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