58 -- JOINT TACTICAL INFORMATION DISTRIBTION SYSTEMS

Notice Date

June 21, 2001

Contracting Office

ESC/DIG, Global Grid (Product Area Directorate), 5 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-2100

ZIP Code

01731-2100

Solicitation Number

F19628-01-R-JTIDS

Response Due

July 20, 2001

Point of Contact

POC Robert McAlpine,781-377-9003; PCO John Sorgini, 781-377-9317

E-Mail Address

Click Here to E-mail the POC (robert.mcalpine@hanscom.af.mil)

Description

The U.S. Air Force Electronics Systems Center Global Grid International Programs Office, ESC/DIGI, wishes to identify potential contractors that can produce Joint Tactical Information Distribution Systems (JTIDS)/Link-16 systems including URC-138, spares and services to fulfill near term Foreign Military Sales (FMS) acquisition requirements for a Link 16 data link capability. We anticipate a basic two-year award with two-year award term options. The effort will provide the same or similar products and services currently provided under a sole source contract with Rockwell Collins and their subcontractor BAE Systems. The U.S. Government intends to use an indefinite delivery -- indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract to acquire a Best Estimated Quantity (BEQ) of forty (40) Class 2/2H terminals and URC-138 with spares and ancillary tasks, to satisfy Foreign Military Sales (FMS) requirements. There will be a minimum number of one (1) terminals that will be ordered and the maximum number is sixty (60). The Government's intent is to include past performance in the evaluation of proposals for contract award. The required terminal delivery lead-time will begin eighteen (18) months after issuance of the first delivery order; subsequent delivery orders may be placed through 30 September 2003. JTIDS Class 2/2H and URC-138 terminals, spares and the performance of ancillary tasks are to be procured during fiscal years 2002 -- 2003. JTIDS and URC-138 terminals are an advanced radio system that provides information distribution, position location, and identification capabilities in an integrated form for application to military operations. The U.S. Government requests interested offerors submit a statement of their qualifications to ESC/DIGK, 5 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, MA 01731, Attn: Mr. John Sorgini. Responses must be received NLT 20 July 2001. Qualification Statements should not exceed ten (10) one-sided pages and should document, a.) JTIDS Class 2, 2H, and URC-138 system experience, b.) Company's ability to produce, delivery and sustain JTIDS Class 2, 2H, and URC-138 systems. Packages received after this date will not be reviewed. This notice does not constitute a Request for Proposal, it does not restrict the U.S. Government as the ultimate acquisition approach, nor should it be construed as a commitment by the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government will not reimburse the contractor for any cost associated with preparing or submitting a response to this notice. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will 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 Colonel Joseph Magnone, ESC/CO at (781) 377-5106. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the program manager and/or the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only, does not constitute a solicitation, and shall not be construed as a commitment by the Government. Please address any questions to Ms. Marie Sevigny at 781-377-6328 or Mr. Robert T. McAlpine at 781-377-9003. See Note 26.

Web Link

ESC Business Opportunities Web Page (http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil)

Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010625/58SOL008.HTM (D-172 SN50P6Q7)