D -- MILITARY SATELLITE COMM (MILSATCOM) JOINT TERMINAL ENG. OFFICE (JTEO) INFO TECH SERV SUPT This synopsis is a correction to CBD Announcement No. 209670, dated June 10, 1998. The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center Directorate of Acquisition Contract Support (SMC/AXC) is planning to exercise Option CLIN 0002, on Contract F04701-98-C-0014, Galaxy Scientific Corporation (Galaxy), in the amount of $857,998.00. The period of performance is 01 Dec 99 through 30 Nov 00. The basic, one-year contract was synopsized and awarded as a sole-source, small business set aside acquisition, pursuant to FAR 6.302-1. The option effort will require extensive knowledge of the MILSATCOM program and of the projects currently being performed in support of their mission. The option exercise action is being publicized now due to an inadvertent omission of the option effort in the initial CBD Announcement No. 209670. The option will be exercised no later than 30 Nov 99. All responsible sources may submit a proposal for the option effort, which shall be considered by the Air Force. The option consists of the following effort: (1) Systems engineering for MILSATCOM Medium Data Rate (MDR) integration with the Defense information systems Network (DISN); (2) Baseband engineering support including analysis of emerging SATCOM tactical baseband configurations; (3) Software Tools Development; and (4) Integrated Logistics Support and Configuration Management. After the option CLIN period of performance has expired, the services provided under the option CLIN are subject to an additional Option to Extend Services provision, which may or may not be exercised and shall not exceed four months (six months for the entire contract), pursuant to FAR 52.217-8. The points-of-contact for the contract action are; (1) Contracting Officer, Mr. Roland A. Schank, Roland.Schank@LOSANGELES.AF.MIL, (310) 363-5798, and (2) Ms. Janice Smets, Contract Negotiator, Janice.Smets@LOSANGELES.AF.MIL, (310) 363-1491. WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=S&;ProjID=F04701-98-C-0 014-MOD-P00004&LocID=901. E-MAIL: Roland Schank, roland.schank@losangeles.af.mil. Posted 10/07/99 (D-SN389998).

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