AFDTC/PKZA, 205 West D. Avenue, Suite 428, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6864

A -- A-SUPPORT OF LANDBASED, AIRBORNE, AND JOINT SERVICES WEAPONS SYSTEMS DEVELOPMENT AND EMPLOYMENT SOL F08635-96-C-0049 DUE 070696 POC Contact Contract Specialist, Sherrye Driscoll at (904) 882-4141, or Contracting Officer, Vicky M. Dawson at (904) 882-4141. The Air Force Development Test Center AFDTC/PKZ Eglin AFB FL intends to award a sole source contract to acquire support of landbased, airborne, and Joint Services weapons systems development and employment. This acquisition will include engineering, research and development services in support of the advancement of Air Force Information Warfare (IW) efforts. Using a task order contract vehicle, the Government will direct the contractor to perform critical tasks in landbased, airborne, and Joint Services weapons systems employment in representative threat environments; assist with field or on-site test and evaluation; reduce and analyze test data; and summarize and present results in both written and verbal form. The contractor will fulfill tasks in the following essential areas: (1) Provide a detailed understanding of guided missile system design and operation. Conceive, design, develop, and test innovative concepts and techniques for system improvement including, but not limited to, air-to-air, air-to-ground, and advanced cruise missile systems at subsonic, supersonic, and hypersonic flight speeds. (2) Conduct independent, quantitative performance evaluations for operational and planned aircraft and air vehicle systems, including the major subsystems of propulsion, avionics, structures, and materials and their concomitant combat and logistics. (3) Develop, maintain, and apply engineering, platform, mission and campaign models, and simulations. Develop and apply models, simulations, and operations analysis techniques for the engineering assessment, development, operational evaluation, and coordinated employment of current, planned and proposed systems. (4) Conduct independent, quantitative evaluation for various weapons systems and related command, control, and communications (C3) systems. (5) Conduct analyses for interpretation of technical intelligence information as it relates to weapons system performance. Conduct subsequent analyses to assess the effects of system and subsystem performance in the overall context of IW to address electronic combat (EC), defense suppression, and other related aspects of IW. Colonel Joseph D. Ferris (904-882-5966) has been appointed by the AFDTC Commander to hear offeror's 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. For information regarding the technical and programmatic aspects of this acquisition, contact Mr. Jerry Kitchen at (904) 882-3319. For contractual information, contact Ms. Sherrye Driscoll at (904) 882-4141. This contract action is expected to be executed using ''Other Than Full and Open Competition'' as defined in FAR 6.302-3. CBD Numbered Notes 22, 25, and 26 apply. VICKY M. DAWSON Contracting Officer (0172)

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