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A -- ENGINE MODEL DERIVATIVE PROGRAM (EMDP) SOL F33657-95-R-0084 DUE 101895 POC Deanna F. Hall, Contracting Officer, (513) 255-2068. The Propulsion Development Systems Office plans to award Task Order Contracts for analyses, demonstrations, evaluations, and studies that support potential derivative aircraft gas turbine engine development involving engine capability enhancements and new applications for existing engines under the Engine Model Derivative Program (EMDP). Individual Orders will be issued for the incorporation of performance, operability, reliability, maintainability, supportability, survivability, producibility, affordabili-ty, and life cycle cost improvements to aircraft gas turbine engines. The ordering period will begin 1 Jan 96 and will end 31 Dec 98. Upon award of the Basic Task Order Contracts, an initial task will be issued. The maximum ceiling amount per contract is $10 million. Six to eighteen months will be the typical performance duration for individual tasks. This requirement is designated as SIC 3724 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. The request for proposal will be available on Aeronautical Systems Center's electronic bulletin board on 18 Sep 95 through 18 Oct 95. Access to the electronic bulletin board will be granted to all Contractors responding to the Sources Sought Synopsis published 19 Jun 95 and amended on 20 Jul 95, who demonstrate the ability to satisfy all of the following prerequisites: (1) The Contractor must possess a baselined engine suitable for military application, (2) The Contractor must perform engine development and production, (3) The Contractor must have experience with system and subsystem contractors in providing interface definition, performance estimates, engine duty cycle definition, airframe and engine design trade study analyses and life cycle cost analyses, (4) The Contractor must be able to demonstrate technology by analyzing, designing and testing engine hardware, (5) The Contractor must perform engine feasibility studies for conceptual airframe design(s), (6) The Contractor must have experience in defining engine specification requirements, (7) The Contractor must have experience with the generation of plans that describe the technical effort, schedule, hardware definition, and funding requirements for the initial engine development phases, (8) The Contractor must have experience with planning and creating specifications for Engineering Manufacturing and Development efforts, (9) The Contractor must have experience with logistics support analysis including support functions such as (a) technical order writing, (b) training, (c) support equipment, (d) repairs development, (e) facilities, (f) supply support and (10) The Contractor must satisfy secret level classification security requirements. An Ombudsman has been established for 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 voice concerns during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. All potential sources should use established channels to voice concerns before resorting to the use of the Ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, Col Helt, ASC/CY, Bldg 2041, 2511 L Street, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7303, at (513) 255-1427, with serious concerns only. Routine communications concerning this acquisition should be directed to the point of contact listed below. Responses to this synopsis are required no later than 30 days after publication of this notice. Contact Point: Ms. Deanna F. Hall, (513)255-2068. (0226)

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