L5 Pressure Monitoring Receiver-Transmitter

The United States Air Force, Hill Air Force Base, is seeking potential interested sources for manufacture of L-5 Pressure Monitoring Receiver-Transmitter. The requirement is to design and develop the commercial Pressure Monitoring Receiver-Transmitter (PMRT) L5 Card Software of the Central Processor Unit to the upgraded military PMRT from the L-3 version to the L-5 version; and, to provide Error Correction protocols, Linux Operating System, Scan Analysis, Change of Status Data Stamp, and an Audit Trail in support of the ICBM Minuteman Missile Weapon System. The modification is to anticipate as accurately as possible the noise generated on the remote telephone lines from the Missile Alert Facility (MAF) to the Hardened Intersite Cable System Hardened Intersite Cable System (HICS) maintenance shop. TT firmware upgrades are designed to facilitate communication with the L5. Coordination, initial analysis, and on-site pre-production unit testing shall be performed at F.E. Warren Air Force Base, Minot Air Force Base, Malstrom Air Force Base, and Hill Air Force Base. The government requirement is for Design and Development and pre-production article Phase, delivered 18 months after award of contract. Contract Option 1 will be for 60 production kits to be manufactured once the pre-production unit is accepted by the government, delivered 12 months after approval of pre-production article. Contract Option II will be for 14 L-3 versions to be upgraded to L-5 versions. Option II delivery is six months after approval of pre-production approval of Design and Development Phase. All interested sources are required to have experience building similar components for the Minuteman III Weapon System and must be familiar with the HICS and PMRT. Interested sources are required to provide the following information: (1) Name, address, telephone number, point of contract and location of manufacturing facility that would perform this program; (2) A description of corporate experience developing and manufacturing electronic components and instruments used on missiles, spacecraft, satellites and/or supersonic aircraft. (3) Identify potential issues you envision with the design and development phase; (4) Explain what required training/experience you currently have, what additional training you will require, and how you will obtain it; (5) How you will meet the delivery schedule and do you foresee problems meeting the schedule; (6) Provide any other recommendations/suggestions that should be considered in meeting the government's requirements. Interested sources should respond in writing and may provide a response via e-mail to jack.albretsen@hill.af.mil or mail to Hill Air Force Base, Directorate of Contracting and Manufacturing, ATTN: Jack V. Albretsen/526th ICBMSW/PKA/Bldg 1258, 6014 Dogwood Avenue, Hill Air Force Base, UT 84056. Questions may be directed to Jack Albretsen at (801) 777-5793. All responses should be submitted no later than 2 August 2010.