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15 -- FMS PXIII F-16 ACQUISITION SOL F33657-99-C-0059 DUE 060900 POC Lt Ryan Novak,(937) 656-6069 WEB: SHEEHAMP-FMS PXIII F-16 ACQUISITION, http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/SHEEHAMP/SHEEHAMP.asp. E-MAIL: ryan.novak@wpafb.af.mil, ryan.novak@wpafb.af.mil. Background " F-16C/D Block 50+ model aircraft with options for up to ten (10) additional F-16C/Ds for the Government of Greece (GOG). Included in this total system procurement are data and alternate mission equipment (AME) to include underwing launcher/adapters, centerline and wing-weapon pylons, advanced conventional and missile remote interface units, and conformal fuel tank shipsets. A contract is anticipated to be awarded to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company (LM Aero), Fort Worth, TX, by June 2000. The total system contract also includes a requirement for external night vision imaging systems (NVIS). Integrated logistics support will be added as a modification to the basic system contract after award, and the deletion of engine ejector nozzles with reduction in contract price will follow basic contract award. For the basic contract, aircraft deliveries are to begin in August 2002 and conclude in April 2003; option aircraft would be delivered toward the end of the basic program. The estimated value of this procurement is $1.6B. Authority for this procurement is anticipated to be 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), only one responsible source and no other supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. LM Aero has successfully demonstrated prototype and full-scale development of F-16 aircraft for decades. The purpose of this notice of contractual action (NOCA) is mandated by FAR 6.302-1 (d)(2) which requires that ""For contracts awarded using this authority, the notices required by 5.201 shall have been published and any bids and proposals must have been considered."" Proposals received within 30 days of this NOCA will be reviewed by the government. The successful contractor will be required to provide the material, factory test equipment, assembly personnel, program and data management, hardware and software engineering, facilities, staff, and other equipment and services necessary to fabricate, assemble, test and integrate the AME into the aircraft for delivery of up to sixty (60) aircraft to the customer. The contractor must be able deliver fully qualified F-16C/D Block 50+ aircraft and AME that meet all requirements within approximately two years after contract award. Contractors responding to this NOCA must include the following in submittals: 1) identification of key management and program management personnel with a resume of their previous experience, 2) identification of existing fighter aircraft produced, 3) discussions of specific instances of previous experience as a fighter aircraft producer, 4) evidence of capability to perform successfully within the above described parameters, 5) size status in relation to SIC 3721, 1500 people, and 6) reference subject CBD announcement within 30 days of this NOCA. Subcontracting opportunities for subsystems or other line replaceable units related to this procurement may be addressed to Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company, P.O. Box 748, Fort Worth, TX 76101-0748. Direct all requests for solicitations and routine communications pertaining to this acquisition to Lt Ryan Novak, Contract Negotiator, ASC/YPKA, 1981 Monahan Way, Building 12, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7205, (937) 656-6083. An ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his/her concerns during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to using the ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to the contact Aeronautical Systems Center's ombudsman, Mr. Stephen Plaisted, Chief, Management Integration Division, Directorate of Systems Management, ASC/SYI, Building 572, 1790 10th Street, WPAFB, OH 45433-7630, at (937) 255-9095 or e-mail: stephen.plaisted@ascsy.wpafb.af.mil with serious concerns only. ****See Notes 22 and 26.**** " Posted 05/10/00 (D-SN453343). (0131)

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