Phillips Laboratory, Directorate of Contracting, 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773

A -- DIRECTORED ENERGY HIGH POWERED MICROWAVE TECHNOLOGY SOL F29601-98-R-0007 POC Ms. Marcella Wolfe, Contract Specialist, Det 8/PKDP, 505-846-4635 17. The Air Force Research Laboratory is interested in receiving Statements Of Capability (SOC) from small businesses that demonstrate its ability to perform basic R&D, development, operation and maintenance of High Power Microwave (HPM) sources, Prime Power, Pulsed Power (PP), and Pulsed Power Systems (PPS both pulsed and Continuous Wave {CW}) for potential applications as advanced weapons and to advance aerospace technology. SOC shall address the requirements identified in Commerce Business Daily Numbered Note 25. Regarding Note 25, the SOC shall identify work previously performed, which was accomplished by the contractor's own employees, i.e., identify efforts that were not performed by subcontractors. The SOC shall discuss; 1) experience/capability in R&D and analysis of HPM, Prime Power, PP, PPS, Radio frequency (RF) for use as weapons. Include pulsed HPM microwave and impulse wide-band devices capable of tera-watt peak powers and multi-kilojoule pulses at multi-megawatts average power andpulse rep-rate from single pulse to thousands of pulses per second. 2) Experience/capability in conducting theoretical and analytical/computational work for HPM, Prime Power, PP, and PPS as they apply to military problems and battlefield scenarios. 3) Experience in demonstrating new concepts and designs for weapons use and transitioning this information and technology to government agencies and government contractors. The planned effort shall require technical and analysis reports, test reports, prototype hardware/software, development/maintenance/operation of prototype/test hardware. Secret Security clearances and Top Secret facility clearances will be required prior to award of any resulting contract. The SOC shall be limited to a maximum of 16 pages not including resumes of key personnel planned for the effort. Based on responses to this announcement, the Government reserves the right to set this acquisition aside for 8(a) or small business firms. Accordingly, large businesses are not required to submit SOC. The Standard Industrial Classification Code for this acquisition is 8731, 500 employees. The Government anticipates awarding an indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity contract under which task orders will be issued on a cost-plus-fixed-fee completion basis. The contract-ceiling amount is estimated to be $49,300,000. The contract-ordering period is anticipated to be 5 years. All requests for any resulting solicitations must include company name, mailing address, and company size status. Replies to this announcement must reference RFP number F29601-98-R-0007. This acquisition involves technology that is subject to Export Control laws and regulations. Any resulting RFP will require that the contractors be registered and certified with the Defense Logistic Service Center (DLSC). Contact DLSC, 74 North Washington, Battle Creek, Michigan 49016-4312, (1-800-352-3572) for further information on the certification and approval process. Submit an original and one copy of the SOC to Air Force Research Laboratory, Det 8/PKDP (Ms. Marcella Wolfe), Directorate of Contracting, 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773. Submit Only Unclassified Information. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors, primarily during the proposal development phase of this competitive, negotiated 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 in the pre-proposal phase of competitive, negotiated acquisitions. Before contacting the Ombudsman, potential offerors should first communicate with the Contracting Officer. In those instances where offerors cannot obtain resolution from the Contracting Officer, they are invited to contact the Ombudsman at the Directed Energy Directorate of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL DE), Dr Earl Good, Director of the Directed Energy Directorate, 3550 Aberdeen Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776 or at 505-846-0860. 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. For contracting issues please contact Ms. Marcella Wolfe at 505-846-4635. The Contracting Officer is Steven Young at 505-846-4624. For technical issues, please contact Mr. Bryan Austin at 505-853-3402. All SOC must be received by no later than 06 Mar 98. The SOC must contain all of the above requested information or the submitting organization will not be considered as a possible candidate. (0043)

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