Phillips Laboratory/PKVA, 2251 Maxwell Avenue S.E. Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5772

A -- EVALUATION OF LASER SCANNER SOL F29601-95-R-0032 POC CATHERYN QUINN, CONTRACTING OFFICER, (505) 846-5935 Ext 148 DR. SANDRA SLIVINSKY, PROJECT OFFICER, (505) 846-5799 Ext 224. SOURCES SOUGHT For EVALUATION OF A LASER SCANNER CAPABLE OF PROVIDING REAL-TIME DETAILED INFORMATION Of SURFACE DEFORMATION OF IN-SITIO FIELD STRUCTURES In TWO DIMENSIONS. THIS REAL-TIME INFORMATION MUST HAVE The FOLLOWING CHRACTERISTICS: THE SCANNER SYSTEM MUST BE SELF-CALIBRATING With LONG TERM STABILITY. THE PRECISION OF THE INSTRUMENT MUST Be A FUNCTION ONLY OF SCANNING LENGTH, CONTRAST, SCANNING SPEED, SCATTERING Of THE CONSTANT FRACTION TRIGGER, SHORT TERM STABILITY, LOW LASER NOISE, And RESOLUTION OF A MULTISTOP COUNTER. THE SCANNING LENGTH MUST Be 160MM WITH A MEASUREMENT ACCURACY Of 3.5 MICRONS, AN ACTIVE SCANNING TIME OF ABOUT 1.5 MSEC, WITH A MINIMUM FRINGE DISTANCE Of 1MM AND MINIMUM FRINGE THICKNESS OF 1MM. THE DATA RATE DURING ACQUISITION Of INFORMATION MUST BE VARIABLE. THE DATA MUST BE COMPILED In REAL TIME FOR VISUAL PRESENTATION. THE SCANNER MUST BE PORTABLE To ENABLE FIELD USAGE AND MUST BE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY To MEET AF REQUIREMENTS. THE PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE Of THIS CONTRACT IS 24 MONTHS. SUBMIT ONLY UNCLASSIFIED INFORMATION For CONSIDERATION AND EVALUATION. RESPONSES SHALL BE LIMITED TO A MAXIMUM Of TWENTY-FIVE (25 PAGES). INTERESTED FIRMS SHOULD SUBMIT STATEMENTS Of CAPABILITIES DEMONSTRATING They MEET THESE CRITERIA WITHIN FIFTEEN DAYS OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT As FOLLOWS: ORIGINAL COPY TO: PHILLIPS LABORATORY/PKVA, Attn: CATHERYN QUINN, 2251 MAXWELL AVENUE S.E., KIRTLAND AFB, NM 87117-5772, And TWO COPIES TO PHILLIPS LABORATORY/VT-B, Dr. SANDRA SLIVINSKY, 3550 ABERDEEN AVE SE, KIRTLAND AFB, NM 87117-5776. RESPONDENTS Should INDICATE WHETHER THEY QUALIFY As A SMALL BUSINESS UNDER SIC 8711 ($13.5M). FIRMS RESPONDING SHOULD Also INDICATE WHETHER THEY ARE A SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS, A Woman OWNED BUSINESS, A HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGE Or UNIVERSITY, A MINORITY INSTITUTION, AN 8(a) FIRM, AN INTRAGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATION, A LARGE BUSINESS, Or An EDUCATION/NONPROFIT ORGANIZATION. BASED UPON RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT, The AIR FORCE RESERVES THE RIGHT TO SET ASIDE ALL OR PART OF THIS REQUIREMENT For SMALL BUSINESS, SMALL DISADVANTAGED BUSINESS, 8(a), HISTORICAL BLACK COLLEGES And UNIVERSITIES OR MINORITY INSTITUTIONS. AM OMBUDSMAN HAS BEEN APPOINTED To HEAR CONCERNS FROM OFFERORS Or POTENTIAL OFFERORS DURING THE PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT PHASE Of THIS ACQUISITION. THE PURPOSE OF THE OMBUDSMAN IS TO RECEIVE And COMMUNICATE SERIOUS CONCERNS FROM POTENTIAL OFFERORS WHEN An OFFEROR PREFERS NOT TO USE ESTABLISHED CHANNELS TO ADDRESS CONCERNS DURING The PROPOSAL DEVELOPMENT PHASE OF THIS ACQUISITION. POTENTIAL OFFERORS SHOULD Use ESTABLISHED CHANNELS TO REQUEST INFORMATION, POSE QUESTONS And VOICE CONCERNS BEFORE CONTACTING THE OMBUDSMAN. For SERIOUS CONCERNS ONLY, POTENTIAL OFFERORS ARE INVITED To CONTACT THE PL OMBUDSMAN, MR. BRUCE GRUNSTEN IN THE DIRECTORATE Of CONTRACTING, AT (505) 846-7049 OR 3651 LOWRY Ave SE, KIRTLAND AFB NM 87117-5777. (0122)

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