AFDTC/PKZA, 205 West D Avenue, Suite 428, Eglin AFB FL 32542

A -- C4I AND MUNITIONS TEST IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT (CIMTIC) POC Capt Madalena Dama, Contracts Manager, at (904) 882-4141 or Ms Karen Millisor, Contracting Officer at (904) 882-4603. The 46th Test Wing, Director, Technical Directorate, plans to contract for prototypes and specialized hardware and software required to meet urgent customer requirements in testing capability. This contract will provide specialized engineering and fabrication of hardware and software, via a Research and Development contract, to update the Air Force Development Test Center's (AFDTC) test and evaluation resources in the areas of Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence (C4I) and Munitions Testing, as well as testing/training resources for the Air Force Special Operations Center and 53D Wing which includes electronic combat related activities. This contract will include the following: (1) Test Capability Enhancements involving systems analysis, systems engineering, requirements verification, engineering design, development, fabrication, modification, calibration, and integration of T&E resources including hardware/software and test range resources (including facilities, instrumentation, targets, range systems, threat systems, and simulators); (2) Software Development involving computational modeling/simulation, accreditation, and database design; (3) On-site Test and Evaluation Support for delivered test capability enhancements including planning, execution, data reduction, analysis, technical support, test facility verification, and training; (4) Munitions Test Support relating to guidance and control, aircraft compatibility/interface, flight test analysis, lethality, multi-spectral countermeasures/counter-countermeasures, electromagnetic interference/electromagnetic compatibility (EMI/EMC), target signatures, target and scene generation, warheads, munitions effectiveness, system performance, non-cooperative target scoring, and survivability; and (5) C4I relating to command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, networking, management information systems, information warfare, system security and vulnerability, EMI/EMC, and system performance. This contract will also include provisions for limited contracted assistance and advisory services related to the above. AFDTC/PKZ plans to award a minimum of two contracts of an approximate duration of 7 years. A draft Request for Proposal (RFP) is scheduled for release in the Third Quarter FY 97, followed by formal RFP release. Contract awards are planned for First Quarter FY 98. Information associated with this program may be classified up to, and including, TOP SECRET/SCI. All potential contractors will be required to obtain export control certification from the Defense Logistic Service Center (DLSC), Battle Creek, MI 49016-3412 (1-800-352-3572) in accordance with DODD 5230.25. This must be accomplished prior to access to unclassified data. Certification is accomplished using DD Form 2345, "Military Critical Technical Data Agreement." This requirement for DD Form 2345 certification also applies to any subcontractors being given access to reproduced data by another contractor. Material developed under this program will be considered non-proprietary and may be used by the Government under other contracted programs. This effort will contain an organizational conflict of interest clause. The clause will state that a contractor delivering a prototype in response to requirements of this contract will be excluded from initial follow-on production. This sources sought synopsis is for planning purposes only, and shall not be considered an Invitation for Bid or an RFP and is not to be considered as a commitment by the Government. Firms wishing to be considered for this effort should submit their company name, address, phone number, fax number, e-mail address, size status, and point of contact to Capt Madalena Dama, AFDTC/PKZA, Eglin AFB FL 32542-5320. The appropriate SIC code is 3812 with a size standard of 750 employees. Response to this notice must be received no later than 15 calendar days after publication in the Commerce Business Daily. Acknowledgment of receipt of responses will not be made. Firms already on the source list need not submit a new request. Firms may determine if they are on the source list by visiting the Eglin Home page at the following case-sensitive address: http://eglinpk.eglin.af.mil/OPS/cimtic.htm. Additional technical information may be obtained from Major Scott Linder, 46 TW/TSIM, 904-882-6289 ext 304. Additional contracting information may be obtained from Ms. Karen Millisor, Contracting Officer, AFDTC/PKZB, 904-882-4603, or Capt Madalena Dama, Contracts Manager, AFDTC/PKZA, 904-882-4141. Colonel Stephen Dunning (904-882-4160 or e-mail Dunning@eglin.af.mil@PMDF@UMGM">Dunning@eglin.af.mil@PMDF@UMGM">Dunning@eglin.af.mil@PMDF@UMGM) has been appointed by the AFDTC Commander to hear offerors' or potential offerors' confidential concerns, if any, regarding this acquisition. The Ombudsman's purpose is not to replace the technical staff or contracting officer but to serve as an honest broker and communicate any contractor concerns, issues, and disagreements to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problemsthat have been previously brought to the attention of the Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. Collect calls regarding this synopsis will not be accepted. See Note 26.***** (0104)

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