A -- HIGH ENERGY LASER MODELING & SIMULATION (HELMAS) NOTICE OF INTENT TO ISSUE SOLICITATION.

Notice Date

March 1, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL -- PL "Directed Energy Directorate", 2251 Maxwell Ave, Kirtland AFB, NM, 87117

ZIP Code

87117

Solicitation Number

F29601-01-R-0001

Point of Contact

Debbie Chisenhall, Contract Specialist, Phone 505-846-1326, Fax 505-846-1546, Email debbie.chisenhall@kirtland.af.mil -- Debbie Chisenhall, Contract Specialist, Phone 505-846-1326, Fax 505-846-1546, Email

E-Mail Address

Debbie Chisenhall (debbie.chisenhall@kirtland.af.mil)

Description

The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Directed Energy Directorate (DE), at Kirtland AFB, NM intends to contract for "High Energy Laser Modeling and Simulation (HELMAS)," as synopsized in the previous sources sought notice for solicitation number F29601-01-R-0001 and as corrected. This synopsis was posted in the CBD on 6 Feb 2001 and posted at FedBizOpps (http://www.eps.gov/) on 2 Feb 2001 and, except as discussed in this announcement, there are no changes to the requirements/planned effort as shown in the sources sought except for the correction posted to FedBizOpps on 16 Feb 2001. All future information regarding this effort will be posted at FedBizOpps; if interested you are strongly encouraged to follow these FedBizOpps postings to stay abreast of all related procurement activities. Use the following path after the main web page is accessed: EPS for Vendors/USAF -- "Offices"/Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) -- "Locations"/AFRL -- PL "Directed Energy" Directorate, Kirtland AFB, NM -- "Posted Dates" and/or "Classification Codes." Contracting questions/issues should be addressed to Ms. Debbie Chisenhall at Detachment 8, AFRL/PKDL, 2251 Maxwell Ave. SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773; telephone number is (505) 846-1326; E-mail address is Debbie.Chisenhall@kirtland.af.mil. Technical questions should be addressed to Mr. Carl Huguley at AFRL/DEBA, 3550 Aberdeen Ave. SE, Kirtland AFB, NM, 87117-5776; telephone number is (505) 846-0169, E-mail address is Carl.Huguley@kirtland.af.mil. Also, all interested offerors are invited to examine the Wavetrain code applicable to this effort by contacting Mr. Huguley. Each E-mail submission should be followed with a telephone call to confirm receipt; delivery of E-mail messages is NOT guaranteed. This effort is a small business set-aside and proposals will ONLY be accepted from small businesses; the applicable NAICS Code is 541710 with a size standard of 500 employees. NOTE: PAST PERFORMANCE WILL NOT BE ONE OF THE EVALUATION CRITERIA FOR THIS PROCUREMENT. Release of the RFP is anticipated to occur in the next 36 -- 60 days, and release of a draft Statement of Work should be available within a few days; both will be available from FedBizOpps as discussed above. Foreign owned firms are advised to contact the Contracting Officer or Project Officer before submitting a proposal to determine whether there are restrictions on receiving an award. It should be noted that foreign owned firms were not allowed to participate in the predecessor contract; a determination on this restriction will not be made until/unless a foreign firm expresses interest. It is anticipated that contractors will have access to or will generate data that is unclassified with limited distribution and/or subject to U.S. Export Control laws. Therefore, only offerors who are certified by Defense Logistics Information Services (DLIS) may submit offers. Contact US/Canada Joint Certification Office, DLIS, Federal Center, 74 Washington Ave, North, Battle Creek, MI 49017-3084 (1-800-352-3572), http://www.dlis.dla.mil/CCAL/ for further information on certification and the approval process. The offeror is required to submit a copy of the DLIS approved DD Form 2345 with its proposal or to the Contracting Officer if access to unclassified, limited distribution data is required to prepare the proposal. An Ombudsman has been appointed to mediate concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the pre-proposal phase of competitive, negotiated acquisitions. The Ombudsman does not participate in proposal evaluation or contractor selection. The Ombudsman can work with responsible acquisition officials to respond to concerns, but will not detract from the authorities of the Project Officer or Contracting Officer. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain the confidentiality of sources. The Ombudsman at Phillips Research Site is Mr. Eugene C. DeWall, Director of Contracting, Det 8 AFRL/PK, 2251 Maxwell Ave SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773; (505) 846-4979. Before contacting the Ombudsman, potential offerors should normally first refer contracting concerns to the Contract Specialist, Debbie Chisenhall at (505) 846-1326, or refer technical concerns to the Project Officer, Carl Huguley at (505) 846-0169.

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Record

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