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A -- HYPER-X RESEARCH VEHICLE PRODUCTION SOL 1-050-J.0002 DUE 120296 POC Robert B. Gardner, Contract Specialist, 757-864-2525. NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA and Dryden Flight Research Center, Edwards, CA are planning to conduct the Hyper-X Research Program. The goal of the program is to demonstrate and validate the technology, experiment techniques and computational methods and tools for design and performance predictions of a hypersonic aircraft with an airframe-integrated duel-mode scramjet propulsion system. One aspect of the program is to conduct atmospheric testing of a subscale research vehicle from M=5 to 10 starting in 1998. The subject production effort is for the procurement of four complete Hyper-X research vehicles, one research vehicle to booster adapter and up to 30,000 labor hours of post vehicle delivery technical support. The conduct of the effort shall require a SECRET security clearance. It is expected that a cost-reimbursement-incentive-fee type contractual arrangement will apply. The release of the solicitation is planned for on or about October 4, 1996. All responsible sources may submit an offer which shall be considered by the Agency. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors, potential offerors, and contractors during the preaward and postaward phases of this acquisition. The purpose of the ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer, the Evaluation Team, or the selection official, but to communicate concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of interested parties to the appropriate Government personnel and to work to resolve them. 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, the source selection process, or the adjudication of formal contract disputes. Before consulting with any ombudsman, interested parties must try to resolve their concerns with the contract specialist or the contracting officer. The LaRC Ombudsman is Belinda Adams. Concerned parties may call Ms. Sandra S. Ray at 757-864-2428. DO NOT CALL THE OMBUDSMAN FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS/INFORMATION. FOR SOLICITATION REQUESTS/INFORMATION, CONTACT THE POINT OF CONTACT (POC) LISTED AT THE BEGINNING OF THIS SYNOPSIS. Concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations which cannot be resolved by the installation point of contact or the ombudsman may be referred to the NASA Agency ombudsman Tom Luedtke at 202-358-2090. (0255)

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