Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AAC -- Air Armament Center, AAC/PK, 205 West D Avenue, Suite 433, Eglin AFB, FL, 32542-6864

D -- GULF RANGE DRONE CONTROL SYSTEM (GRDCS) SOL F08635-00-R-0108 DUE 081700 POC Bernice Bradford, Contract Specialist, Phone 850-4603x4541, Fax 850-882-9685, Email bradford@eglin.af.mil -- John Sullivan, Contracting Officer, Phone 850-882-8567, Fax 850-882-9685, Email sullivaj@eglin.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&ProjID=F08635-00-R-0108&LocID=1182. E-MAIL: Bernice Bradford, bradford@eglin.af.mil. SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS The Air Force Armament Center (AAC) at Eglin AFB, FL, is seeking inputs from industry with technical expertise to provide the 96th Communications Group (96CG) Software Engineering and System Engineering Services, SIC Code 7373-Computer Integrated Systems Design, to support the continuing enhancement and maintenance of the Gulf Range Drone Control System (GRDCS), the GRDCS Mobile Control System (GMCS), and the White Sands Missile Range Mobile Control System (WMCS). Implementation of the Global Positioning System into GRDCS and assistance in the development of the Multi-Service Target Control System (MSTCS) shall also be required. A basic contract with 4 option years beginning in FY01 is proposed. GRDCS includes the command and control of up to four drone aircraft (currently BQM-34 series, QF-4, and the MQM-107 series) during launch, single and formation flight recovery; and the tracking of four shooter aircraft, four missiles, and two other type aircraft. The tracking and controlof all aircraft shall be done through ground stations or airborne relays. The GRDCS computer equipment is currently a network of IBM RISC 6000 workstations with specialized interfaces to connect with Data Link subsystems for the ground and airborne stations. MSTCS is an evolutionary path for GRDCS. Assistance with the MSTCS program which includes requirements definitions through site testing shall also be required. This support is planned to require five Software Engineers and six System Engineers experienced in the hardware and software systems associated with GRDCS, the Eglin Real Time System, and GPS. More specifically, the contractor shall be required to design, develop, install, integrate, test, document, and maintain the system software for GRDCS; design and support GRDCS analysis software development and documentation with emphasis on drone control and distance measuring equipment (DME) navigation; evaluate additional needed hardware and software enhancements and define its integration into GRDCS; evaluate GPS requirements and define its integration into GRDCS; develop software to test GPS equipment as interfaced to the GRDCS datalink instrumentation; develop control algorithms for specific QF-4, BQM-34 series and MQM-107 series applications for GRDCS; develop and maintain software for specific QF-4, BQM-34 series and MQM-107 series applications for GRDCS; define and implement improvements for all GRDCS drone simulations; develop and maintain control and simulation software for integration of future drones into GRDCS; assist in the development of MSTCS; and execute software development projects that fall under 96CG's Capability Maturity Model (CMM) by utilizing 96CG standard software process. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute an IFB or RFP and is not to be construed as a commitment to contract by the Government. Interested primes must submit a statement of capability within 15 calendar days of this announcement. Submit the statement of capability to John P. Sullivan, AAC/PKZB, 205 West D Avenue, Suite 433, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6864. The Armament Center (AAC) has appointed an Acquisition Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of an AAC 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. (You should only contact the ombudsman with issues or concerns that you cannot satisfactorily resolve with the program manager and/or contracting officer.) When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentially 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 are invited to contact the Ombudsman, Dr. Mario Caluda, AAC/CD, 101 West D Avenue, Suite 123, Eglin AFB FL 32542-5495 at (850) 882-5558. The established channel for routine communications concerning this acquisition should be directed to the Contracting Officer, John P. Sullivan at (850)882-4603 ext 4530 or the Program Manager Ken Olson at (850) 882-2016. Collect calls will not be accepted. Posted 07/17/00 (D-SN475470). (0199)

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