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A Question has been submitted concerning this Source Selection RFP - 1) Does the Government have any additional technical data or documents for the ACU and will that be made available if requested? A)... A Question has been submitted concerning this Source Selection RFP - 1) Does the Government have any additional technical data or documents for the ACU and will that be made available if requested? A) All documents/drawings have been posted within this solicitation through Attachments/Links. The drawings are in the zip file. This requirement is a full and open competitive source selection for the development and procurement of flight-ready Avionics Control Unit (ACU)/Fire Control Computer (FCC) legacy NSN 1280-01-514-5459AY. A prospective contractor will develop a production level technical data package for a suitable F3I drop in replacement of the LRU and associated CDRLs. This effort will include testing and qualification of First Articles and production spares. The period of performance for the entire effort will be 5 years including the first article deliveries within 300 calendar days of contract award followed by ACU production units after approval of first articles. A new NSN will be assigned once the first article is approved. The Government will use Technical Acceptability, Small Business Participation Acceptability and Price trade off best value source selection to award a Requirements type contract with Best Estimated Quantities as defined in FAR 16.503(a). The ACU is a Mission Critical item on the B-52H aircraft. It requires Nuclear Certification and contains Hardness Critical Items. The design of the ACU is specific to the B-52H. The ACU is part of a system of avionics processors supporting the B-52H mission. There are known obsolescence issues within the legacy ACU and during the design/manufacture of this system, obsolescence issues will need to be resolved. The ACU shall be designed and manufactured to meet the requirements IAW Statement of Work and Source Control Drawing (SCD) 754-11100. A prospective contractor shall ensure applicable contractor/subcontractor personnel will be able to obtain security clearance(s) at the SECRET level for proper accomplishment of these requirements. The security clearance(s) shall be obtained IAW the Department of Defense (DD) Form 254, Department of Defense Contract Security Classification Specification. A formal solicitation, with all associated attachments, is available electronically on beta.SAM with a closing date to be thirty calendar days from the date of the RFP release. Anyone wishing to participate in the proposed procurement must obtain their copy from the internet. Copies will not be mailed from the Contracting Office.