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R -- SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE 16TH ELECTRONIC WARFARE SQUADRON SOL F08635-00-R-0048 DUE 042800 POC Jalane Shelton, Contract Specialist, Phone (850)882-4141 ext 4557, Fax (850)882-5757, Email shelton@eglin.af.mil -- Vicky Dawson, Contracting Officer, Phone (850)882-4141 ext. 4635, Fax (850)882-5757, Email dawsonv@eglin.af.mil WEB: SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE 16TH ELECTRONIC, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=F08635-00-R-0048&LocID=1182. SUSTAINING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR THE 16TH ELECTRONIC WARFARE SQUARDRON. The Air Armament Center, 16th Electronic Warfare Squadron (16 EWS), is contemplating the award of a sole source Firm Fixed Price (FFP) contract for one year to AIL Systems Inc., Technical Services Operations (AIL/TSO), 254 East Avenue K-4, Lancaster, CA 93535. Tasks consist of responses to recurring and non-recurring engineering support of B-1 electronic warfare (EW) operational test requirements. Planned taskings will directly support the maintenance, operation and technical capabilities of the AN/ALQ 161-A mockup and associated support equipment located in and/or supporting the Reprogrammable Electronic Warfare Systems Test (REWST) Facility at the 16 EWS. This contract includes all 16 EWS AN/ALQ-161A support equipment requirements. Period of performance is from the date of contract award through 30 September 2001. Prior to performance, all contractor personnel must be United States citizens and possess SECRET security clearances. Contractor must have a prior and detailed working knowledge of the design, operation and maintenance of the AN/ALQ-161A, the 16 EWS REWST Facility, B-1 special test equipment, special B-1 instrumentation and data reduction software, B-1 aircraft systems, and their interfaces with the B-1 AN/ALQ-161A system. The contractor must be familiar with the technical theory and application of VAX architecture and programming, Versa Moducal European (VME) based computer system. X-windows programming and applications, ETHERNET local area networks, and Military Standard 1553B data bus operations. This acquisition will be pursued on a sole source basis because AIL retains the engineering database required to perform the efforts required. Prospective offerors should have a working knowledge of EW principles and equipment to include radar receiver and transmitter systems, advance digital signal processing and transmission line, antenna and electromagnetic wave theory. Interested parties shall submit a capabilities package which addresses all requirements listed in this announcement. Packages must be received by 2:00pm.m. CST, 21 Apr 2000. Forward qualification packages to: AAC/PKZA, Attn: Jalane Shelton, 205 West "D" Avenue, Suite 467, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6864. For further information concerning technical aspects, contact Mel Noble, (850) 882-6964 or E-Mail: noblem@eglin.af.mil. For contractual information, contact Jalane Shelton (850) 882-4141 X4557 or E-Mail: shelton@eglin.af.mil. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this 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 personnel. When required, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Matters of a routine or administrative nature concerning this acquisition should not be addressed to the Ombudsman but rather to the Contracting Officer, Contract Specialist, or the Program Manager identified above. For any other concerns, interested parties may call the AAC Ombudsman, Dr. Mario J. Caluda at (850) 882-5558. Numbered notes 22, 25, and 26 apply. VICKY M. DAWSON, Contracting Officer. Posted 04/08/00 (A-SN442833). (0099)

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