Phillips Laboratory/PKLA Lasers and Imaging Division, 2251 Maxwell Avenue, SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5772

A -- DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS SUPPORT (DEWS) SOL F29601-95-R-0038 DUE 100595 POC Capt Karen Yackiel, Project Officer, (505)846-4025; Barbara Steinbock, Contracting Officer, (505)846-2246. DIRECTED ENERGY WEAPONS SUPPORT (DEWS). This is a Research and Development notice of intent to contract and will serve as notice that the Air Force Phillips Laboratory, Lasers and Imaging Directorate (PL/LI), Kirtland AFB NM, anticipates this acquisition will be a Small Business Set-Aside. The Lasers and Imaging Directorate, Laser Systems Division of the Phillips Laboratory intends to contract for support for the Joint Directors' of Laboratories (JDL's) Technology Panel on Directed Energy Weapons (TPDEW). The objective of contract is to support the TPDEW in the execution of its responsibilities regarding DEW program planning. Program planning and administrative tasks include preparing 1) draft and final versions of the High Power Microwave (HPM) and Laser Weapons Master Plans, 2) the Technology Area Plan (TAP) for Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) Technology, 3) roadmaps indicating how technology developments could be integrated with other efforts to support users' system needs, and 4) briefing materials for the annual Science & Technology (S&T) Reviews, based on Panel inputs. In addition, the contractor shall host TPDEW, S&T Review, and other meetings. Analytical tasks include providing preliminary analyses and summaries of DEW technologies, for example, to identify deficiencies and/or duplication in current Directed Energy Weapons (DEW) systems and/or programs, to evaluate DEW technology maturity and/or potential, or to evaluate system/program performance and cost. The technologies include laser weapons technology, high power microwave technology, and particle beam technology. In view of the need for frequent coordination with the TPDEW, it is anticipated that contractors will be required to perform 90% of the LOE within a 30 mile radius of Washington DC. The contractor must have or acquire by contract award facilities to conduct classified meetings of at least 50 people within 30 miles of Washington DC. The anticipated contract will be level-of-effort (LOE) cost plus fixed fee. The period of performance is anticipated as 36 months with the possibility of two one-year extensions. The highest level of classification for this effort will be TOP SECRET. A SECRET facility clearance will be required. It is anticipated that Organizational Conflict of Interest provisions will be included in the solicitation due to potential conflicts with respect to providing technical evaluations and obtaining access to proprietary information. Foreign firms are advised they will not be allowed to participate in this contract as the prime contractor. The performance of this contract will require access to Military Critical Technical Data, dissemination of which is controlled under the Export Control Act. Therefore, interested offerors not currently on the Qualified Contractor's Access List should request certification and registration with the Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC), Federal Center, 74 North Washington, Battle Creek, MI 49016-3412, (1-800-352-3572). It is anticipated that this effort will be a Small Business Set-Aside. Firms responding should indicate if they are a Small Business, under SIC code 8731, with a small business size standard of 500 people. The Government reserves the right to set this acquisition aside for Small Disadvantaged Business, SBA 8(a) Program, Historically Black Colleges or Universities (HBCU) or Minority Institutions (MI) based upon known sources and/or responses to this synopsis. Firms responding should indicate whether they fall into any of these categories. The estimated RFP release date is 05 Sep 95. You may request to be placed on the source list by notifying the Contracting Officer. An 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 the acquisition. Potential offerors should communicate first with the Contracting Officer to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before contacting the Ombudsman. In those instances where offerors cannot obtain resolution from the Contracting Officer, they are invited to contact the PL Ombudsman, Bruce Grunsten, in the Directorate of Contracting at (505) 846-4635 (FAX 505/846-0417). For technical questions please contact Capt Karen Yackiel at (505) 846-4025. For contractual issues contact Barbara Steinbock (505) 846-2246 (FAX 505/846-1546. (0222)

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