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A -- INFORMATION INTEGRATION TECHNOLOGY DEMONSTRATION SOL F30602-98-R-0031 POC Kathleen Woodard/Contract Specialist,WRITTEN REQUEST ONLY, AC: 315, 330-7529, Fax: 315, 330-8118, email: woodardk@rl.af.mil; Mark Rosiek/Program Manager, AC: 315, 330-7787, email: rosiekm@rl.af.mil N Air Force Research Laboratory, Information Directorate (AFRL/IF) is soliciting proposals for a study to analyze, develop software and demonstrate a concept to register intelligence information from multiple sources in support of exploitation of intelligence sources. The exploitation will allow an operator to interact with the information in a map-like fashion. Offerors must demonstrate an in-depth understanding of intelligence sources and geospatial information. This knowledge shall include an understanding of error sources and methods to reduce, account for and/or display this error. The contractor must have personnel cleared at the SECRET level. The RFP will not be released sooner than 15 days after announcement. The Request for Proposal will be available electronically on the World Wide Web. Go to the Air Force Research Laboratory Home Page at the following Internet address: http://www.rl.af.mil. Select "Business Opportunities," Then select "Local Business Opportunities." Foreign participation is excluded at the prime contractor level. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Specialist, Kathleen A. Woodard, 315-330-7529. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division, at 315-330-7746. 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. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be honored. All requests must be addressed to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Kathleen A. Woodard, reference the code I-8-4742-E, and contain the respondent's Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered. (0051)

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