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70 -- ENROUTE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DTFA01-91- POC D. Dooley, Contracting Officer (202) 267-8039 Modification to previous notice of intent POC Contracting Officer is Ms. Donnamarie Dooley (202) 267-8039. This announcement updates an earlier announcement published in CBD - 950217-0447PROCURE 70. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) plans to competitively award a single contract to provide software engineering support services and software maintenance support services to the twenty (20) Air Route Traffic Control Centers (including two (2) Oceanic Centers), and the FAA Technical Center in the spring-summer of 1997. This effort will ensure the continuity of software maintenance support for the Host Computer System (HCS) and Oceanic Display and Planning Centers (ODAPS) National Airspace System (NAS) operational software, through planned replacement; and will provide associated software engineering support services. The period of performance for this effort is currently estimated to be seven (7) years. A Request for Comment (RFC) on the statement of work and selected attachments will be released for industry comment in late August 1995. The RFC will be automatically be sent to those firms who responded to CBD Announcement 950217-0447PROCURE 70. Interested firms which did not respond to CBD Announcement 950217-0447PROCURE70 should request a copy of the RFC in writing. The RFC will be formatted in Microsoft Word for Windows (6.0) and provided on a diskette. Industry responses to the RFC are preferred on a diskette in either Microsoft Word for Windows (6.0) or Novell Word Perfect 5.1 for DOS format. Hard-copy responses will be accepted, but are discouraged. A draft Request for Proposal (DRFP) is scheduled for release to industry in late November 1995. Those firms who respond to the RFC will automatically be sent a copy of the DRFP; all others should request a copy in writing. The Request for Proposal (RFP) is planned for release in the late April of 1996. Contract award is projected for the May 1997 time frame. No telephone requests will be accepted. (0237)

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