Directorate Of Contracting/Bldg 1233, Oo-Alc/ 6072 Fir Avenue, Hill Air Force Base, Ut 84056-5820

R -- DESIGN/ENGINEERING SUPPORT PROGRAM SOL F42620-99-R-1002 DUE 122398 POC For copy, Spence Peterson/Lfks/[801]777-5965, For additional information contact Spence Peterson/Lfks/[801]777-5965 The Hill AFB, Utah, Technology & Industrial Support Directorate Engineering Home Office Branch (OO-ALC/TIEH) will award one or more contracts under a program known as the Design & Engineering Support Program (DESP). The DESP is a follow on to the Design Engineering Program Phase II (DEP II). It will provide the Air Force with high caliber engineering and technical services to support all AFMC weapon systems, subsystems, and related processes. Tasks may include engineering studies; design & prototype construction; testing; design & manufacturing analysis; technical documentation, and selection and management of subcontractors based on their program specific qualifications. Each DESP contract awarded will be a five year Indefinite-Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) contract, with multiple pricing arrangements: (Firm Fixed Price (FFP), Cost Plus Fixed Fee (CPFF), Cost Plus Award Fee (CPAF), Cost Reimbursement and Labor Hour). All responsible offerors (as defined in the Federal Acquisition Regulation) may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. 2. The government may award up to ten contracts under the DESP. However, the government reserves the right to award less than that amount or no contracts at all. Of the ten awards to be made, seven will be unrestricted and three will be set-aside for small businesses only (SIC 8711). 3. Each design engineering contractor will be excluded from participation in any follow-on production phase, either as a prime contractor or a subcontractor for the programs they develop under the design engineering program. 4. This acquisition will be conducted using Source Selection Procedures as authorized by AFFARS Appendix BB. This request is a continuation of the acquisition process for the previously advertised request for interested sources under F42620-98-R-BBBBU of 20 May 1998, from which over 50 responses were received from interested sources. 5. A pre-Solicitation Conference may be held at Hill AFB on the 20 Oct 1998. Contractors shall submit their proposals 30 days from the distribution date of the final RFP. Paper copies of the final RFP will not be available. An electronic copy of the final RFP will be located at http://farsite.hill.af.mil/rfpso/other/desp.htm. Telephone/FAX request will not be accepted. The approximate issue/response date will be 23 NOV 1998. 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 Brent W. Kendall if your concerns are not satisfied by the contracting officer (801)777-6991. ATTENTION: Contractor must be registered with Central Contractor Registration to be eligible for contact award or payment from any DOD activity. Information on registration and annual confirmation requirements may be obtained by calling 1-888-227-2423, or via the Internet at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil Posted 10/31/98 (I-SN267144). (0304)

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