10 -- 10 -- ROTOR, GUN, AUTOMATIC

Notice Date

November 19, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, WR-ALC, WR-ALC/PK Acquisition Opportunities 235 Byron Street, Robins AFB, GA, 31098-1611

ZIP Code

31098-1611

Solicitation Number

F09603-02-R-40607

Response Due

December 31, 2001

Point of Contact

Sharon Gravely, Contract Specialist, Phone (912)926-1066, Fax (912)926-5407, Email Sharon.Gravely@robins.af.mil

Description

Synopsis is amended to include quantity, which was inadvertantly omitted and add note re Export Control. Synopsis is revised to read as follows: ROTOR, GUN, AUTOMATIC SOL F09603-02-R-40607 DUE 12-31-2001 Item 0001 NSN 1005-01-365-8871 P/N: 12599984, Dim: 5" dia X 9.28" lg, Function: aids in stabilizing barrels for 20mm gun. Mat: steel. Applicable to: M-61A Gun/F-18/22 ACFT. Destn: TBD. Delivery: 03-2002, 99 ea. 4 1-year Options, 1 -- 99 each per year. Telefax 478-926-5407. The approximate issue date will be 28 Nov 2001 and the response date will be 31 Dec 2001. Electronic procedure will be used for this solicitation. See our Web page at www.FedBizOpps.gov . To: General Dynamics, Burlington, VT. All potential offerors should contact the buyer/PCO identified above for additional information and or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquistion. If your concerns are not satisfied by the contracting officer, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hear serious concerns that are not resolved through established channels. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate serious 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 in the source selection process. When appropriate potential offerors may contact Ombudsman Kim McDonald, Chief, Contract Policy Division, at 478-926-1922. Please be prepared to identify previous contacts made by you in an attempt to resolve your concerns. =20 INSURANCE BUY This acquisition will be processed in accordance with AFMC FAR Sup 5352.217-9018 (Mission Essential Quantity): If a proven source is not the low offeror, the basic quantity may be split into a First Article quantity, for award to the low unproven offeror, and a Minimum Essential Quantity, for award to the proven source, with the balance of the requirement established as options in both contracts. Authority 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(1), "Supplies (or services) required are available from only one or a limited number of responsible source(s) and no other type of supplies or services will satisfy agency requirements" may apply. Numbered Note 22 applies only to the quantity identified as the mission essential quantity in the solicitation. This acquisition may/does involve technology that has a military or space application. The only US contractors who may participate are those that are certified and registered with DLSC (1-800-352-3572) and have a legitimate business purpose. US contractors must submit a copy of their current, approved DD Form 2345 with their request for solicitation. To request this certification, write to the Commander, Defense Logistics Services Center, ATTN: DLSC-FEB, Federal Center, Battle Creek MI 49017-3084 and request a copy of Department of Defense Form 2345 or call DLSC at the above number. The solicitation/data package will be mailed to the data custodian identified in block 3 of the DD Form 2345. The extent of foreign participation has not yet been determined. MOU country sources must contact the Contracting Officer within 15 calendar days of the date of this synopsis notice to receive a copy of the solicitation at the time it is initially issued. Issuance of the RFP will not be delayed to review requests from MOU country sources received after 15 days or from non-MOU country sources. Nothing in this notice contradicts other restrictions, identified in the synopsis notice or solicitation, regarding eligible sources (e.g., if this is a small-business set-aside, foreign sources may not participate as potential prime contractors but could, if otherwise eligible, participate as subcontractors). See Note (s) 22, 26. Email: sharon.gravely@robins.af.mil URL: http://pkec.robins.af.mil =20 For assistance in interpreting the CBD announcements, please see the CBD Reader's Guide.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20011121/10SOL002.HTM (D-323 SN5133A4)