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17 -- MICROWAVE LANDING SYSTEM (MLS) RECEIVERS AND MLS DUAL CONTROL DISPLAY UNITS (CDU'S) FOR C-29 FLIGHT INSPECTION AIRCRAFT. POC Ms. Gail Oliver, Contract Specialist, 781-377-9299; Major Jeffery Emmons, Contracting Officer, 781-377-7574. WEB: n/a, n/a. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, oliverg@hanscom.af.mil or emmonsj@hanscom.af.mil. Sources Sought Synopsis. This is not a solicitation but a market survey to determine the potential sources to provide 15 Microwave Landing System (MLS) receivers and 9 MLS dual Control Display Units (CDU) for C-29 flight inspection aircraft. The MLS receiver must be capable of functioning with both civil MLS ground stations and the portable military Mobile Microwave Landing System (MMLS). The Air Force anticipates issuance of a contract for one lot of 15 receivers and 9 CDUs. Delivery schedule: 2 CDU's and 4 RPU's within six (6) months and remaining units within 10 months after award. Interested firms should include the company name; address; CAGE code; a point of contact, size of business (i.e., large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) concern, or small women-owned business); and whether they are a U.S. or foreign owned entity in their response. Submit statement of qualifications, along with supporting documentation to: ESC/GAK, 75 Vandenberg Drive, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2103, Attn: Ms Gail Oliver or via electronic transmission to: oliverg@hanscom.af.mil or emmonsj@hanscom.af.mil. Responses must be received no later than 30 calendar days after the date of this publication and should not exceed ten (10) pages on 81/2 x 11-inch paper with type no smaller than 10 pitch. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute an Invitation for Bid (IFB) or RFP, nor does its issuance restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach. Firms who submit qualification packages in response to this notice are requested to identify any existing contract vehicles (by contract number and issuing office) that they have for the same or similar items/efforts and a Government point of contact (preferably the Contracting Officer). Should it be in the best interests of t he Government and be within scope of an existing contract, the Government reserves the right to satisfy its requirements under that contract. Any offeror initially judged to be unqualified will be provided a copy of the solicitation on request, and any offer from such a firm 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. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of responses, source selection, or formulation of acquisition strategy. Interested parties are invited to call the Electronic Systems Center's Ombudsman, Col Lee Hughes, ESC/CX, (781) 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 contracting officerand could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. Request you direct any questions to either Ms. Oliver or Maj Emmons. See Notes 25 and 26. Posted 08/17/98 (D-SN237813). (0229)

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