United States Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL -- Phillips Research Site, 2251 Maxwell Ave, Kirtland AFB, NM, 87177

A -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION ON SPACE SYSTEMS SURVIVABILITY SOL GAFRL996202197 DUE 071299 POC Shari Barnett, Contracting Officer, Phone (505) 846-6189, Fax (505) 846-6022, Email barnett@plk.af.mil -- Shari Barnett, Contracting Officer, Phone (505) 846-6189, Fax (505) 846-6022, Email barnett@plk.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=R&;ProjID=GAFRL99620219 7&LocID=1122. E-MAIL: Shari Barnett, barnett@plk.af.mil. Description The Air Force Research Laboratory's Space Vehicles Directorate is requesting information for a market research survey to determine the satellite manufacturing community's interest in the technology development (both hardware and modeling) that would improve the reliability/survivability of space systems, both military and commercial. The areas of space systems survivability include: (1) threat (nuclear, laser, and radio frequency) simulation and modeling (development of survivability prediction tools utilizing existing government and contractor databases of threat data and simulation algorithms), and (2) testing/development of new mitigation concepts/technologies (hardware development) to natural and man-made environments (nuclear, laser, and radio frequency). The Air Force requests information, but is not limited to, ideas in traditional passive survivability technology addressing communications, optics, solar power systems, inertial measurement systems, or any applicable commercial procedures or IR&D. The Air Force is interested in contractor participation in cost-sharing development efforts which would look at these issues and cooperate in the development of interactive tools and mitigation hardware technologies addressing space systems. Contractor comments on any of these issues or other issues dealing with survivability of space assets are requested. Limit comments and information to ten pages or less. The anticipated length of this program is 24 to 36 months. The technical point of contact at AFRL/VSSE, is John Frisbie, telephone 505/846-0933, electronic mail John.Frisbie@plk.af.mil. Interested parties should submit the requested information to Nancy Brunson, Contracting Officer, telephone 505/846-6188 or electronic mail to Nancy.Brunson@plk.af.mil, at AFRL Det 8/PKVS, 2251 Maxwell St SE, Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5773. The contemplated SIC Code is 8731 and the business size standard is 1000 Employees. Respondents to this survey should indicate whether they are a Small Business, a Small Disadvantaged Business, an 8(a) Qualified Business, a Woman-Owned Business, and whether they are an HBCU/MI. Responses should be received within 15 days after publication of this announcement. This announcement is not a solicitation or request for proposal. It is a request for information only. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors, primarily during the proposal development phase of this potential 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 Phillips Operating Location of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Mr Eugene DeWall, Deputy Chief of Contracting, (PRS, Det 8/PK), at (505) 846-4979, or at 2251 Maxwell St SE, Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5773. 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 Nancy Brunson, PCO, at (505) 846-6188. For technical issues, please contact John Frisbie at (505) 846-0933. Posted 06/23/99 (D-SN346507). (0174)

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