10 -- WCMD Aircraft Integration

The Air to Ground Munitions System Wing (AGMSW), Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) Systems Squadron under the Area Attack Systems Group (AASG) is contemplating a sole source award to Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control-Orlando, 5600 Sand Lake Road, Orlando, FL, 32819-8907. It is intended that the award be made to support on-going aircraft integration efforts with the following: A-10; B-1; B-52; F-15E; F-16 Blocks 30, 40, and 50; F-117; and F-35 and is anticipated to be awarded in Mar 06. The offeror must provide the following: 1) WCMD and Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser Extended Range (WCMD-ER) software updates; 2) Servicing, maintenance, and software support of WCMD and WCMD-ER Weapon Simulator Units (WSUs), System Support Simulators (SSSs) and Dual System Support Simulators (DSSSs); 3) Maintenance of WCMD and WCMD-ER mission planning weapon planning modules (WPMs) for the Mission Planning System (MPS) and Portable Flight Planning System (PFPS) to include WCMD fly out model (FOM) support; 4) Support of all WCMD and WCMD-ER aircraft integration activities on the cited platforms to include technical support, flight test support to include weapon build up and tear down, test plan reviews, technical meeting support, WCMD telemetry data analysis, system integration lab (SIL) support, and WCMD operational flight program (OFP) support; 5) Control and maintain the WCMD and WCMD-ER interface control document (ICD) and other configuration control processes to include interface control working group (ICWG) meetings; 6) General WCMD and WCMD-ER weapons engineering support activities, failure and systems analysis, and systems trainingfor the period from 1 Mar 2006 to 30 September 2007. The offeror must be currently qualified to provide all capabilities cited. A time and materials type contract is contemplated. This is not a Request for Proposal and it is not the Government's intention to pay for information solicited at this time. The Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302-1. Interested parties shall submit a capabilities package, which addresses all requirements listed in this announcement. Forward qualification packages to: AGMSW/AASG, Attn: Ms Amy Wiggins, Bldg 11, 102 West D Ave Ste 229, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6807. For further information concerning technical aspects, contact Major Rob Tynan, (850) 883-3833 or e-mail robert.tynan@eglin.af.mil. For contractual information, contact Anne Weaver, 850-883-3809, e-mail anne.weaver@eglin.af.mil or Amy Wiggins, (850) 883-3862, e-mail amy.wiggins@eglin.af.mil. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns of offerors or potential offerors. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program manager or contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall 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. Matters of routine or administrative nature concerning this acquisition should not be addressed to the Ombudsman, but rather to the Contracting points of contact identified above. The Ombudsman is Mr. Dennis Love, AAC/XP, at 101 West D Avenue, Suite 131, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-5495; his phone number is (850) 882-0312. Numbered Notes 22 and 26 apply.