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16 -- CORRECTED NOTICE -- KC135 AIRCRAFT ALTITUDE ALERTER ACQUISITION SOL F33657-98-R-0014 DUE 022798 POC Mr Bill Oswald, Contracting Officer, (937) 255-1572 E-MAIL: CONTRACTING OFFICER, OSWALDBE@C17.WPAFB.AF.MIL. The US Air Force, Aeronautical Systems Center intends to acquire on a sole-source basis, under the authority of section 4202 of the Clinger-Cohen Act of 1996 as implemented in FAR 13.500 altitude alerter kits for the KC-135 aircraft fleet from Innovative Solutions & Support, 420 Lapp Road, Malvern, PA 19355-1263. The contract will be a firm fixed priced contract using FAR Part 12 procedures, acquisition of commercial items, with an initial quantity of 266 with deliveries starting in March 1998 and options for altitude alerter kits (Group A and Group B) for supplying the remaining KC-135 fleet of 590 aircraft. The altitude alerters for the KC-135 fleet will provide enhanced altitude awareness for three person flight crew operations. The altitude alerter is integrated with the PACER CRAG system and Reduced Vertical Separation Minimums (RVSM) integrated solution. The alerter must interface with the aircraft Air Data Computer (ARINC-429) or panel altimeter (RS-232) for altitude input. The altitude alerter unit must also have modes to alert the crew to deviations from assigned cruise altitudes and approach to a target altitude. The Altitude Alerter display and warning light must be optimized for the KC-135 cockpit light and glare conditions. KC-135 aircraft data that may be required to interface and operate the altitude alerter system must be obtained from the original KC-135 aircraft manufacturer. Mr. Stephen J. Plaisted has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of an Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact Bill Oswald, Contracting at (937)255-1572. When requested the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Mr. Plaisted can be reached at (937) 255-9095 (0051)

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