Dahlgren Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, 17320 Dahlgren Road, Dahlgren, VA 22448-5100

D -- DB15 MISSION PRECISE ORBIT DETERMINATION AND ASTRODYNAMICS SUPPORT FOR THE NAVAL SPACE COMMAND SOL N00178-99-R-1033 POC Janice W. Williams, Contract Specialist, Code SD118, (540)653-7478, or Paul Learn, Contracting Officer WEB: NSWCDD Dahlgren Laboratory Procurement Division Web, http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. E-MAIL: Contract Specialist for N00178-99-R-1033, williamsjs@nswc.navy.mil. This requirement is for the acquisition of astrodynamic and analytical expertise, software engineering and special analysis and studies support for the Naval Space Command's Doppler Beacon (DB15) Precise Orbit Determination (POD) mission. The major area of support for this requirement is precision astrodynamics in addition to a high degree of analytical capability. Support will be required to modify, augment and test precision astrodynamic software from a package such as CELESTE. Knowledge of space environment is requirement as well as knowledge of other software areas to complete the astrodynamic application, including operating systems; Fortran and C ability; and graphical user interface and network. Support will be required including radar engineering, space environment, general astrodynamics, mission and operations analysis, and technology investigations/assessments. Facilities and personnel clearances are required at the SECRET level. This requirement is for a five-year period and will be fulfilled through other than full and open competition with Raytheon STX Corporation, 4400 Forbes Boulevard, Lanham, MD. All responsible sources may submit offers which will be considered. See Numbered Note 22. The Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Dahlgren Laboratory Procurement Division is implementing Electronic Commerce (EC) in the acquisition area, therefore synopsis and resulting solicitation with any applicable amendments will be available on the World Wide Web at http://www.nswc.navy.mil/supply. Hard copies WILL NOT be provided. Vendors should regularly access the NSWCDD Web Site to ensure they have downloaded all amendments. DoD will no longer award contracts to Contractors not registered in the Central Contractor Registration (CCR) data base. Registration may be done by assessing the CCR Web site at http://www.acq.osd.mil/ec. Registration may be done via dial up modem at (614)692-6788 (User ID:ccrpub; Password: pub2ccri). Any certified value added network (VAN) can be used for registration. Apaper registration form may be obtained from the DoD Electronic Commerce Information Center at 1(800)334-3414. Posted 02/19/99 (W-SN300030). (0050)

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