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R -- MQM-107D/E SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE SUSTAINMENT ENGINEERING SUPPORT SOL WMRAK-F08635-00-R-0080 DUE 080100 POC Andrew Jacobs, Contract Specialist, Phone (850)882-9307 ext 5096, Fax (850)882-9306, Email jacobsa@eglin.af.mil -- Capt. Moseley Soule, Contracting Officer, Phone 850-882-9307x5028, Fax 850-882-9306, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=WMRAK-F08635- 00-R-0080&LocID=1182. E-MAIL: Andrew Jacobs, jacobsa@eglin.af.mil. The Air Armament Center (AAC), Armament Product Group, Directorate of Aerial Targets (AAC/WMRA) plans to award a competitive contract for sustainment engineering on USAF and US Army MQM-107D/E Sub Scale Aerial Targets. The MQM-107D/Es are operated by the Air Force at Tyndall AFB, FL and by the Army at Fort Bliss, TX, White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), and Redstone Arsenal, AL. This action was previously publicized under a sources sought synopsis on 12 April 2000. This contract will provide annual options for hardware and software sustainment engineering and related tasks. The period of performance is planned to be for a basic year and up to 3 option years. The total contract value including annual options is estimated to be less than $4.0M. Currently, BAE Systems (formerly Marconi/Tracor) provides sustainment engineering through the existing MQM-107E production contract. The purpose of the new Air Force contract is to continue the sustainment engineering in support of the initial fielding and check out of the MQM-107E and until the aerial targets are depleted from the Air Force inventory within the next 3 to 5 years. The principal focus of sustainment engineering tasks will be on the MQM-107E integrated flight controller (IFC) and the associated hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) 6 degrees of freedom flight simulation using the MQM-107E IFC. Other tasks will include hardware and software engineering and technical support in response to sustainment tasks to improve the performance, operability, supportability, reliability, and maintainability of the MQM-107D/E. The government does not own a complete, ready to use technical data package to support sustainment. After contract award, there will not be sufficient time available for a potential offeror to become trained without serious impact to user support. The program office plans to award the sustainment-engineering contract by 30 September 2000. This action requires the firm to have a secret level security clearance and it must be export control certified in accordance with DoD 5230.25. Program management questions may be addressed to Mrs. Elaine Farrington, Program Manager (850) 882-9307 ext 5121, technical questions to Mr. Billy Lucas, Lead Engineer (850) 882-9307 ext 5129, and for contracting questions, Mr. Andrew Jacobs, (850) 882-4400 ext 5096. Dr. Mario J. Caluda, AAC/CD, is the Ombudsman for this prospective requirement and can address concerns from offerors or potential offerors. 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 requested, 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. Interested parties may contact Dr. Caluda, if necessary, at (850) 882-5558, or by mail to Dr. Mario J. Caluda, AAC/CD, 101 West D Avenue, Suite 123, Eglin AFB, FL 32425-5495, e-mail: Posted 06/27/00 (D-SN469086). (0179)

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