SOLICITATION NOTICE
A -- AIRBORNE SENSORS
- Notice Date
- 6/19/2003
- Notice Type
- Solicitation Notice
- Contracting Office
- Other Defense Agencies, Missile Defense Agency, MDA Deputy for Contracting (MDA/CT), 7100 Defense Pentagon, Washington, DC, 20301-7100
- ZIP Code
- 20301-7100
- Solicitation Number
- Reference-Number-HQ0006-03-23
- Response Due
- 8/25/2003
- Point of Contact
- Nancy Cunningham, Contracting Officer, Phone 703-695-6267, Fax 703-697-7907,
- E-Mail Address
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nancy.cunningham@mda.osd.mil
- Description
- This is a Request for Information (RFI) for corporate capabilities relevant to the following requirements. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA), in support of the Department of Defense (DoD), requires the operation and maintenance of MDA airborne sensors and platforms used for testing the Ballistic Missile Defense System (BMDS) and its elements. Airborne sensor systems currently operated by MDA are the High ALtitude Observatories (HALO-I/II) and Widebody Airborne Sensor Platform (WASP) aircraft. The HALO-I is a Gulfstream IIB aircraft with multiple sensors viewing through optical windows, used for data collection in the visible through long wave IR (LWIR) spectral regions. Three sensor stations accommodate the Infrared Imaging System (IRIS) primary sensor and a mix of user-defined sensors in the remaining two stations known as Alpha and Beta. HALO-II is also a Gulfstream IIB aircraft with a cupola mounted to the top of the fuselage that allows for open port viewing with a multiband sensor system to collect radiometric and photo documentation data in the visible through LWIR spectral regions. HALO-II also allows for optical window viewing by cabin sensors. WASP is a DC-10 aircraft modified with three pressure vessels to allow open port or closed cabin optical window sensor viewing. WASP will accommodate a Prime Sensor System (PSS) for data collection and guest captive-carry seeker/sensor systems. The WASP PSS is similar in design and capability to the HALO-II primary sensor. Operations and maintenance of all current and future MDA airborne sensor platforms will be required. Support requirements include the planning and execution of all aspects of sensor suite and aircraft operation and maintenance for successful conduct of flight test missions to include, but not limited to, program management support, aircraft support, mission support, data reduction and analysis support, sensor systems engineering support and operations and maintenance, and system improvement and modernization, as required. Accordingly, MDA is requesting information from industry or industry teams that describes or demonstrates their core capabilities and expertise in each of the following areas to include: 1) operation and maintenance of a wide range of visible and infrared (IR) sensor suites with data collection capability from ultra-violet (UV) through the LWIR spectral regions; 2) operation and maintenance of aircraft systems to provide all aircraft-related services to include all aircraft operations, maintenance, modifications, flight and ground crew support personnel, facilities, and aircraft flight worthiness and flight safety certifications; 3) airborne test measurement operations, optical signature data collection, tactical communications, and processing of the raw data into radiometric calibrated test data or other forms as required by the user; 4) mission planning and execution to include pre-mission planning and analyses, sensor selection and integration and calibration, post-mission data reduction, data reviews, and data analysis support; 5) overall planning, management, and execution of test missions to meet all test objectives; 6) similar activities to conduct non-test operational missions, as required; and 7) additional aircraft and/or sensor engineering support to include aircraft/sensor system and/or component development, acquisition, modifications, integration, operations and maintenance, and capability upgrades and improvement, as required. As an initial step in the RFI process, MDA/TER will conduct an Industry Day on Tuesday, July 8, 2003, 9:00 ?11:30 A.M. (8:30 check-in). The location is 1101 Wilson Blvd., Suite 1600, in Arlington, VA 22209 (Northrop Grumman/TASC). The purposes of the Industry Day are to provide an overview of current and developing MDA/TER airborne sensor systems, and to discuss in greater detail the support requirements and corporate capabilities needed to ensure 100% accomplishment of test objectives for all missions. Briefings and discussion will be conducted at the collateral SECRET classification level. Interested parties with a capability and interest in meeting all or part of these requirements are invited to participate, and may be represented by not to exceed three persons per company. Registration for Industry Day is required and is accomplished by emailing the names of attendees and contact information (including email address and phone number) to Mr. Harry Burket, Email Harold.Burket-contractor@mda.osd.mil, Phone (703) 695-8068, no later than June 30, 2003. Clarifying questions concerning this RFI may be submitted in advance of Industry Day, with official responses to be distributed to all participants. Such questions should be directed in writing to Mr. Larry Wingfield, FAX (703) 695-5760, Email Larry.Wingfield@mda.osd.mil, by June 30, 2003. To provide an opportunity for companies to more fully communicate about issues they feel may be unique to them, one-on-one meetings (thirty minute time limit) may be scheduled to follow the general meeting. One-on-one discussions will begin at 1:00 P.M. on July 8, 2003, continuing on July 9, if required. Requests for one-on-one meetings should be made with registration. Directions to the Northrop Grumman/TASC facility and information about local hotels will be provided upon request. The facility is only two blocks from the Rosslyn Metro Station. An attendance list will be provided to all Industry Day attendees. Visit request/security clearance information must be faxed to Northrop Grumman/TASC, Attn: Michele Irving, Security Specialist, FAX (703) 449-1098 and confirmation at (703) 633-8300, ext. 4759, no later than June 30, 2003. Those without security information on file will be denied entry into the Industry Day presentations and discussion. Designate the purpose of the meeting as ?Airborne Sensors Industry Day.? The Government shall not be liable for any proprietary information not properly identified. Proprietary information will be safeguarded in accordance with applicable Government regulations. Corporate capability summaries in response to this RFI should be sent electronically (in Word or PDF format) to Mr. Larry Wingfield, Phone (703) 697-4131, FAX (703) 695-5760, Email Larry.Wingfield@mda.osd.mil, at MDA/TE no later than August 25, 2003. Responses are requested to be no more than 20 pages in length. Attendance at Industry Day is not required to respond to the RFI. This RFI does not constitute a commitment, implied or otherwise, that the government will issue a procurement. The government does not intend to otherwise pay for information received in response to the RFI.
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- SN00352287-W 20030621/030620004927 (fbodaily.com)
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