U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command, ATTN: CSSD-CM-MN, P.O. Box 1500, Huntsville, AL 35807-3801

A -- ADVANCED DISCRIMINATING LADAR TECHNOLOGY SOL DASG60-95-0021 POC Judith A. Staggs, Contract Specialist, (205) 955-1187. The U.S. Army Space and Strategic Defense Command (USASSDC) intends to enter into a noncompetitive contract for research and development services with Hughes Aircraft Company to exploit design, development and component testing of a solid-state hetrodyne detection ladar, developed under the Ground Based Interceptor Experiment (GBI-X) Program. The name of the program has been changed to the Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle (EKV) Program. The contract will call for a phased program which will step the development through a breadboard ladar and, subject to an option, a brassboard ladar. The design and development effort has been within the context of the EKV National Missile Defense (NMD) mature threat scenarios in unison with an EKV passive sensor. The subject design effort is the continuation of a design effort which was initiated by Hughes Aircraft Company and since significant progress has been attained toward bringing this discriminating interceptor ladar to fruition, including time and the investment of considerable monies, this effort will be continued with Hughes. The period of performance for the ladar breadboard completion shall be 24 months. The period of performance for the brassboard option phase will also be 24 months. The effort requires a SECRET facility clearance. No foreign subcontracting participation has been experienced nor is it expected. Because of the requirement to exploit effort in which the government has invested considerable time and money and the need to position the technology for timely technological infusion into the NMD on a schedule which meets NMD objectives, the action is directed to Hughes Aircraft Company under the Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 6.302-1. This notice is not a request for proposals, however, responses received from this notice will be considered in accordance with FAR 15.402. All responses should be directed to CSSD-CM-MN/Judith Staggs and must be received within fifteen (15) days after the date of publication of this synopsis. No telephone inquiries will be accepted. See Note 22. (0055)

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