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18 -- EVOLVED EXPENDABLE LAUNCH VEHICLE (EELV) PROGRAM--LOW COST CONCEPT VALIDATION MODULE SOL F04701-95-R-0009 DUE 060995 POC Joyce Mullenbach, Contract Negotiator, (310) 363-6744; Major Clifford O. Bratten, Contracting Officer, (310) 363-0799. The United States Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) intends to release a Request for Proposal (RFP) on 9 May 95 for the Low Cost Concept Validation module of the Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) program. The EELV system will support the Government portion of the National Mission Model (excluding crew-rated or cargo return missions), reduce overall system recurring costs, and maintain or improve the reliability, operability, and capability of current medium through heavy lift systems (i.e., Titan II, Delta, Atlas, and Titan IV). Responsible offerors must have or be able to obtain the capability to integrate, process, and launch classified payloads. The EELV system may include, but is not limited to, launch vehicles, facilities, support equipment, and payload integration in support of the Department of Defense, the Intelligence Community, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, and the Departments of Transportation and Commerce. The EELV development program will be conducted in three successive phases, with each phase designated as a ''module.'' The program will begin with a Low Cost Concept Validation (LCCV) module, followed by a Pre-Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) module, and then an EMD module. The government will award up to four contracts, each to a separate contractor, for the LCCV module using full and open competition among U.S. manufacturers. (The LCCV RFP will describe both what constitutes a contractor and a U.S. manufacturer.) The Government intends to select two of the LCCV module contractors to perform the Pre-EMD effort, and one of the Pre-EMD contractors to perform the EMD effort. The cAs a general basis for award for the LCCV module, the offerors must have a facilities clearance and personnel clearance at the SECRET level. Companies which responded to the sources sought synopsis or the Draft RFP synopsis need not submit another request for the RFP. An RFP will automatically be mailed to these companies. Requests for the RFP should be submitted to SMC/PKL, Attn: Joyce Mullenbach, 2435 Vela Way, Suite 1613, Los Angeles AFB, CA 90245-5500. This notice is not a formal solicitation. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this synopsis or to otherwise pay for the information solicited in the RFP. (0108)

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