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

58 -- MOBILE APPROACH CONTROL SYSTEM (MACS) SOL F19628-00-R-0014 POC Ms. Christine Baron, Contracting Officer, ESC/GAK, (781) 377-9304, or Capt. Christopher Barker, Contract Manager, ESC/GAK, (781)377-9011 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, Christopher.Barker@hanscom.af.mil. This CBD announcement constitutes a Notice of Contract Action (NOCA) of a proposed Request for Proposal (RFP). The Global Air Traffic Operations, Mobility Command and Control System (GATO MC2) Program Office, Navigation & Landing Systems Division (ESC/GAL), will issue a RFP on/about 3 February 2000 on HERBB. This requirement is to replace two systems currently in use by the Air Force and the Air National Guard (AN/TPN-19 and AN/MPN-14K) with the MACS. Both the AN/TPN-19 and AN/MPN-14K systems are at or beyond their life expectancy and are becoming economically unsustainable. The MACS must operate within Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) performance parameters. The MACS must be able to operate in fixed base and forward austere locations. Interested contractors should see the Hanscom Air Force Base acquisition web site for additional information (www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil, Current Business Opportunities, MACS. The Air Force will use Full and Open Competition utilizing FAR Part 15 to establish a contract that will be used to develop the MACS ASR subsystem (mobile ASR and ASR shelter), the MACS Operations subsystem, and integration and test of the complete MACS. The AF contract will provide a separate development phase with a first article deliverable and the option for a second first article deliverable unit. The development phase is planned to be Firm Fixed Price with an Award Fee pool. The production phase of the contract is planned to be Firm Fixed Price with Options for different quantities by year. The production Best Estimated Quantity (BEQ) is 18 systems (including one or two 1st article units), with the possibility for additional systems. A joint Contractor-Government Test Team will be established during EMD to perform incremental and acceptance tests. The Contractor will train the approximately 32 USAF DT/OT testers and 32 USAF Initial Cadre Training trainers. The MACS PAR subsystem will be acquired through a competitive joint procurement with the US Navy. The PAR subsystem will be provided asGovernment Furnished Equipment (GFE) for MACS integration. The PAR subsystem is entirely allocated one of the three C-130s for the MACS' mobility requirement. In addition, MACS will utilize the STARS software currently being developed under a Federal Aviation Administration contract for the National Airspace System. The STARS software and its associated hardware, with the exception of displays, will be provided GFE for MACS integration. The contractor(s) will be required to have associate contractor agreements with both the FAA STARS contractor and the NAVY PAR contractor, and may be required to develop associate contractor agreements with other contractors. The MACS shall: (1) Provide radar approach control service to include, but not limited to, sequencing and separation of aircraft, navigation assistance, and airspace control services to military, civil, and state-owned aircraft operating within the assigned terminal airspace. (2) Be capable of providing airfield surveillance (0.5 to 60 nautical miles), secondary surveillance (to 120 nautical miles), and precision approach services (to 15 nautical miles), day and night, in all weather conditions, to military and civil aircraft. (3) Provide voice communication with aircraft and adjacent fixed and deployed facilities, and between each MACS subsystem. (4) Import and export data such as weather, arrival/departure, and hand-off information IAW National Airspace System (NAS) standards. (5) Process inputs from a minimum of three radars (any combination of long/short range radar) imported in NAS format and standards. (6) Be interoperable with existing deployable ATC and tactical communications equipment such as TRI-TAC Interfaces and Integrated Communications Packages. (7) Be capable of complete remote operation. The objective is to transport the complete system in two C-130 aircraft, with a threshold requirement of not more than three C-130 aircraft, including crew and spares. (8) Provide processed data to a tower Digital Bright Radar Indicator Tower Equipment (DBRITE) and a remote personal computer display. (9) The Surveillance, Precision, and Operations subsystems must each be modular and capable of autonomous operation. The Operations subsystem will support 5 primary controllers, 2 assistant controllers, and a supervisor, and the supervisor's position must have "line-of-sight" capability to all workstations within the Operations subsystem. The Surveillance and Precision subsystems will support one operator each. To the maximum extent possible, all operator positions should mirror fixed base NAS facilities. (10) Be capable of being tailored to meet the spectrum of low tempo (4 aircraft operations per hour) through high tempo (60 aircraft operations per hour) operation. (11) Be Year 2000 (Y2K) compliant. (12) Be interface compatible with DoD Advanced Automation System (DAAS)/Standard Terminal Automation Replacement System (STARS) and mirror DAAS/STARS functionality to the maximum extent possible. (13) Meet an operational availability of 99% or better, per subsystem, per month. Interested Contractors desiring to do business with the Air Force shall be registered in the DoD Central Contracting Reporting System at time of contract award. Please direct any questions on this NOCA to ESC/GAK, 75 Vandenberg Drive, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2103; Attn.: Ms. Christine Baron, Contracting Officer (Tel: 781-377-9304; e-mail: Christine.Baron@hanscom.af.mil) or Capt. Chris Barker, Contracts Manager, ESC/GAK, (781-377-9011; e-mail: Christopher.Barker@hanscom.af.mil). This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The Government anticipates Request for Proposal release on or about 3 February 2000 with contract award May 2000. This NOCA does not constitute a Request for Proposal, and it does not restrict the Government as to the ultimate acquisition approach, nor should it be construed as a commitment by the Government. An Acquisition Ombudsman, Colonel Steven H. Sheldon, Director, Commander's Staff, has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during proposal development. You should only contact the Ombudsman with issues or problems you cannot satisfactorily resolve with the program manager and/or contracting officer. The Ombudsman role is to hear concerns, issues, and recommendations and communicate these to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality if desired. The Ombudsman does not evaluate proposals or participate in source selection. You can contact the Ombudsman at (781) 377-5106. See Note 26. Posted 01/12/00 (D-SN415452). (0012)

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