B -- NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION

SUPPRESSION ENEMY AIR DEFENSES (SEAD) SUPPORT FOR 68 EWS/EWS - A proposed contract action in the form of a Letter Request for Proposal (RFP) is contemplated for release in mid-July 2003 for support to the Air Armament Center (AAC), 68 EWS/EWS at Eglin AFB, FL. A sources sought synopsis was published on 26 June 2003. The Air Armament Center (AAC), 68 EWS/EWS is anticipating awarding a firm-fixed price (FFP) contract on a sole-source basis to Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corporation (BATC), Systems Engineering Solutions, 1600 Commerce St., Boulder, CO, 80306-1062 for engineering and analysis support for High-speed Anti-Radiation Missile Queued Six (6) Degree of Freedom (HARM Q6DOF) missile simulation and modeling and associated Suppression Enemy Air Defenses (SEAD) test planning and analysis. The contract will be for a 5-year period consisting of a one-year basic period and four one-year options. The estimated level of performance for the new contract will be approximately one man-year per year. The contractor must be proficient in using the following: 1) HARM Q6DOF Instruction Level Compiler missile simulator to run HARM Block IIIA/V missile simulations, building Q6DOF Event Description Language (EDL) input files, using CAEWIS and various data sources (EWIR, etc.) to determine the threat operating characteristics into usable EDL input files, using the standard Q6DOF data output files and 53d Wing developed data extraction programs to analyze HARM performance, building HARM Block IIIA/V avionics handoffs in accordance with avionics (F16/LAP, Phase 2 and 3, HARM Targeting System) capabilities and limitations, and maintaining the 53d Wing developed UNIX and FORTRAN programs used to process Q6DOF data and be able to modify them as required. 2) F-16 MUX, Aircraft/Launcher Interface Computer handoff words (ALIC HOW) and status reports, and HARM telemetry data to analyze F-16/HARM flight test performance. The contractor must have a working knowledge of HARM and ALIC detailed designs in order to review design changes and recommend the best approach to meet operators needs. The contractor must also hold a current Top Secret clearance with SCI access. Interested firms must provide clear and convincing evidence of its capability to perform all of the requirements included in this Notice. Potential offerors are to provide contract information and/or other program information showing successful experience providing these type services. Provide points of contact, including names, telephone numbers, and email addresses to verify this information. Responses should reference Solicitation F08635-03-R-0143. This Notice is for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute a Request For Proposal (RFP), and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Matters of a routine or administrative nature concerning this acquisition should be addressed to the Contract Specialist- Sharon Lovelace, AAC/PKZB, 205 West D Ave., Ste. 433, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6864, ph. 850-882-0177, fax: 850-882-9685. For further information concerning the technical aspects of this program, contact Maj. Michael Stowers, 203 West D Avenue, Suite 404A, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6867, ph.850-882-2827. Collect calls will not be accepted. See Numbered Notes 22 & 26.