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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF OCTOBER 29,1996 PSA#1710

101 West Eglin Blvd, Ste 337, Eglin AFB FL

A -- SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SOL MNK-97-0001 POC Contact John Hawk, Contract Specialist, at (904) 882-4294/ext 3414, or Lorna Tedder, Contracting Officer, at (904) 882-4296/ext 3399. SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS: This Synopsis Modifies a previous notice published on 23 OCT 96 as follows. Sources are sought to provide Advisory and Assistance Services Scientific, Engineering, and Technical Assistance (SETA) support in the areas of phenomenological modeling and advanced hardware-in-the-loop test hardware development. Highly qualified scientists and engineers in several very specialized areas are required to accomplish the performance and schedule goals levied on Wright Laboratory, Armament Directorate, Munition Seeker and Evaluation Technology Branch (WL/MNGI) by the Ballistic Missile Defense Office (BMDO) and other sponsoring organizations. This effort requires an in-depth knowledge of all aspects of hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulation design, development, validation, and utilization to support test development of guided munition system/subsystem primarily consistent with the BMDO and Air Force missions. The draft Statement-of-Work for this effort is accessible for review on the Eglin AFB Contracting Opportunities Homepage at http://eglinpk.eglin.af.mil. Interested sources are encouraged submit their comments and suggestions to the identified POC therein accordingly. WL/MNGI has a requirement to maintain this effort for a period of five years. Prospective sources should provide evidence of their experience in the form of the past experience in support of similar efforts, technical reports, journal publications, and presentations at technical meetings and have a minimumfacility clearance of up to the SECRET level. -)(John, for the most part SECRET is correct. They should be prepared to have someone who can go TS if we need to.) This effort is considered to be the Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) portion of the follow-on effort to Wright Laboratories Scientific, Engineering, and Technical Assistance (SETA) contract for the Kinetic-Kill-Vehicle Hardware-in-the Loop Simulator (KHILS) facility, identified as Work Unit III under Contract Number F08630-90-C-0001. Firms having applicable interest, capability and background should submit particulars in accordance with Numbered Note 25 to WL/MNK, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810, Attn: Lorna TedderJohn Hawk. Numbered Note 26 applies to this acquisition. Firms will be evaluated on their experience, personnel, and facilities. Responses to this synopsis must be received within 15 days from date of publication. Respondents to this notice will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of information submitted. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only, does not constitute an IFB or RFP, and is not to be construed as a commitment byon the part of the Government to a future contract action. After statements of compatibility have been screened, a solicitation will be issued to those prospective sources who, in the sole judgment of the purchasing activity, have the potential of successfully fulfilling the requirements of the planned contract. Firms responding to this synopsis should state whether they are or are not a small business concern or a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 and FAR 52.219-2, respectively. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responses hereto. For the purpose of this action the size standard is 1000 employees (SIC 8731). This requirement may be pursued sole source if the Air Force determines that only one source is capable of satisfying the requirements. The Government anticipates that Research and Development Streamlined Contracting Procedures (RDSCP) apply to this acquisition in accordance with DFARS 235.70. A standard request for proposal (RFP) will not be issued. The complete solicitation will appear in a subsequent edition of the Commerce Business Daily and proposals will be due 30 days after issuance of solicitation. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to contact Eglin's ASC ASC's Ombudsman, Colonel Timothy R. Kinney atASC/CY, at 513/255-1427 (904) 882-9051 with serious concerns only. For further information concerning technical aspects, contact the Program Manager, Steve Smith1LT Tom Bergin, at WL/MNMF, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810, (904) 882-20054446 ext 2242 or E-Mail bergin@eglin.af.mil. For questions of a contractual nature and overall general information contact Lorna TedderJohn Hawk, WL/MNK, at Eglin AFB FL 32542-5320, (904) 882-42964, ext ension 33993414 or E-Mail hawkj@eglin.af.mil. The telfax number is (904) 882-9599. (0299)

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