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J -- PRECISION MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT LABORATORIES SOL F33657-99-R-0012 POC LaVonne Whitelow (937) 255-7003, x 4655/Contracting Officer, Diane Baker, (937) 255-7003 x 4645 Request for Information Small Business Joint Venture, Teaming Relationships and Affiliation in performance of the Air Force Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) A-76 Competitive Sourcing. This is a request for information only. This is not a Request for Proposals; we are only requesting industry feedback on an aspect of the PMEL acquisition strategy in light of recent changes in small business regulations. The Air Force will not pay for information received in response to this Request for Information. While your responses may affect the ultimate acquisition strategy, no proprietary or sensitive information will be shared among offerors. The Air Force is planning to issue an RFP for the operation of PMELs worldwide. Current strategy includes two independent regions encompassing the entire world. Recently, the Small Business Administration (SBA) revised their regulations on size standards (13 CFR 121) to exclude certain joint venture and teaming arrangements from SBA's affiliation rules. Essentially, these changes allow small businesses to form joint ventures and teaming relationships without regard to affiliation and be considered for "bundled" and other large contracts which exceed the capability of any of the individual small businesses to perform as prime contractors. As such, the Air Force needs to determine if any potential offerors are planning such joint ventures or teaming relationships for the PMEL A-76 competitive sourcing. Please answer the following questions if you plan to form a small business joint venture or teaming relationship: 1) Who are the members of the joint venture or team? 2) What is the exact nature of the business relationship among the team or joint venture members? 3) What are the joint venture's or team's capabilities to perform 51% of a regional workload? Your statement of capabilities should include, as a minimum, the following items: a.) Contract references relating to calibration and repair to include: Contract number, agency supported, whether or not you were a prime or a subcontractor, period of performance, original contract value, final or current contract value, technical monitor and phone/fax number, PCO with phone/fax number, and a brief description of how the contract effort relates to this solicitation. b.) A short statement of team or joint venture organization, management structure, and responsibilities among the members. c.) Description of your ability to manage the entire regional project including ability to recruit and retain qualified PMEL technicians. Include a brief description of your quality control procedures. d.) Description of your ability to meet surge requirements, meet requirements at contingency locations and meet possible deployment requirements. e.) Description of your capability to perform contract support in foreign countries. The capability package must be clear, concise, and complete and submitted to the buying office and contracting officer noted above no later than 6 Jul 99. Please limit the capability package to 15 pages. POINT OF CONTACT: ASC/CDSK (Ms. LaVonne Whitelow, Contract Negotiator) Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-6503 Phone: (937)255-7003 Ext 4655 Fax: (937)255-3225 Email LaVonne.Whitelow@asccd.wpafb.af.mil. An Ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Mr. Stephen Plaisted at (937)255-9095. Documents describing the PMEL workload and the tentative regional strategy can be found at the PMEL web site at http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/PMEL/PMEL.asp. Posted 06/04/99 (W-SN339406). (0155)

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