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COMMERCE BUSINESS DAILY ISSUE OF SEPTEMBER 7,1995 PSA#1426

SAN ANTONIO AIR LOGISTICS CENTER INDUSTRY DAYS BRAC-95 recommended Kelly AFB and the San Antonio Air Logistics Center (SA-ALC) for realignment and consolidation of workloads to other DoD depots or to private sector commercial activities. As a result, the SA-ALC is sponsoring ``Industry Days'' scheduled for 14-15 October. Briefings by the Air Force, the City of San Antonio and scheduled facilities tours will allow interested parties to familiarize themselves with the base, its mission, and the industrial capabilities of the Center. Various possible acquisition strategies and workload combinations will be discussed and industry feedback welcomed. Potential participants must respond with written correspondence to Mr. Jim Powell, SA-ALC/PKXP, 143 Billy Mitchell Blvd. Ste 1, Kelly AFB, TX 78241-6014 by 20 Sep 95 indicating affiliation, names of attendees (not to exceed 5) and areas to be toured. The areas open for tours are briefly described below: LA. The tour of the C-5 Galaxy Aircraft Repair Facility encompasses a 600 thousand SF aircraft overhaul facility and 350 thousand SF of backshop support for the repair, overhaul, and modification of the entire C-5 fleet. LP - The tour of Engine Production Division will include five buildings demonstrating state-of-the-art technologies and processes dedicated to the comprehensive overhaul, repair, intermediate maintenance, and testing of F100, TF39 and T56 engines for the Air Force and Navy. Advanced technologies support modern cleaning, inspection, welding, thermal spray, machining, and other associated repair processes. Infrastructure includes more than 1.2 million SF of production floorspace including advanced plating, support, heat treat, and jet engine test facilities. LD - The tour of the Aerospace Equipment Management Directorate will include seven buildings where depot maintenance overhaul, repair and test are accomplished on: electronics items, automatic test equipment, F-15 SPS, F-16 ESS, gas turbine engines, aircraft air turbine starters, engine valves, pumps and controls, engine fuel controls and nozzles, engine fuel accessories and PME calibration. TI - The tour of the Technology and Industrial Support Directorate will include the following four areas: (1) The Kelly Science and Engineering Laboratory performs chemical, environmental, dimensional and failure analysis, and non-destructive testing of aerospace components as well as controlling related industrial processes and supporting customers within and outside Kelly AFB. (2) The Machine Shop is a modern 147 thousand SF facility consisting of conventional and CNC lathes, mills (through 5-axis), jig bores and EDM machines as well as administrative areas. The Foundry Rubber Products is a 17 thousand SF facility specializing in the manufacture and reconditioning of rubber components on aircraft, and engines used for propulsion and auxiliary power. (3) Plant Management provides services to the industrial complex which includes the installation and repair of industrial plant equipment and industrial systems. (4) The Software Division develops, maintains and distributes embedded computer software on automatic test equipment and automated operational flight programs. DLA - The tour of the Defense Distribution Depot will showcase the largest DoD distribution complex west of the Mississippi. The tour will include a briefing and details on the receiving, storage and transportation functions. 4 million gross SF of storage available in 31 buildings and also 75 acres of outside storage. NW - The work consists of two major areas. Test and repair of nuclear related electronic assemblies/components, test sets and smaller quantities of mechanical/electromechanical items and nuclear hardened cables. Testing of samples of re-entry vehicle assemblies/components followed by test result analysis to support reliability assessment. Registration is on a first-come first-serve basis as logistical constraints and security concerns require attendance to be limited. Kelly AFB has established a home page on the World Wide Web addressed http.www.kelly-afb.texas.net at which additional information can be obtained. Participants may also wish to register on-line. Direct further inquiries to Jim Powell at (210)925-3871.

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