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A -- NATIONAL POLAR-ORBITING OPERATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE SYSTEM (NPOESS) DOWN-SELECTION CALL FOR IMPROVEMENTS, VISIBLE INFRARED IMAGING RADIOMETER SUITE (VIIRS) SOL F04701-99-R-0507 DUE 050500 POC Brandon Montler, Primary POC, Phone 310-336-4323, Email brandon.montler@losangeles.af.mil -- Garth Arevalo, Seconday POC, Phone 310-336-4560, Email garth.arevalo@losangeles.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=F04701-99-R-0507&LocID=901. E-MAIL: Brandon Montler, brandon.montler@losangeles.af.mil. The Government will release a Call for Improvement (CFI) on or about 2 Jun 00 leading to the selection of a contractor for continued development and production options for the National Polar-orbiting Operational Satellite System's (NPOESS) Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) sensor. Proposals will be due 30 days after CFI release (on or about 3 Jul 00). After a full and open competition, the Government awarded multiple Phase I contracts for Sensor Payload and Algorithm Development for VIIRS on 31 Jul 97. The Phase I incumbent contractors will have completed their Preliminary Design Reviews (PDR) prior to release of the CFI. From proposals submitted in response to the CFI, the Government intends to down-select to a single Phase II contractor to complete the instrument development through delivery of flight units for NPOESS. The CFI will be conducted as a full and open competition. The Government will evaluate fairly and fully all responsive proposals submitted in response to the CFI. However, Offerors are advised that it is unlikely a non-incumbent will be selected to perform the Phase II effort. To be selected, a new competitor must demonstrate a PDR-level instrument, algorithm maturity, and risk reduction in their CFI proposal. While the Government intends to select a Phase II contractor shortly after PDR, the Government reserves the right not to select and to either extend the parallel development efforts to a future selection milestone (e.g., CDR Posted 04/19/00 (D-SN446759). (0110)

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