NOCA_TACP_CASS.docx

Notice Date 11/20/2012

Notice Type Notice of Contract Action (NOCA)

NAICS

541511

Contracting Office Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, Life Cycle Management Center (LCMC) Theater Battle Air Control Division, 5 Eglin Street, Hanscom AFB, Massachusetts, 01731

ZIP Code 01731

Solicitation Number

FA8307-12-R-0014

Archive Date

TBD

Point of Contact Kyla McKinstry

E-Mail Address Kyla.McKinstry@hanscom.af.mil

Small Business Set-Aside N/A

Tactical Air Control Party Close Air Support System (TACP CASS) LCMC/HBDK intends to release a solicitation for a Full and Open Competition for the development and support of TACP CASS Software Version 1.4.5. The development effort will include all system and software engineering and testing to field this next generation of CASS software on multiple platforms (e.g., mounted, dismounted) within the TACP environment. Interim Contractor Support (ICS) will be required once the new software version (Version 1.4.5) is fielded.

ESC OMBUDSMAN PROGRAM. Mr. Lawrence Coe serves as the Ombudsman for AFLCMC (Hanscom and the GSUs). The Ombudsman hears concerns about specific issues in acquisitions, communicates those concerns to the AFLCMC Commander (AFLCMC/CC), AFLCMC Deputy for Acquisition (AFLCMC/CA) or AFLCMC Deputy for Support (AFLCMC/CV) from industry or Government personnel, and assists in the resolution of those concerns. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals, the source selection process, or the adjudication of protests or formal contract disputes, nor does the Ombudsman diminish the authority of the program manager, contracting officer, or source selection official. When approached with an issue or query the Ombudsman independently assesses the situation and provides a response or initiates a resolution, and when requested, will maintain confidentiality as to the source of the inquiry. Contact information for the AFLCMC Ombudsman is as follows:

Name: Mr. Lawrence Coe, AFLCMC/XZC Address:

Upcoming developments on this acquisition and related information will be available on FedBizOpps (www.fbo.gov).