COLORADO SPRINGS MILITARY NEWSPAPER GROUP SCCHRIEVERHRIEVER SEENTINELNTINEL Th ursday, January 17, 2007 www.csmng.com Vol. 2 No. 3 Base Briefs MPE operating under new hours Th e Military Personnel Element in the DeKok Building will be open weekdays from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Customer service for CAC/ID cards and Satellite Personnel Activity in Building 300 will be open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. All sections will close on Mondays at 3 p.m. for squadron physical training and the fi rst and last Wednesday of each month at 1 p.m. for training. For more information, contact Maj. Jesus Suarez of the 50th Mission Support Squadron at 567-5345. Housing offi ce closed Jan. 17-18 Th e Peterson Air Force Base housing offi ce will be closed Jan. 17-18 for an offi - cial function. Normal offi ce hours from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. will resume Jan. 22. For more information, contact Photo by Lt. 1st Erika Yepsen Johnna Phillips of the housing offi ce at 556-4332. Fitness Center Annex closed Jan. 21 Lt. Col. Larry Ott shares some of his snacks with local children on a hike to El Volcan planned by the Joint Task Force-Bravo chapel Jan. 5. The seven-mile hike was the Th e Fitness Center Annex will be last of a series of fi ve in which JTF-Bravo servicemembers delivered food to local villagers. Participants in the hike to El Volcan carried toys for local children with them closed Jan. 21 in observance of Martin because the hike happened one day before Three Kings Day, a holiday which Hondurans traditionally celebrate by giving gifts to children. Luther King Jr.’s birthday. Th e Main Fitness Center will be on holiday hours from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, contact the JTF-Bravo completes food delivery hikes Main Fitness Center at 567-6628. Deployed Schriever Chaplain organizes volunteer effort Security and Training seminar By 1st Lt. Erika Yepsen “Th is all started out with a couple of people Approximately 50 people participated in being held Jan. 22 Joint Task Force-Bravo Public Affairs talking about the mountains and going hik- the fi rst hike in October, carrying 450 pounds Th e 50th Space Wing Information EL VOLCAN, Honduras — Damp ing back in Colorado,” said Chaplain Bellamy, of food to the village of Mata de Platano. Assurance offi ce will hold a Security and weather didn’t dampen the spirits of more who is deployed to JTF-Bravo from the 50th Participation and interest in the hikes con- Training seminar from 8 a.m. to 4:30 than 50 servicemembers who hiked seven Space Wing at Schriever Air Force Base, Colo. tinued to grow throughout the series. p.m. Jan. 22 at Bldg. 301, Room 119. miles to deliver food and toys to villagers in “We found out the base had excess food, and Th e fi nal hike diff ered from the others, For more information, contact Staff El Volcan, Honduras, Jan 5. we decided to bring it with us to give to people as it fell the day before Th ree Kings Day, a holiday traditionally celebrated in Honduras Sgt. Michael Crandall of the 50th Space Th e hike was the last in a series of fi ve when we went. Th en someone made the sug- planned by the Joint Task Force-Bravo chap- gestion of opening it up to other people on Wing Information Assurance offi ce at See Hikes page 6 567-4883. lain, Chaplain (Capt.) Chad Bellamy. base, and it grew from there.” National Anthem singer tryouts taking place Jan. 24 50th SW announces award of space operations contract Singer tryouts for the National By Staff Sgt. Don Branum als, Ms. Hales said. ensure assumption of full contract perfor- Anthem will be held at 1 p.m. Jan. 24 50th Space Wing Public Affairs Th e $410-million NSOM contract will mance responsibility April 1. in the wing conference room in the Th e 50th Space Wing announced Jan. 11 provide operations and sustainment for all NSOM will have a six-month base period DeKok Building. that Harris Technical Services Corporation wing mission systems. Th is will include op- from April 1 to Sept. 30, and six one-year A singer will be chosen to sing the was the successful off eror on the Network and erations and maintenance for the AFSCN options with potential contract perfor- National Anthem for the annual awards Space Operations and Maintenance source and GPS antennas at each of the 50th SW’s mance through 2014 should all options be event taking place Feb. 2. selection. geographically separated units, as well as exercised. To sign up, contact Master Sgt. Amy Th e NSOM contract will provide opera- orbital analysis for several space operations Majercik of the 50th Security Forces tions, maintenance and logistics support for squadrons and technical adviser support to Squadron at 567-5613. multiple 50th SW programs and resources, 50th Operations Group and 50th Network For more information, contact Tech. including the Air Force Satellite Control Operations Group units. Sgt. Leah Wilson of the 50th Mission Network, Defense Satellite Communications Th e contract will also provide organiza- Support Squadron at 567-7329. System, GPS and Milstar. tional-level hardware and soft ware mainte- “An acquisition the size of NSOM is really nance to most 50th SW mission systems. A Blood donors needed quite an undertaking for the government,” majority of contractor employees supporting A blood drive will take place from said Patricia Hales, the contracting offi cer 50th OG and 50th NOG will fall under this 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Jan. 30 in the on NSOM. Acquisition planning for NSOM contract. Building 300 auditorium. began more than two years ago and involved Harris is currently the prime contrac- For more information, contact multiple organizations across the 50th SW, tor performing on the Operational Space Master Sgt. Kenneth Hans of the Space including every operational squadron. Services and Support contract and the Innovation and Development Center Th e best-value source selection required Mission Communications Operations and at 567-6492. dedication from both government and in- Maintenance contract. However, Harris dustry alike, Ms. Hales said. Individuals has assembled a new team of subcontrac- More Briefs page 7 across the wing helped develop the NSOM tors for NSOM. Th e new team includes requirements, supported site visits and brief- Lockheed Martin Information Technology, MISSION ings to Industry and performed evaluations L-3 Communications Titan Group, Faith The 50th CONS provides wing-level operational and of off eror proposals. Enterprises Inc., ASRC Aerospace, Arctic specialized contracting guidance and support for the Inside Industry responded to NSOM with capabil- Slope World Services, Nortel Government 50th Space Wing’s worldwide contract programs valued Commentary ......................... 3 ity briefi ngs, one-on-one meetings with the Solutions and Günther Douglas. at more than $1.2 billion. 50th CONS provides oversight Sports ....................................... 6 Government, questions/comments on draft Th e new contractor team will begin phase- on more than 1,000 contracting actions annually in sup- Street Talk ............................... 7 solicitation postings, attended site visits and in operations Jan. 30. Th e phase-in period will port of Schriever AFB, Onizuka AFS, Calif., Air Force briefi ngs, and responded with formal propos- include various contractor tasks required to Space Command and the secretary of defense. 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