A -- Global Positioning System (GPS) Modernized Space Receiver (MSR) Notice of Release of RFP

The purpose of this notice is to notify potential offerors that the subject Request for Proposal has been posted to the GPS Bidder's Library on 22 Mar 06. Parties interested in accessing this information should apply athttps://gps.losangeles.af.mil/gpslibrary where they must provide adequate justification for access, all contact information, and a Government point of contact (Capt Randall Klein, SMC/GPUM, 310-653-3388). For contractual questions, please contact William Trombetta at (310) 653-3516 or Lt Kevin Meyer at (310) 653- 3163. PROGRAMMATICS: An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from potential offerors. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his/her concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman will communicate certain offeror issues, disagreements, and recommendations on this acquisition into the proper channels. The Ombudsman's role is not to diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer but to advocate an offeror's concern on a nonattribution basis. The Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern when requested by the offeror. The Ombudsman will not participate in the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process for this acquisition. The Ombudsman is Col Robert Catlin, (310) 363-3571. Coordination: Willard B. Strozier/SMC/BC/07 March 2006. Use Synopsis Coordination #30.