Weapons, Air Base and Range Product Support Office, ASC/VXAK, 102 West D Avenue, Suite 300, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6808

A -- AIR SUPERIORITY TARGET (AST) POC Denise Green, Contract Specialist, 904/882-4400, Ext 5093 Mike Nelson, Program Manager, 904/882-9307, Ext 5121 John Martel, Program Engineer, 904/882-9307, Ext 5116. The Aeronautical Systems Center, Weapons, Air Base, and Range Systems Product Support Office (ASC/VX), invites potential offerors to submit comments on the Air Superiority Target (AST) (Formerly Next Generation Aerial Target (NGAT)) acquisition. The purpose of this publication is to solicit information from industry for potential solutions to the USAF total aerial target requirements matrix. Feedback which may refine program requirements or enhance the success of the Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) acquisition is hereby solicited. The Government is particularly receptive to ideas for reducing the cost of ownership of aerial targets, and industrys experiences with providing target presentations to the Government (in lieu of providing targets). The primary mission of the AST will be to support Test and Evaluation (T&E) of air-to-air and surface-to-air munitions, and aircraft missile warning and fire control systems. It is the desire of the Government for AST (may be multiple airframes) performance and signatures (radar and infrared) to be representative of threat fighter and bomber aircraft, and cruise missiles, and to include the capability to carry payloads such as chaff, flares, scoring, Electronic Countermeasures (ECM) and other enhancements to make the AST more threat representative. AST operational capability is desired in FY03 with target support requirements satisfied well into the future (FY10+). Interested parties should express their interest by submitting in writing a point of contact, including phone number, to Ms Denise Green, Contract Specialist, ASC/VXAK, 102 West D Avenue, Suite 300, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6808, not later than 20 calendar days from the date of this letter. We intend to provide detailed information describing the desired target(s) performance during individually scheduled face to face meetings. Contractors are under no obligation to schedule a verbal session. Each session will be at the unclassified level. Attendance should be limited to not more than four contractor personnel. Please contact Mr. John Martel at (904) 882-9307, Ext 5116 to schedule your face to face session. Your response at the end of the survey should include potential solutions, cost of those solutions and schedule for development to meet the USAF aerial target requirements. Response from contractors will become the property of the government and will be sufficiently safeguarded. This announcement shall not be considered as a commitment by the government. If any response(s) is (are) received, acknowledgment of receipt will not be made nor will evaluation of any information provided be given at this time. The government anticipates publication of sources sought synopsis with response requested within 180 days when a validated listing of requirements is finalized. 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 concerns. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, or voice concerns before contacting the Ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to contact ASCs Ombudsman, ATTN: Colonel Kinney, ASC/SK, Chief, DET 5, 205 West D Avenue, Suite 318, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6865, (904) 882-9051 with serious concerns only. Routine communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to Ms Denise Green, Contract Specialist, (904) 882-4400, Ext 5093. (0032)

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