R -- SEEKER/SENSOR CAPTIVE FLIGHT TEST (CFT) AND SIGNATURE DATA

Notice Date

April 23, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AAC -- Air Armament Center, AAC/PK, 205 West D Avenue, Suite 433, Eglin AFB, FL, 32542-6864

ZIP Code

32542-6864

E-Mail Address

Lafayette Turner (turnerl@eglin.af.mil)

Description

The Air Armament Center, Joint Munitions Test and Evaluation Program Office, Project CHICKEN LITTLE (CL), Eglin AFB FL intends to conduct seeker/sensor captive flight test (CFT), signature data collection and other related field data collection activities during the period of July 2001 through June 2002. These tests will typically be conducted at Eglin AFB Fl, Yuma Proving Ground Az, Camp Grayling Mi, Fort Greeley Ak and could address other locations. These test events will utilize foreign and domestic, classified and unclassified, ground mobile vehicles including relocatable surface-to-surface and surface-to-air missile systems, and other air defense units as test items in a static and dynamic environment intended to gather weapon system performance, seeker/sensor system performance, and signature data collection for analysis and algorithm development. This is an invitation to government and industry for participation in these testing activities. Participants must provide all necessary aerial platforms, hardware/software systems including seeker/sensor instrumentation, and all personnel to accomplish the complete set of data collection missions. Offerors will be responsible for providing all necessary insurance for personnel and hardware, hold harmless agreements, etc., to conduct activities on a US Government installation. It is CL policy that data collected and retained during this event will be protected as propriety and securely stored at the appropriate classification level(s) and will be included in the on_going CL data-basing activity. Data will not be released/disseminated without consent of the owner/sponsor of the hardware. Participants will be invited to sign a Statement of Capability (SOC) with CL. This SOC will define the basis for participation and identify specific requirements to be mutually satisfied with the Government. Costs for identified participants as a result of this solicitation will be allocated to each participant based on the individual level of activity and resource requirements for their participation. Offerors will be required to have established security clearances for all involved personnel at the time of SOC signature. An initial planning meeting will be held at 08:30hrs, 12/13 June 2001 at Litton/TASC, 1992 Lewis Turner Boulevard, Fort Walton Beach FL. The points of contact at Eglin AFB FL are Mary Ward, (850) 882-8412 ext. 328, or Fred Reichstetter (TASC, Inc.), (850) 882-8412 ext. 305. The Eglin AFB DSN prefix is 872. Interested participants are encouraged to attend the planning meeting with qualified individual(s) representing your organizations potential interests. All attendees are requested to send security clearances to Susan Deonarine, Litton/TASC, 850-863-8000; Fax, 850-864-4777. Since this is not a request for a formal contract award, there will be no Request for Proposal (RFP), nor will any binding selection criteria be prepared. Participation under the SOC is not subject to the Contracts Dispute Act of 1978 and not subject to arbitration or dispute. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an RFP, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the

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