MODIFICATION
70 -- DIRECT IMPROVEMENT AND SUSTAINMENT CONTRACT (DISC)(FORMERLY CLS) NOTICE OF CONTRACT ACTION
- Notice Date
- 11/25/2005
- Notice Type
- Modification
- Contracting Office
- 5 Eglin Street Building 1618 Hanscom AFB, MA
- ZIP Code
- 01731
- Solicitation Number
- FA8726-06-R-0001
- Response Due
- 2/25/2006
- Archive Date
- 2/25/2006
- Point of Contact
- 2Lt Ann Tano, DIRECT Program Manager, GIGSG/KM, phone (781) 377-8903, e-mail ann.tano@hanscom.af.mil, or Lt Joe Megery (Contract Manager) at 781-377-7798 or e-mail at joseph.megery@hanscom.af.mil
- E-Mail Address
-
Click Here to E-mail the POC
(joseph.megery@hanscom.af.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- This is not a solicitation but rather a market survey to determine potential sources. The United States Air Force, Electronic Systems Center (ESC), Global Information Grid Systems Group, Minimum Essential Emergency Communications Network (MEECN) Program Office (GIGSG/KM) is seeking a qualified contractor for Improvement and Sustainment (formerly CLS), to include both hardware and software, for the Defense Injection/Reception Emergency Action Message Command and Control Terminal (DIRECT) (formerly the Defense IEMATS Replacement Command and Control Terminal) for March 2006 through February 2007, with annual options through February 2011. DIRECT was developed, produced, and installed by General Dynamics C4 Systems (formerly GTE Government Systems), Needham, MA, under contract F19628-96-C-0126. General Dynamics provided CLS under contract F19628-01-C-0053 from May 2001 through September 2005 and is currently providing CLS under a Bridge contract for the period Sep 05 - Feb 06. Overall DIRECT Improvement and Sustainment Contract (DISC) objectives are: (1) provide organizational maintenance at the sites where DIRECT is installed, (2) provide depot maintenance for both hardware and software, (3) accomplish Technical Refresh of all systems to avoid system degradation caused by parts obsolescence and inability to obtain support for vendor items, (4) perform Special Studies as authorized by the Government, (5) accomplish Work Requests for repair of failed items as authorized by the Government, (6) install one additional system presently in storage at a site to be determined, and (7) update DIRECT communications system interfaces as required by user agencies. Seven systems are currently installed in Nuclear Combatant Commander command centers at NMCC, NMCC Site R, USJFCOM, USSTRATCOM, USNORTHCOM, USPACOM, and USEUCOM. Additional systems may be added to alternate locations in the future. An additional system resides at General Dynamics as a development/test and sustainment system. DIRECT consists of both commercial-off-the-shelf (COTS) equipment and equipment designed and built by General Dynamics. DIRECT utilizes a two-level maintenance concept--organizational and depot. Organizational level hardware maintenance will be performed by contractor on-site technicians in TOP SECRET/OPSPLAN 8044-ESI facilities and will consist of system restoration by fault verification/isolation, removal/replacement of the faulty Line Replaceable Unit (LRU), and functional checkout using existing technical manuals and other technical data. Potential sources must provide appropriately cleared maintenance technicians at each site which can be utilized on an on-call-as-required basis to support DIRECT. For newly designed equipment, depot level hardware maintenance will consist of diagnostic analysis, using contractor-provided common support equipment, of returned LRUs to isolate faulty Shop Replaceable Units (SRUs), the removal and replacement of faulty SRUs, and functional checkout. SRUs in most instances will consist of circuit cards, power supplies, or fiber optics transmitters/receivers. The DISC contractor will determine the most cost-effective means of repair for each COTS hardware item consistent with meeting required system performance criteria and availability of commercial technical data. A commercial drawing package, an organizational level maintenance manual, and depot troubleshooting procedures for General Dynamics-designed LRUs are available. Two DIRECT Engineering Development Model (EDM) systems, one production system, and two Message Generator/Receivers will be provided as Government Furnished Equipment (GFE). No other peculiar depot test equipment or test program sets are available. The DISC contractor will conduct site surveys and produce, deliver, install, and check out equipment in alternate locations as required. Software maintenance will consist of periodic updates (estimated two per year) to implement changes to OPSPLAN 80 NOTE: THIS NOTICE WAS NOT POSTED TO WWW.FEDBIZOPPS.GOV ON THE DATE INDICATED IN THE NOTICE ITSELF (25-NOV-2005); HOWEVER, IT DID APPEAR IN THE FEDBIZOPPS FTP FEED ON THIS DATE. PLEASE CONTACT fbo.support@gsa.gov REGARDING THIS ISSUE.
- Web Link
-
ESC Business Opportunities Web Page
(http://www.fbo.gov/spg/USAF/AFMC/ESC/FA8726-06-R-0001/listing.html)
- Place of Performance
- Address: N/A
- Zip Code: N/A
- Country: N/A
- Zip Code: N/A
- Record
- SN00937964-F 20051127/051125212359 (fbodaily.com)
- Source
-
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