HSC/YAK, 8107 13th St, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5218

54 -- PATIENT LOADING SYSTEM (PLS) SOL F41624-98-R-1005 POC David M. Foote, Contract Specialist, 210-925-6831; Robert S. Urey, Jr., Contracting Officer, 210-925-7902 E-MAIL: Requests for solicitation package F41624-98-R-1005, davfoote@ldgate1.kelly.af.mil. DESC: The Aircraft Equipment Division at the Human Systems Program Office, Brooks AFB, TX is soliciting proposals for first article fabrication, test and evaluation, and production of a Patient Loading System (PLS). This will be a Firm Fixed Price procurement for 48 PLS ramps plus one first article. The PLS is a specialized aluminum ramp that allows patients to be loaded from the ground level to the passenger door level of a commercial Boeing 767 aircraft. It is constructed of thin-wall aluminum tube scaffolding and aluminum decking. Cast aluminum components, in addition to various types of fasteners, are used throughout. This system must have at least a 25 year storage life without requiring periodic maintenance. It is to be stored in covered, but not environmentally controlled, storage facilities around the world. Developmental drawings are available, in addition to a Statement of Work and Performance Specification. A two-step solicitation process utilizing Full and Open Competition will be used in this acquisition: Step one: Submit three (3) copies of a firm's Technical Proposal for Air Force evaluation. The time and date for receipt of Technical Proposals will be set forth in the solicitation[ ]** **Pricing will NOT be furnished in Step 1. Step two: After completion of Step 1, an amendment to the solicitation will be issued. The amendment will be issued only to those companies whose technical proposal has been determined technically acceptable*. Those firms whose proposals are determined technically acceptable will have the opportunity to provide Price Submittals. *[The Air Force will require approximately 20 days to evaluate all technical proposals] Award will be made to a technically acceptable, responsive and responsible offeror based on price and other factors. The anticipated release date for the solicitation is 26 February 1998 with contract award projected in May 1998. The contractor will have to provide the initial first article PLS test unit for approval prior to receiving authorization for production of remaining 48 PLS units The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 3446. Acknowledgment of receipt will not be made nor will telephone inquires be honored. The Air Force reserves the right to distribute the solicitation in paper copies or electronic media, or a combination thereof. Companies may request copies of the solicitation up until the closing date, but obviously will need adequate time to prepare a good technical proposal. Responses to this notice must be received in writing and delivered to the following address: Human Systems Center/YACA (Contracting), 8107 13th Street, Brooks AFB, Texas, 78235, Attn: David M. Foote. (0037)

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