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58 -- AIR SOVEREIGNTY OPERATING CENTER PROGRAM POC Glen Townsend, Program Manager, 617-271-8344; Christine Baron, Contracting Officer, 617-271-7903; Robert Phenecie, Contract Specialist, 617-271-2055. The Directorate of International Programs of the Air Force Materiel Command's (AFMC's) Electronic Systems Center (ESC) plans to issue a solicitation to select a contractor for the Air Sovereignty Operations Center (ASOC) Program. The ASOC Program is a Foreign Military Sales (FMS) Program for the Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Slovakia and Romania. The basic contract will provide for delivery of an ASOC to the Czech Republic, Poland and Romania. The ASOC contract will include options for five (5) additional ASOCs. The ASOC program will provide the Data Processing and Display Equipment (DPDE) and software necessary to establish a military operations center that will support the peacetime mission of air sovereignty. The ASOC, when used in conjunction with national air defense assets, will provide the capability to exercise sovereign control of national airspace. ESC plans to issue the solicitation 27 Nov 96 and receive Offeror's proposals 13 Jan 97. Since the contract will require some classified data, a copy of the appropriate DD Form 254 (Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification) will be included on the HERBB. The DD Form 254 can be obtained by writing to the following address: ESC/IAK, 50 Griffiss Street, MITRE Building S, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1618 (ATTN: Ms. Christine E. Baron). An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of the acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Dr. Panzarella at (617)271-5527. See Numbered Note(s): 26. (0310)

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