16 -- AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (AWACS)MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINMENT SUPPORT (AMASS)

Notice Date

December 19, 2000

Contracting Office

ESC/AWK, 3 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2115

ZIP Code

01731-2115

Solicitation Number

N/A

Point of Contact

Contract Manager, Capt. Michelle Bickley, 781/377-5723/Contracting Officer, Richard Fox, 781/377-6667

E-Mail Address

Click Here to E-mail the POC (Sidney.Kimhan@hanscom.af.mil or Richard.Fox@hanscom.af.mil)

Description

Electronic Systems Center intends to issue an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract covering up to eighteen (18) years with an ordering period from 01 October 2001 through 30 September 2019 sole source to The Boeing Company for the Airborne Warning and Control System (AWACS) Modernization and Sustainment Support (AMASS) acquisition. AMASS will consolidate AWACS special studies, development, design, testing, production, trial installation, fleet installation, systems engineering, sustainment engineering support, and weapon system engineering and integration requirements under a single omnibus contract. The effort will provide for the same or similar products and services currently provided by various sole source contracts with Boeing, the AWACS prime and systems integration contractor, as well as Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin, manufacturers of the AWACS radar and mission computing major sub-systems respectively. The AMASS contract also provides for management of selected assembly and component equipment repair requirements. The goal of the AMASS effort is to increase AWACS Weapon System Availability, deliver and sustain premier AWACS and AEW&C capabilities, achieve more efficient Weapon System Management, increase contractor accountability, and reduce total ownership costs. Migration of these responsibilities to a prime contractor shall not adversely impact current operations and support to the AWACS fleet. The AMASS contractor shall also design, produce, document, integrate, lab test, flight test, collect and process certification data, provide air worthiness certification data, ensure operational safety, suitability, and effectiveness (OSS&E), qualify, and deliver major modifications for the E-3C system such as evolution of the Airborne Moving Target Indicator (AMTI) mission capabilities, Communications, Mission Computing and Display (Block 40/45) upgrade modification, Global Air Traffic Management (GATM) modification, Ultra High Frequency (UHF) Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) Satellite Communications (SATCOM) modification, Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) modification upgrades, Real Time Defense Information Infrastructure Common Operating Environment (DII-COE) modifications, and Sensor and C2 Upgrade, RM&A and Service Life Extension (Block 50/55) modification. Additionally, the contractor will provide analysis, design and production of other major and minor system modifications, and support configuration management and control of E-3 aircraft. Maintenance of air worthiness and configuration control will also be required for the AWACS test bed aircraft and ground laboratories, which support software development and system integration. Technical orders (T.O.s), spares, repair services, including delivery of organic repair capabilities, support equipment and training and all data associated with these activities (including data storage facilities) will also be required. The AMASS effort also includes support to the AWACS infrastructure including the upgrade and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance on the Aircraft Test System 3 (TS-3), Avionics Integration Laboratory (AIL), AWACS Developmental Lab (ADL), Radar Software Integration Laboratory (SIL), Test Data Control Center (TDCC), other contractor or government owned/maintained laboratories and modeling and simulation facilities supporting AWACS, and the AWACS Technical Order Library. This Notice of Contract Action is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a Request for Proposal (RFP) nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from interested parties during this phase of acquisition. You should only contact the Ombudsman with issues or problems you cannot satisfactorily resolve with the program manager and Contracting Officer. The Ombudsman role is to hear concerns, issues, and recommendations and communicate these to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality if desired. The Ombudsman does not evaluate proposals or participate in source selection. The ESC Ombudsman is Col. Joe Magnone, ESC/CO, (781) 377-5106, or email Joseph.Magnone@hanscom.af.mil. Please direct any questions on the AMASS acquisition to Lt. Col. Sidney Kimhan, Program Lead, (781) 377-7922 or email Sidney.Kimhan@hanscom.af.mil, or Mr. Richard Fox, Contracting Officer, (781) 377-6667 or email Richard.Fox@hanscom.af.mil. See Notes 22 and 26.

Web Link

ESC Business Opportunities Web Page (http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20001221/16SOL007.HTM (D-354 SN5091V6)