AFMC, Air Force Research Laboratory/IFK, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY 13441-4514

A -- DEMONSTRATION SUPPORT CONTRACT SOL F30602-98-R-0071 POC Robert E. Klees, Contract Specialist, 315-330-7682, Fax, 315-330-1777, Vincent Janik, Program Manager, 315-330-3075 COMPLETION: Forty-Two (42) months. Provide a broad range of effort to support Research, and Development, Test and Evaluation demonstrations at the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Rome Research Site (RRS) located in Rome NY, and at four RRS remote research locations within a 35 mile radius of Rome NY (Ava, Newport, Stockbridge, and Verona), and at other facilities/locations as required. Tasks will include: participate in planning and conducting the infusion of hardware, software, equipment, instrumentation, and facilities into technology demonstration and evaluation programs and field exercises; design and develop hardware, equipment, instrumentation and measurement procedures; maintain, modify, upgrade, and operate equipment, hardware, instrumentation, and LANs/WANs; develop test plans; analyze, evaluate, and document technical data; provide software development, maintenance, and upgrades; provide technical project planning and coordination; prepare and present formal and informal briefings; attend technical meetings for the purpose of providing technical expertise; provide mechanical design and drafting using computer aided design (CAD) software; provide specialized support, e.g., welding, structural ironwork, rigging, operation of heavy construction equipment, and geodetic surveying support; maintain and upgrade test ranges and research facilities; provide engineering management, program management, resource management, and real property management support; provide reimbursable purchase support; provide vehicle and heavy equipment support; etc. Each of the RRS research locations are unique and require specialized support to perform its dedicated mission. For example, the High Bay Research Facility provides a unique electromagnetic (EM) measurement capability to support a broad range of EM technology developments including antenna and materials assessments and EM environmental effects (E3) assessments to determine the electromagnetic susceptibility/ vulnerability aspects of various weapon systems. It is a highly instrumented RF facility consisting of anechoic chambers, reverberation chambers and screen rooms. The Communications Networking Facility supports research and testing in the area of networking, including protocols, network architectures, and network management. It contains an extensive, integrated assembly of communication networks as well as the ability to reconfigure, modify, test, and analyze actual traffic and proofs-of-concepts. The Low Data Rate (LDR) Reachback Facility supports research and testing of improved communications techniques and equipment for command and control of assets such as aircraft and aircrews, air refueling, cargo and passenger operations. It consists of satellite ground terminals, mobile communications van, laboratory facilities with hardware/software, equipment and instrumentation, and access to asynchronous Transfer Mode (ATM) networks. The Rapid Radio Prototyping Testbed supports research and testing required to evaluate advanced signal processing techniques for insertion into the Speakeasy radio program. This testbed is located in the Communications Experimental Facility which consists of an anechoic chamber, laboratory space, supporting instrumentation and processing hardware/software, and modeling/simulation test beds. The Newport and Stockbridge locations support research and testing of state-of-the-art equipment and antenna systems on full size airframes. Newport primarily evaluates full size tactical airframes such as the RF-4G, F-4E, F-15, F-16, F-22, A-10, RAH-66 Comanche, etc. Stockbridge evaluates larger size strategic type airframes such as the B-1, B-52, C-130, KC-135, etc. Newport has a number of "far field elevated" outdoor ranges Stockbridge has one "near field range". All of the ranges are fully instrumented and controlled by modern automated digital data acquisition systems. The Verona location is a multi-use research facility consisting of 493 acres of flat land and infrastructure to support demonstration and evaluation programs and field exercises. Ava is a HF facility located on 300 acres of land in a remote noise-free environment and provides a HF transmit/receive capability to support demonstration and evaluation programs and field exercises using advanced information technologies over HF links. Visits to the RRS research facilities may be arranged by contacting Vincent S. Janik, Program Manager at 315-330-3075. A read library containing information relating to this acquisition is available for review by potential offerors at Air Force Research Laboratory/IFSE, Building 3, Room 1061A, Rome, NY 13441-4505. Appointments for access may be made by contacting Vincent Janik, 315-330-3075 at least 48 hours in advance. The successful offeror may receive and/or generate technical data subject to export control in the performance of the contract. Therefore, prospective offerors must provide a completed and approved DD Form 2345 which certifies the offeror is on the Certified Contractors Access List (CCAL), or documentation that the offeror is seeking application to CCAL. The successful offeror must have a completed and approved DD Form 2345 prior to award. For further information on CCAL, contact the Defense Logistic Service Center at 1-800-352-3572. The RFP will be released no sooner than 16 April 1998. Foreign participation is excluded at the prime contractor level. Top Secret clearances will be required for performance. The request for proposal will be available electronically on the World Wide Web, Air Force Research Laboratory Home Page at the following Internet address: http://www.rl.af.mil. Select "Business Opportunities," then select "Local Business Opportunities." An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, Donna M. Masi, 315-330-1960. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Deputy Chief, Contracting Division, at 315-330-7747. 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. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. See numbered Note 26. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be honored. All requests must be addressed to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Robert E. Klees, reference the code N-8-5100-D, and contain the respondent's Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and FAX number. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered. (0054)

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