Trajectory Determination and Analysis System (TDAS) Phase 3 Effort

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This synopsis is for a proposed contract, IAW FAR 5.201(b)(1), for which the Government intends to negotiate with only one source IAW 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), as implemented by FAR 6.302-1, "Only One Responsible Source and No Other Supplies or Services Will Satisfy Agency Requirements."
The Air Force Test Center (AFTC), Edwards AFB intends to award a sole-source Firm-Fixed Price (FFP) contract to Veth Research Associates LLC. The proposed source is the manufacturer and the custom designer. Anticipated award date is 01 Sep, 2019. The NAICS code is 541330.
Requirements:

Work Period 3a, Sept 2019 - Aug 2020
The Contractor shall complete the following on this follow-on effort from the previous Phase II effort. This Phase III Effort includes:

• Integrate Phase III sensor types into TDAS stand-alone processing system
• Design, build, and test real-time TDAS processing mode
• Incorporate precise point positioning (PPP) updates into TDAS processing system
• Develop and integrate Multi-target tracking modes + RELNAV obs
• Enhance and develop code for Real-time incremental solver solution
• Set up, install and test Network GNSS reference integration / NTRIP integration
• Integrate code for Beidou + expanded GNSS constellation ambiguity resolution
• Integrate capability to operate additional IMU + GNSS sensor drivers (e.g., ARDS, GNP-10, CRIIS)
• Develop documentation for Phase III sensors and real-time processing functions

The Government is requesting that interested concerns feeling they can fully support this requirement furnish the following information:
- Company name, address, point of contact, telephone number, and e-mail address
- All information furnished shall be in writing and must contain sufficient detail to allow the government technical representative to evaluate and determine if it can meet the requirement.
Additional information: Contractual point of contact is Terence D. Vickers, (661) 277-2232 e-mail: terence.vickers@us.af.mil.
Responses should be submitted to: Terence D. Vickers (AFTC/PZIEA), Directorate of Contracting, 5 South Wolfe Avenue, Edwards AFB, CA 93524. Telephone requests to be placed on a mailing list will not be honored. Information received as a result of this notice will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. A determination by the Air Force not to open the requirement, based on response to this notice, is solely within the discretion of the Air Force.

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