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A -- LUBRICATION SYSTEM PERFORMANCE EVALUATION II POC Garry Givan, Project Engineer, WL/POSL, 513-255-1286. Notice of Contract Action for Lubrication System Performance Evaluation II. The Wright Laboratory, Aero Propulsion and Power Directorate, Fuels & Lubrication Division is contemplating the award of a 60 month program to establish a high temperature data base for advanced turbine engine lubrication system development. The effort will be performed on site at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base. The effort will require operation, mechanical design, instrumentation, and installation of laboratory test machines to measure the mechanical and physical properties of high temperature lubricants and bearing materials. Also included will be the planning of tests and data reduction with interpretation of test results. Typical data to be generated will include: high temperature dry lubricated bearing performance; traction, film thickness, and gear load capacity for experimental liquid lubricants; rolling contact fatigue and wear characteristics of high temperature bearing and gear materials; and high temperature traction, rolling contact fatigue and bearing performance of vapor phase lubrication. The end objective is to establish and document the necessary data base to design lubrication system hardware for use in manned and unmanned turbine engines being developed under the Integrated High Performance Turbine Engine Technology (IHPTET) initiative. Knowledge and experience is required in the area of aircraft gas turbine engine lubrication systems, mechanical design, electrical instrumentation, and sound practices of experimental measurement. A delivery order contract is anticipated for this effort. Firms responding should indicate whether they are, or are not, a small business, a socially and economically disadvantaged business, a woman owned business, a historically black college or university, or minority institution. For this item the general definition to be used to determine whether your firm is small is as follows: ''A small business concern is a concern that is independently owned and operated, is not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on government contracts and with its affiliates, the number of employees does not exceed 1000 persons.'' SIC Code 8731 applies. ''Concern means any business entity organized for profit with a place of business in the United States, its possessions, Puerto Rico, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, including but not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association or corporation.'' The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto. Small business respondents should provide a statement of capabilities to assist the Air Force in making a set-aside decision. Large businesses are only required to submit a statement of interest to receive a copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP). All respondents shall include in any request their assigned Commercial and Government Entity Code. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. Responses should be sent to: ATTN: Dennis Strobel, WL/POKA, Bldg 7, 2530 C St, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607. Non-technical assistance may be secured by calling the above individual at 513-255-2730. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. Potential offerors are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, ASC/CY, Col Robert C. Helt, at 513-255-1427 with serious concerns only. Closing date for submission of responses is thirty (30) calendar days from the publication of this notice. Firms should reference POK-96-02 in their responses. RFP release for this program is projected in February 1996. This program will not be republicized prior to solicitation. See Numbered Note(s): 25. (0241)

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