ESC/ACK, Combat Air Forces C2 Systems, 50 Griffiss Street Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1642

58 -- INTEGRATION OF DWID POC Lt. Gretchen Rhoads, 781-271-5980 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, Gretchen.Rhoads@hanscom.af.mil. This announcement serves as notice that on or about 14 Aug 00, the Counterdrug Surveillance and Control Systems (CSCS) Program Office, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, MA intends to solicit and negotiate with Raytheon Company of Bellevue, NE for the development of an interface for the integration of AN/TPS-70 weather radar data into the Operational Production System (OPS) II system at the 25 Operational Weather Squadron (OWS), at Davis-Monthan AFB and for the installation and integration of Digital Weather Extractors (DWE) at six (6) Counterdrug Surveillance and Control System (CSCS) radar sites that will provide the radar data into the OPS II system. Four (4) additional options for DWE, to be installed at four (4) CSCS sites and integrated at the 25 OWS will also be included. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. The notice signifies the Government's intent to issue a sole source contract, pursuant to 10 USC 2304(c)(1) to Raytheon Company of Bellevue, NE. A Sources Sought Synopsis was previously published in the Commerce Business Daily on 28 March 2000. This capability will support combined Counterdrug operations and will allow enhanced sortie generation of airborne early warning (AEW) systems, tracker aircraft, and interdiction assets for USSOUTHCOM missions in Central and South America. The capability will provide fused weather information to enable the capability to reposition air assets based on near real-time weather data; significantly increasing U.S. and Allied sortie success and productivity. This system will be used as an Intelligence source in that it identifies areas where suspects are most likely not flying due to inclement weather conditions. The period of performance for execution will not exceed 18 months from contract award date. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes and does not constitute an Invitation for Bids (IFB) or Request for Proposal (RFP). This notice should not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. An Acquisition Ombudsman, Colonel Joseph B. Magnone, 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 Notes 22, 25 and 26. Posted 07/26/00 (D-SN478996). (0208)

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