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B -- NON-CHROMATED CONVERSION COATING SOL F04699-97-R -- 0025 DUE 031397 POC For copy, contact the info office indicated., For additional information contact Mosby.P1m/Pkop/[916]643-0741 This solicitation will have minimum qualification requirements. Interested contractors shall identify an environmentally clean and low cost Non-Chromated Conversion Coating (N-CCC) currently or potentially meeting Specifications MIL-C-5541E and MIL-C-81706 for aerospace applications as part of their request for the solicitation. The coating shall be less toxic than Chromate Conversion Coating (CCC). Considerations and characteristics of the N-CCC process are: 1. Pollution Prevention 2. Technological Maturity 3. Cost of Implementation 4. Cost of Production 5. Maintenance 6. Processing Time 7. Toxicity 8. Performance 9. Facilities Modification Evidence of having at least two years experience in conducting N-CCC process development work to meet the military specification requirements, original test results, technical documents and hands-on laboratory experience will be required with a proposal. Contractor shall provide a list of in-house generated N-CCC technical reports and publications with a description of each report including title, author, date and place of issuance. Contractor shall identify any previous and/or current Government or private contracts on the process. Contractor shall provide resumes of the proposed contract manager and project engineer(s) and specify their responsibilities. The approximate issue/response date will be 11 Feb 97. No telephone requests. Only written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources solicited may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call the Ombudsman, Allen Taylor at 916-643-5209 if your concerns are not satisfied by the contracting officer. (Do not call this number to request copies of solicitations. See Note (s) 26. (0022)

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