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B -- TECHNICAL SUPPORT FOR HIGH POWER X-BAND DISH RADARS POC Priscilla Busa, Contract Specialist, 617-377-9580; John Sorgini, Jr., Contracting Officer, 617-377-7241. Electronics Systems Center (ESC) intends to solicit on a non-competitive basis, Raytheon Company of Sudbury, MA. Solicitations are for short-fused NMD efforts being added to an existing contract to provide the Air Force (AF) and Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO) with timely answers on the ability of the X-Band Dish radar to perform the required NMD mission. The efforts anticipated include collecting and analyzing X-Band radar data from possible AF and BMDO sponsored VAFB launches [Jan 98 -- Sept 98], incorporating and testing additional object classification algorithms [Feb 98 -- Sept 98], and other support tasks associated with X-Band participation in NMD test activities through FY98. It is considered that Raytheon is currently the only qualified source with the technical understanding of the HAVE STARE radar being used as the X-Band surrogate for data collection and as the basis for developing a LESFOV design suitable for performing the NMD mission. Furthermore, Raytheon is the onlysource that has X-Band hardware at VAFB and the in-depth knowledge required for the integration of NMD algorithms into the existing system in a timely fashion to be able to support possible BMDO and AF test and analysis for FY 98 launches. Statutory authority for award of this contract is 10 USC 2304 (c) (1) as implemented by Federal Acquisition Regulation 6.302-1, "Only one Responsible Source". However, if your firm believes it could accomplish these efforts in the requested time frames indicated in the square brackets above, submit a qualification package not to exceed 20 pages explaining your capabilities to the above points of contact no later than fifteen (15) days of this notice. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only, and does not constitute an IFB or RFP, nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. The Government will solicit firms meeting the screening criteria in the synopsis. Any offeror initially judged to be unqualified will be provided a copy of the solicitation on request, and any offer such a firm might submit will be evaluated without prejudice. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal and 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. Ombudsman do not participate in the evaluation of responses, source selection, or formulation of acquisition strategy. Interested parties are invited to call the Electronic System Center's Ombudsman, Col Lee Hughes, (617) 377-5106. The Ombudsman should be contacted only with issues or problems that have previously been brought to the attention of the program manager and/or the contracting officer and could notbe satisfactorily resolved at that level. Again, this synopsis is for information and planning purposes only, and does not constitute an Invitation For Bid or RFP, nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. See Numbered Note(s): 22, 26. (0142)

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