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R -- AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY(AFRL) A-76 STUDY SOL F33601-99-B-9003 DUE 070699 POC Colleen Albertson,(937) 257-6147 X4217 WEB: 99B9003-Air Force Research Laboratory(AFRL) A-76 Study, http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/99B9003/99B9003.asp. E-MAIL: albertcr@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil, albertcr@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil. 17. PRESOLICITATION NOTICE: Period of Performance is 1 Oct 2000 -- 30 Sep 2001. Four one-year options may be awarded. SIC 8711, Size Standard is $20,000,000.00. This acquisition is a Small Business Set-Aside. Only companies, including their affiliates, with an average annual receipt of $20,000,000.00 or less during the last three completed fiscal years are considered small. An Award will be made using Two-Step Sealed Bidding procedures in accordance with FAR 14.5. Under Step 1, offerors are to submit a technical proposal only. Price or cost estimates are NOT included in Step 1. An Invitation for Bid will be issued under Step 2 to those firms whose technical proposals have been determined to be acceptable. The Request for Technical Proposal (RFTP) and Performance Work Statement (PWS) will be posted on the ASC Preaward Information Exchange System (PIXS) at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (http:www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/99B9003/99B9003.asp). To have your firm placed on the source list for this solicitation, see the above web site for direction. Also at this website, ensure your firm is registered to receive e-mail for this solicitation. This procurement is part of a Government cost comparison to determine whether accomplishing the specified work under contract or by government performance is more economical. The offeror with the lowest bid will be compared to the Government bid, and award will be made to the bidder whose offer is the most advantageous to the Government. If the Government is determined to be the most advantageous offeror, the solicitation will be canceled and award will be made to the Government. This acquisition includes the following five key areas: 1. Facilities Management. Provide care, custody, and protection of real property assigned to AFRL. 2. Displays. Provide visual information services in support of the AFRL to Wright Research Site (WRS) customers to include design, display production, and displays deployment. 3. Library/ Technical Editing. Manage and operate the AFRL technical library and technical editing services supporting the WRS. 4. Research and Development(R&D) Technical Support. Supports development of leading edge research of highly advanced, affordable technologies for sensors, propulsion systems, materials, and aerospace structures capable of ensuring future air and space superiority. 5. Logistics Materiel Control Activity (LMCA). Manage the AFRL Human Effectiveness (HE) LMCA program. To include equipment accounts, assist in inventories, shipping, storage, and intra-organization transport. There are a total of 127 government authorizations in the study. The RFTP will be issued on 21 May 1999 on PIXS (see address above). NO HARD COPIES WILL BE SENT. All responsible Small Business sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. Facsimile or alternate proposals are not acceptable. Direct all questions to the attention of Colleen Albertson, fax number (937) 257-3926 or e-mail address: albertcr@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil. See Numbered Note(s): 1. The proposedcontract is 100% set aside for small business concerns. "Mr. Stephen J. Plaisted has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of an Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicications, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact [Colleen Albertson (937) 257-6147 X4217]. When requested the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Mr. Plaisted can be reached at (937) 255-9095, extension 232." Contractor must be registered in CCR prior to award for solicitations issued after 31 May 1998. Tel: 1-888-CCR-2423, Fax: 1-703-696-0213. Every solicitation issued after 31 May 1998 must include the clause at DFARS 252.204-7004 "Required Central Contractor Registration." DUNS/CCR Website: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ccr/cgi-bin/query.pl LINKURL: http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil LINKDESC: <A HREF="http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil LINKDESC: http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil">http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil&;lt;/A> EMAILADD: albertcr@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil EMAILDESC: <A HREF="mailto:albertcr@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil EMAILDESC: albertcr@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil">albertcr@pkwsmtp.wpafb.af.mil</A& gt; Posted 04/30/99 (D-SN326284). (0120)

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