NOTICEOFCONTRACTACTION.doc

Notice of Contract Action – Mode S Test and Evaluation Center

(MSTEC)

General Information:

Document Type;

Notice of Contract Action

Solicitation Number:

FA9302-07-R-0005

Posted Date:

17 Aug 2007

Classification Code:

58 – Communication, detection and coherent radiation equipment

NAICS Code:

517910 – Other Telecommunications

Contracting Office Address:

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Material Command, AFFTC- Air Force

Flight Test Center, AFFTC/PKEAD, 5 S. Wolfe Avenue, Edwards AFB, CA

93524

Description:

NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION: The 412th Test Support Squadron (412 TSS/DRP), Edwards AFB, CA intends to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) on 31 Aug 2007 for an Indefinite Delivery, Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract with the following contract line items:

Mode S Center Agent (MSCA) system

Operations and Maintenance Support

Technical/Engineering Services

System Enhancements and Modifications

Travel

Data and Documentation Award of contract is planned for no later than (NLT) 30 Nov 2007. The total estimated contract price is anticipated to not exceed $5M over a period of five (5) years. The minimum amount guaranteed for this effort is the total price of the MSCA system

(CLIN 0001).

The purpose of this effort is for the design, implementation, and installation of a stand-alone fielded MSCA that will send all Mode S interrogation messages and will allow the Government to monitor the resulting downlink messages to determine that all Mode S registers are reporting correct and properly formatted data. Most components in the Mode S system will be commercial items yet the system will be designed and built to requirements unique to military use.

This will be an unrestricted, full and open competition. The North American Industry Classification Systems (NAICS) Code for this effort is 517910; size standard is $13.5M. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which will be issued shortly through FedBizOpps. This Notice of Contract Action (NOCA) neither constitutes a Request for Proposal (RFP), nor does it restrict the Government in any way to an ultimate acquisition approach. This NOCA should not be construed as a commitment by the Government for any purpose.

NOTE: Interested firms are referred to the Request for Information (RFI) posting made to FedBizOpps this same date which requests frank, straightforward responses to Government request for input on both standard and accelerated delivery of the Mode S system (CLIN 0001) as well as input on contract type of the Mode S system. The updated SOW will be an attachment to the posting. That same posting will also encourage any and all questions that interested firms may have to enable them to fully respond to the upcoming RFP. The window for responses, either by e-mail or telephone calls, will be no later than 24 Aug 2007.

Point of Contact:

Joanne Eldredge, Contract Specialist, Phone (661) 277-7707

E-mail: joanne.eldredge@edwards.af.mil Place of Performance:

Edwards Air Force Base, California