ESC/DIGK, Global Grid (Product Area Directorate), 5 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100

58 -- SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS -- MANPACK RADIO POC Point of Contact: Captain James O'Quinn, Contracts Manager, (781) 377-6949; Contracting Officer: Mr. Dale M. Pease, (781) 377-6395 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, james.oquinn@hanscom.af.mil. The Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Modernization Program Office of the Electronic Systems Center (ESC/DIGR) is seeking sources for the acquisition of Manpack Radios (MPRs). The MPR shall meet the requirements outlined in the Operational Requirements Document (ORD), AC2ISRC (CAF) 307-97-I/II/III, for Tactical Air Control Party Modernization, dated 9 Dec 99 and as specified in the draft MPR Technical Requirements Document (TRD). The current plan is to purchase, in fiscal years (FYs) 2001 and 2002, approximately 501 MPRs and ancillary equipment such as, but not limited to, antennas, cabling and battery packs. Estimated quantities by fiscal year are FY01-283 and FY02-218. The planned contract will include provisions for logistics support, initial operator training, warranties and computer-based training (CBT). There will be a requirement for data deliveries consisting of training materials and commercial manuals. Interested firms should submit a statement of qualifications that demonstrates that they can provide a technically compliant MPR within the schedule specified in requirement (D) below. Specific threshold technical requirements for the MPR are listed in the draft TRD, which is posted on the Hanscom Electronic RFP Bulletin Board (HERBB) (http://herbb.hanscom.af.mil) (click on "Biz Opportunities", then click on "Tactical Air Control Party (TACP) Modernization"). Other information relating to this planned acquisition, including the draft Statement of Objectives (SOO), is also posted on HERBB. Interested parties are encouraged to review the documents posted on HERBB and provide information, comments, and suggestions regarding any aspect of this planned acquisition. The Government will not pay for any information received in response to this synopsis, nor will the Government compensate a respondent for any cost incurred in developing the information provided to ESC. Without written permission from the respondent, ESC will not release to any firm, agency, or individual outside the Government, any information marked "Proprietary" Offerors should have (A) a product that meets all the threshold requirements of the 9 Dec 99 ORD as described in the draft TRD; (B) National Security Agency (NSA) endorsement for COMSEC and TRANSEC devices in the MPR they are offering for all required waveforms, or a plan for obtaining NSA endorsement; (C) Joint Interoperability Test Center (JITC) certifications for interoperability with the equipment/systems and in the modes specified in the draft TRD, or a plan for obtaining certifications, for the MPR they are offering; (D) the ability to deliver ten (10) MPRs not later than one hundred twenty (120) days after contract award, twenty-five (25) MPRs not later than one hundred fifty (150) days following contract award, and fifty (50) per month one hundred eighty (180) days after contract award and afterward until the estimated quantity of two hundred and eighty-three (283) MPRs for FY 2001 is delivered and fifty (50) per month resuming in FY 2002 until the estimated quantity of two hundred and eighteen (218) MPRs for that fiscal year is delivered; (E) demonstrated successful past experience in performing on a contract of similar size and scope as the planned MPR contract for the TACP Modernization program. Offerors must provide the following in their response to this synopsis: (1) documentation that shows how your existing product meets all threshold and as many of the objective requirements listed in the draft TRD as possible; (2) copies of your NSA endorsement for COMSEC and TRANSEC devices in the MPR you are offering for all required waveform (in the event that NSA has not endorsed your product for these requirements, provide a plan and schedule for obtaining endorsement); (3) copies of JITC certifications for interoperability with the equipment/systems and in the modes specified in the draft TRD for the MPR you are offering (in the event that JITC has not certified your product for these requirements, provide a plan and schedule for obtaining certifications); (4) brochures and/or other marketing material provided to Government or commercial customers for the same MPR that you're offering in response to this synopsis; (5) reliability data [e.g. Mean Time Between Failure (MTBF), Mean Time To Repair (MTTR), etc]; (6) if your product has been officially tested by a Government organization, participated in an operational exercise, and/or participated in a Government sponsored experiment, identify any formal documentation (document title, date and number if applicable and a point of contact and phone number for obtaining a copy) that describes how your product was used and how it performed; (7) documentation that summarizes your firm's performance on similar contracts and a customer point of contact/phone number for each contract; (8) a statement from your company regarding whether your product is a "Commercial Item" as defined by the Federal Acquisition Regulation, Part 2, together with the rationale supporting this position; (9) information on basic and extended warranty coverage currently available for your MPR; (10) recommended logistics and maintenance approaches for your product during acquisition and sustainment; (11) information on any additional functionality not in the ORD that your product provides that you believe would be beneficial to the TACP mission; and (12) the size and socioeconomic status of your business (e.g. small, large, small disadvantaged). The response packages should be delivered in two paper copies, limited to forty (40) pages, including brochures; software copies may be delivered along with the paper copies. The response packages are due to Mr. Dale M. Pease (U.S. Postal Mailing Address: ESC/DIGK, 5 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100; Note for commercial delivery such as FedEx, address packages to 3 Eglin Street) within 15 business days of posting of this notice in the CBD. Packages received after 15 business days of the date this notice appears in the CBD may not be reviewed. The Government is currently refining the acquisition strategy for the TACP Modernization program. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal, 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 deputy program manager and/or contracts manager. 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 Acquisition Ombudsman at (781) 377-5106. Applicable Commerce Business Daily Note 22 applies. Please direct any questions on this announcement to Captain James O'Quinn, Contracts Manager, (781) 377-6949, e-mail: james.oquinn@hanscom.af.mil or Ms Mary Stairs, Deputy Program Manager (781) 377-5537, e-mail: mary.stairs@hanscom.af.mil. Posted 05/17/00 (A-SN455823). (0138)

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