18 -- Space Vehicle - Production Critical Spares

The Navstar Global Positioning System (GPS) Joint Program Office (JPO) intends to award a sole-source, firm-fixed price (FFP) modification to contract F04701-96-C-0025 to provide fabrication, assembly, and test SV flight hardware and/or test equipment (critical spares) in accordance with sections 3 and 4 of SS-SYS-600 Rev. C, dated 10 September 2004. GPS is a navigational radio positioning, time transfer, and Nuclear Detonation (NUDET) Detection System. The radio positioning and time transfer system provides a signal environment, which enables GPS users to precisely determine three-dimensional position, velocity, and system time. Critical Spare criteria: 1) An item has no immediate back-up/replacement, or the item is going out of production, and 2) The time to replace/repair and test is longer than two weeks, and would impact the overall space vehicle production and/or launch schedule. Items include manufactured parts specific to the space vehicles. The period of performance is 24 October 2005 through 31 January 2007. See note 22. NAICS 334511 - Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing, size standard 750 employees. The Government has been contracting with The Boeing Company, 5301 Bolsa Avenue, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 to provide GPS IIF SVs. Responses to this synopsis should be submitted via email in electronic form in MS Word 2000 or newer format or PDF format to laura.laidet@losangeles.af.mil with a follow-up signature hard copy of the submission to SMC/GPK, Attn: Laura Laidet, 2420 Vela Way, Suite 1866, El Segundo, CA 90245-4659. All responses must conform to 8.5 x 11-inch pages, with font no smaller than 12-point, with a maximum of 20 pages. Oral communications are not acceptable. All responsible sources may submit a statement of capabilities (SOC) which will be considered. Oral communications are not acceptable. The SOC must include the following information: 1) Company name, mailing address, points of contact and telephone numbers; 2) business size classification (large, small, or other); 3) experience in GPS Satellites or similar technologies; 4) ability to satisfy the government's performance and schedule requirements described above; and 5) the facilities to work at the appropriate security level (SAP). Proprietary information must be expressly identified in the SOC. Any information submitted in response to this synopsis is strictly voluntary. The Government does not reimburse respondents for any cost associated with submission of the information or reimburse expenses incurred by parties for responses to this Special Notice.