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16 -- THEATER AIRBORNE RECONAISSANCE SYSTEM (TARS) ALTERNATE MID-BAY SENSOR POC Contact Maj Russ J. Prechtl/Integration Chief/513-255-5879 or Mark D. Bennington/Contracting Officer/513-255-5706. The objective of this synopsis is to seek interested sources able to replace the Modular Automatic Test Equipment (MATE) Controller (hardware and software) on the AN/ALM-246 Tactical Electronic Warfare System (TEWS) Intermediate Support System (TISS), the F-15 TEWS I-Level maintenance tester developed by McDonnell Douglas Aerospace (MDA). The contractor shall be required to make all software and hardware changes to the existing TISS Automatic Test Equipment (ATE), Storage Equipment Set (SES), Support Equipment for Support Equipment (SE/SE), and all Line Replaceable Unit (LRU) Test Program Sets (TPS) that will be driven by a new Controller. As a minimum, an upgraded TISS ATE shall be available to the USAF at ten (10) Months After Receipt of Order (MARO) for the purpose of software integration and conducting a Government System Compatibility Test (SCT). Offers will be considered from any firm providing clear and convincing evidence of its capability to meet all the following criterion: (a) Capability to show Engineering knowledge/experience on the TISS System and the F-15 TEWS Suite, (b) Capability/expertise to work with/upgrade the Modular Automatic Test Equipment (MATE) software, including the ninety-two (92) unique extensions approved for the TISS Program, (c) Government Furnished Equipment (GFE) required for this effort is not available due to existing contractual requirements. Offers submitted must show the Contractor has access to the following equipment/software: One each AN/ALM 246 TISS System (ATE/SES/TPSs/SE for SE) including all documentation, LRUs from the F-15 TEWS Suite (Radar Warning Receiver AN/ALR-56A and 56C, Internal Countermeasures AN/ALQ-135 Bands 1/1.5/2/3, and the Electronic Warfare Warning Set AN/ALQ-128), TISS Test Data Display, TISS secure Software Support System (SSS) including the TISS system software/ATE software/Test Program Set software, Environmentally controlled facility meeting TEMPEST requirements, Portable Automatic Test Equipment Calibrator (PATEC) with TISS calibration software, AN/TSM-131A Electrical Standards Set (ESS) with TISS ESS augmentation equipment, and In-house spares to support the above equipment with access to the USAF Supply MILSTRIP system, (d) Capability to integrate and test the above change to be compatible with the current and planned configurations of the F-15 TISS, (e) Capability to conduct retrofit/modification activities, (f) Capability to write USAF Mil-Spec Technical Orders (T.O.) and make changes to existing T.O.s affected by this effort, (g) Capability to use and input data into the Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) file system, (h) Capability to perform the design, development, integration, and test of new peculiar, F-15 I-level support equipment, (i) Capability to prepare, revise, and submit Support Equipment Recommendation Data (SERD) as part of appropriate Engineering Change Proposals (ECP) to specify F-15 I-level Support Equipment (SE) requirements, (j) Capability to interface with the USAF Computer Program Index Number (CPIN) system, (k) Capability to access the Air Warfare Center (AWC) secure Bulletin Board System (BBS), (l) Capability to conduct systems engineering, project management, and configuration management, (m) Capability to provide all required engineering data. Sources responding should provide information concerning key management and program personnel with a resume of their previous experience and evidence of capability to perform successfully. This statement will have a twenty (20) page maximum limit, double spaced, point size 12. SIC for this procurement action is 3728, with a size standard of 1000 employees including the offeror and its affiliates. Failure to provide the above data with your response to this notice may disqualify your firm from further consideration. Information requested herein is for planning purposes only. It does not constitute a request for proposal and is not construed as a commitment by the government. All responses from responsible sources will be fully considered, however, receipt of responses will not beacknowledged. All respondents are reminded that the government must receive all responses within 30 days of publication of this notice. Direct capabilities package and any routine communications concerning this acquisition to Mr. Gary Wiviott, Contract Negotiator, or Ms. Nancy Williamson, Contracting Officer, ASC/LFDKI Bldg 32, 2300 D Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7249, (937) 255-7927, FAX (937) 656-7167. Technical points of contact are Mr. Steve Justice or Mr. Dave Dettwiler, ASC/LFDWQ, (937) 255-5988, FAX (937) 255-1800. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, 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 Mr. Daniel Kugel, ASC/SY, 2475 K Street Suite 1, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7642, (937) 255-3855. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. (0017)

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