Contracting Office: Aeronautical Systems Center B-2 Systems Program Office, ASC/YSDIK, Wright-Patterson AfB OH 45433-6503

15 -- B-2, AIRCRAFT MULTI-STAGE IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM (MSIP) SOL F33657-97-R-0012 POC Contact Point/Contracting Officer: Program Manager -- Laetta Gayheart (513) 255-9502; Robert L. Pinkus, Contracting Officer (513) 255-1898. The B-2 System Program Office (ASC/YS) intends to award a sole source contract to Northrop Grumman, Military Aircraft System Division (NGMASD) for a Multi-Stage Improvement Program for the B-2 aircraft system. This effort will include engineering manufacturing development (EMD), production and support to be acquired via initial and follow-on contracts. This announcement is for the initial contract which is anticipated to be a 5-year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract which will contain multiple contract types at the line item level (e.g., cost-plus award fee, time & materials, firm fixed price, etc) to accommodate a wide range of potential tasks, the estimated minimum contract value is anticipated to be $1M with a maximum contract value of $490M over the 5-year period contingent upon funds availability. The anticipated award date for this IDIQ contract is mid 1997. The first delivery order issued under this IDIQ contract will satisfy the minimum contract value. This contract may include level of effort activities as well as discrete tasks for conducting analyses, studies, planning, design/development, qualification/test, production, kits/retrofit/initial spares, integration, installation, training, support, sustainment, flight test infrastructure, program management and options. No Government Furnished Information will be provided. The Government cannot predetermine at the project level the precise B-2 aircraft improvements and associated quantities/deliveries to be acquired within a 5-year window. As a result, the requirements for this acquisition are further defined in terms of functions to be performed relative to improvements to the B-2 aircraft system and may include some or all of the following: engineering, hardware component/subsystem development and/or modification, test, integration, fabrication, installation and support, software development, test, integration/installation/support, including software block updates, kit prototype, flight test, retrofit, production asrequired (e.g., tooling design/change, systems engineering, hazardous material elimination/reduction, etc), identification of impacts/correction as required relative to updating the support structure for organizational, intermediate & depot levels (e.g., support equipment, technical orders, spares, training, etc), operation and maintenance of facilities to support changes. 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 his/her concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman, Daniel L. Kugel, ASC Ombudsman, ASC/SY, 2475 K. Street, Suite 1, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7642, at (513) 255-5185, with serious concerns only. The solicitation will be released inelectronic format via a 3.5" diskette using Word 6.0 for Windows. Direct all requests for solicitations and routine communication concerning this acquisition, as well as requests for information regarding subcontracting opportunities to Ms. Carol White, Contract Negotiator, ASC/YSDIK, 2275 D. Street, Suite 16, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-6503 at (513)-255-1898. See Note 22 (0035)

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