Phillips Laboratory/PKLA 2251 Maxwell Ave SE Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5772

A -- IMAGING LASER SYSTEMS AND ANALYSIS (ILSA) SOL F29601-96-R-XXBS POC Dr. John Gonglewski, Project Officer, (505) 846-4405 Barbara Steinbock, Contracting Officer (505) 846-2246. Imaging Laser Systems and Analysis (ILSA). The Lasers and Imaging Directorate of the Phillips Laboratory, Kirtland AFB NM is seeking sources for an Imaging and Laser Systems and Analysis (ILSA) contract to provide systems analysis, detailed engineering analysis and critical review of ongoing and planned Air Force technology development and test programs. This effort will require technical analysis, engineering support, safety analysis, environmental analysis, test planning and test operations performance evaluation, and documentation of laser and imaging system and subsystems in various technical task areas. Design and analysis of laboratory and field experiments will be required in passive and active imaging and Lidar devices and processing as well as performance simulations and calculations of critical performance parameters to support the Phillips Laboratory in-house imaging and Lidar programs. Development of specifications for telescope systems for the Starfire Optical Range (SOR), the Advanced Electro- optic Sensor (AEOS) and the Air Force Maui Optical Station (AMOS). This acquisition will also require design, engineering and hardware development of tracking and atmospheric compensation and airborne and space born Lidar. In addition, the contractor will be required to have financial tracking and cost estimation capability for technical imaging and Lidar projects. Contractor's possessing the capability to provide support are invited to submit their qualifications. Any resulting contract will contain the appropriate Organizational Conflict of Interest clauses. Contractual effort is contemplated as a 36 month period of performance and will be priced on a Level-of-Effort (LOE) basis and estimated at 3-6 man-years per year usage rate. The contract type contemplated is a Cost Plus Fixel of effort. (LOE). The work will be primarily at the Government's facility. Interested concerns must be able to demonstrate their ability to manage a broad based support effort as noted in the task areas and have or be capable of obtaining a SECRET Facility Clearance. The Statements of Capability shall contain information pertinent to an experience in the technical areas under consideration on each of the following: (1) Experience: an outline of previous projects, specific work previously performed or being performed and any in- house research and development effort in the task areas listed above within the past three years, (2) Personnel: Name, professional qualifications and specific experience of scientists, engineers and technical personnel who may be assigned as principal investigator and/or project officer, (3) Facilitieis: Availability and description of special facilities required to perform in the technical areas under consideration and a statement regarding industrial security clearance and storage facilities to support work at the SECRET level. Any responses that do not address all the above requirements may be rejected. Offerors shall be required to indicate, in writing, whether their firms are a small business, a socially and econimically disadvantaged business, an 8(a) firm, a woman-owned business, an historically black college or university, or a minority institution. The Government reserves the right to set this acquisition aside for Small Business, 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. Replies/Statements of Capability to this synopsis must reference R&D synopsis #PL95-0780, and be received within thirty (30) days after date of publication of this announcement. Interested small businesses only shall provide statements of capability of less than 25 pages in triplicate to: Phillips Lab/PKLA, Attn: Barbara Steinbock, 2251 Maxwell Ave, SE, Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5772. Submit only unclassified information for consideration and evaluation. For purposes of this acquisition the Small Business SIC is 8711, with a size standard of $20million. Large businesses are only required to send a letter stating interest in receiving the RFP when it is released. These submission may be telefaxed to (505)846-1546. All respondents desiring a copy of the solicitation must provide a mailing address and indicate whether they contemplate using foreign national in this effort. Foreign firms are advised they will NOT be allowed to participate as the prime contractor. The research and test data produced under a resultant contract may contain Military Critical Technology List (MCTL) informaion whose export is restricted by the Export Control Act (Title 22, U.S. Sec 2751, et seq.) or the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (Title 50, USC, App. 40-1, et seq.). Only those companies who are on the Qualified Contractors Access List (QCAL) may receive such information. Request certification and registration from the Defense Logistics Service Center (DLSC), Federal Center, 74 North Washington, Battle Creek, MI, 49016-3412 (1-800-352-3572) as soon as possible. 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, Col James D. Ledbetter, Phillips Laboratory Vice Commander at (505) 846-4964, or at 3550 Aberdeen Ave SE, Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5776. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. For contractual issues contact the PCO, Barbara Steinbock, (505) 846-2246. For technical issues contact Dr. John Gonglewski, PL/LIMI, (505) 846- 4405. (0272)

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