Department of the Air Force, Air Education and Training Command, Specialized Contracting Squadron, 2021 First Street West, Randolph AFB, TX, 78150-4302

J -- REVISED COVER LETTER SOL F41689-99-R-0037-02 POC Jerry Strubbe, Contracting Officer, Phone 210-652-2122, Fax 210-652-7665, Email jerry. strubbe@randolph.af.mil -- Tim Hawkins, Contracting Officer, Phone 210-652-2122, Fax 210-652-7665, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&;ProjID=F41689-99-R-0 037-02&LocID=467. E-MAIL: Jerry Strubbe, jerry. strubbe@randolph.af.mil. Instructions for Prospective Offerors 1. When registering for this solicitation provide additional following information. a. List any subcontracting possibilities you anticipate. b. Industry Forum Information: (1) Registration will be 8:00 am to 8:30 am with the general forum beginning promptly at 8:30 am on 2 Dec 99 and concluding no later than 10:30 am. (2) The Forum will be held at Kirtland AFB, NM. 58TRSS Bldg 957 Parking is ample in the lot in front of the old west theater. (3) One-on-one meetings are schedule one hour apart therefore we must keep to the following schedule. If additional time is required, we will set up a teleconference for a later date. 40 minutes: discussion 10 minutes: wrap-up and review (5) The public portion of the individual one-on-one conferences will be audio taped in order to insure that the government does not overlook any questions or comments. The public question and comments will be transcribed and the answers disseminated on the electronic posting system (EPS). c. Provide name(s) of personnel planning to attend the Industry Day at Kirtland AFB, NM, NLT COB 19 Nov 99. 2. Comply with the following 9.104 -- Standards. 9.104-1 -- General Standards. To be determined responsible, a prospective contractor must -- (a) Have adequate financial resources to perform the contract, or the ability to obtain them (see 9.104-3(a)); (b) Be able to comply with the required or proposed delivery or performance schedule, taking into consideration all existing commercial and governmental business commitments; (c) Have a satisfactory performance record (see 9.104-3(b) and Subpart 42.15). A prospective contractor shall not be determined responsible or nonresponsible solely on the basis of a lack of relevant performance history, except as provided in 9.104-2; (d) Have a satisfactory record of integrity and business ethics; (e) Have the necessary organization, experience, accounting and operational controls, and technical skills, or the ability to obtain them (including, as appropriate, such elements as production control procedures, property control systems, quality assurance measures, and safety programs applicable to materials to be produced or services to be performed by the prospective contractor and subcontractors). (See 9.104-3(a).) (f) Have the necessary production, construction, and technical equipment and facilities, or the ability to obtain them (see 9.104-3(a)); and (g) Be otherwise qualified and eligible to receive an award under applicable laws and regulations. 9.104-3 -- Application of Standards. (a) Ability to obtain resources. Except to the extent that a prospective contractor has sufficient resources or proposes to perform the contract by subcontracting, the contracting officer shall require acceptable evidence of the prospective contractor's ability to obtain required resources (see 9.104-1(a), (e), and (f)). Acceptable evidence normally consists of a commitment or explicit arrangement, that will be in existence at the time of contract award, to rent, purchase, or otherwise acquire the needed facilities, equipment, other resources, or personnel. Consideration of a prime contractor's compliance with limitations on subcontracting shall take into account the time period covered by the contract base period or quantities plus option periods or quantities, if such options are considered when evaluating offers for award. Posted 11/12/99 (D-SN400362). (0316)

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