Department of the Air Force, ASC, Weapons, Air Base, and Range PSO, (ASC/VXK), 102 West D Avenue, Suite 168, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6807

16 -- AIRCRAFT LAUNCHER INTERFACE COMPUTERS (ALICS) POC Larry Miller, Contract specialist, (904)882-8787 ext 3260 or John Sullivan, Contracting Officer, (904) 882-8515 ext 2115. The Lethal SEAD Division of the Weapons, Air Base, and Range PSO Plans to award a contract modification for the procurement of up to 8 Aircraft Launcher Interface Computers (ALICs). These ALICs will be integrated with up to 8 ALIC launchers (provided as GFE) and used to support the Air National Guard. Delivery of the ALICs is to be completed by the 1st quarter FY98. This procurement is considered a continuation of an on-going production effort awarded to Texas Instruments (TI), Inc. The ALIC provides a physical and functional interface between the High Speed Anti-Radiation Missile (HARM) and the F-16 aircraft. Hardware modifications are being made to the ALIC phase III baseline by TI for parts obsolescence and producibility. A reprocurement package incorporating these changes has not been kept up to date by the government and is not available for competitive reprocurement. The government further requires that ALIC hardware undergo extensive acceptance tests requiring use of the TI developed ALIC Acceptance Test Equipment (AATE). The AATEs are committed to existing contracts and are not available for another contractor to start up a production line for 8 ALICs. It is anticipated that only one source, TI, developer and sole producer, can satisfy the government's minimum needs for this small add-on requirement. This contractual action is expected to be executed using ''other than full and open competition'' procedures pursuant to FAR 6.302-1(a)(20(ii)/see numbered Note 22. This synopsis shall not be considered an IFB or an RFP and is not to be considered as a commitment by the government. The request for proposal is anticipated to be released in 15 days. Responses to this notice must be received no later than 15 calendar days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily. 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. Interested parties should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to the use of the Ombudsman. ASC's Ombudsman is Col Timothy R. Kinney, ASC/SK, Chief Det 5 ASC, 205 West D Avenue, Suite 318, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6065, (904) 882-9051. Routine communications concerning this acquisition should be directed to the contract specialist, Mr. Larry Miller at (904) 882-8787 ext 3260 or the program manager, Mr. Joe Bruscino at (904) 882-4808 ext 2204. Collect calls will not be accepted. (0320)

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