J -- SOLE SOURCE, TERADYNE INC.; B-2 DEPOT AUTOMATIC TEST SYSTEM MAINTENANCE

Notice Date

July 27, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, OC-ALC -- (Central Contracting), 3001 Staff Drive, Ste 1AG76A, Tinker AFB, OK, 73145-3015

ZIP Code

73145-3015

Solicitation Number

F34601-02-R-0765

Response Due

September 14, 2001

Point of Contact

Barbara Johnson, Contract Negotiator, Phone (405) 739-2416, Fax (405) 739-2817, Email barbara.johnson@tinker.af.mil

Description

Support B-2 test program set (TPS) development and production testing of B-2 avionics by providing cost effective, timely maintenance for the DIFA test stations, RFAD test stations, program development stations (PDS), and portable calibration equipment (PCE) located at Tinker AFB OK (TAFB), Whiteman AFB MO (WAFB), and/or vendor sites in the United States from FY02 through FY06. Provide a partnership support agreement (PSA) for ATS located at TAFB and WAFB. Specifically, include on-site hardware maintenance and repair of DIFA and RFAD test stations located at TAFB and WAFB. Provide PCE maintenance and calibration for TAFB. Provide emergency parts service for TAFB and WAFB for any part not available at TAFB or WAFB. Provide WAFB a central point of contact (POC) for after-hours emergency parts service. Identify, annually, any projected parts obsolescence problems. Provide an applications engineer for off-site engineering support. Provide a hotline and at least one other means of contacting the contractor. Respond within 24 hours or the next business day. Provide a method and procedures to log and track requests, and a method to measure hours of support used. Provide fourteen (14), one-week on-site visits for each contract year. Coordinate all on-site visits with the government at least one week prior to the scheduled visit. Provide on-site hardware maintenance support for system failure diagnosis, troubleshooting, and repair or replacement of PDS hardware. Provide a POC for repair actions. Provide return and repair parts service for PDS parts within 5 business days. Award may include option(s). No telephone requests. Only written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor is acceptable. All responsible sources solicited may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation, which shall be considered. Authority: 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), justification: Supplies/Services required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible sources(s) and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements. The proposed contract action is for supplies and services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one, or a limited number of sources under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty five-days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. It is suggested that small business firms or others interested in subcontracting opportunities in connection with the described procurement make contact with the firm listed. Specifications, plans, or drawings relating to the procurement described are incomplete or not available and cannot be furnished by the Government. For more information contact Capt Ann Christianson at 405-739-5582. E-mail fiona.christianson@b2mx.tinker.af.mil.

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Record

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