Global Air Traffic Operations/Mobility Command and Control, 75 Vandenberg Drive, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2103

58 -- GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM POC Mr. Tony Sircusa, Program Manager, ESC/GAF, (781) 377-9264, siracusat@hanscom.af.mil; Mr. Joe Helfter, Engineer, ESC/GAF, (781) 377-9072, helfterj@hanscom.af.mil; Mr. Robert Toombs, Contract Specialist, ESC/GAK, (781) 377-9178, toombsr@hanscom.af.mil; or Mr. David Hawkins, Contracting Officer, ESC/GAK, (781) 377-9220, hawkinsd@hanscom.af.mil WEB: N/A,. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, toombsr@hanscom.af.mil. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM (GPS): The Global Air Traffic Operations/Mobility Command and Control System Program Office (GATO MC2 SPO) is conducting a Market Survey (Sources Sought Synopsis) requesting Industry Information. This is a Request for Information (RFI) only. It is not a Request for Proposal (or solicitation) or an indication that ESC will contract for these supplies. ESC will not pay for information received in response to this RFI. The Bulgarian Air Force requires eighty (80) Global Positioning Systems to be purchased for installation onboard subsonic aircraft. The proposed equipment must operate on commercial (C-A) code, calculating and displaying position, bearing, distance, ground speed, ground track, and estimated time enroute on a high-contrast light-emitting diode (LED) display. These Global Positioning Systems are to be purchased for the Bulgarian Air Force using Foreign Military Sales (FMS) procedures. The Global Positioning System must be a panel-mounted system, and should consist ofa receiver, antenna and other ancillary equipment required for operation, an installation kit with instructions, and an international data file. The proposed equipment should be capable of direct navigation, be able to define and execute a flight plan with 10 to 20 waypoints, and monitor flight progression determining estimated time enroute and arrival. The proposed equipment should be able to determine current position in latitude/longitude or bearing from any point, and determine location of the nearest airport, VHF Omni-directional Range (VOR) station, or Non-Directional Beacon (NDB). The proposed hardware should be able to immediately notify the operator if the aircraft is travelling towards controlled airspace or if a portion of the flight plan enters controlled airspace. The proposed equipment should be capable of providing pre-flight planning data and waypoint data sufficient for ensuring safety and efficiency of flight. Installation and Checkout (I+CO) support is not required by the Bulgarian Air Force at this time but should be proposed as an option for potential execution. A complete set of Operator and Level 1 (Organizational) Maintenance guides, written in the English language, will be required. The initial training of Level 1 (Organizational) Maintenance personnel will be required. Any special ground-check units required to support Operations or Level 1 (Organizational) Maintenance should be proposed. A two-year commercial warranty is required. Delivery would occur not later than 12 months from date of any potential contract award, inclusive of the time required by the vendor to comply with all export laws and regulations. Interested parties should provide cost and product information meeting the above stated requirements no later than 20 days from date of this notice. All sources should indicate if they are a large business, small business, small disadvantaged business, 8(a) concern or women-owned small business. All correspondence relating to this matter should be directed to ESC/GAK, Attn: Mr. Robert Toombs, 75 Vandenberg Drive, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2103. The Government may solicit firms meeting the screening criteria in this synopsis. Any potential 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 address concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall 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. Interested parties are invited to call Col. Lee Hughes at (781) 377-5106. The ombudsman should be contacted only with those issues or problems that have previously been brought to the attention of the program manager or contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. Posted 10/16/98 (D-SN262953). (0289)

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