AFFTC/PKAE Directorate of Contracting, 5 S. Wolfe Ave, Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1185

A -- THE INTEGRATED HIGH PAYOFF ROCKET PROPULSION TECHNOLOGY IN ITIATIVE SOL RFI POC CONTACT P.J. BARNHILL, CONTRACT NEOGTIATOR, (805) 277-3900, Ext. 2235, LILIANA J. MICHALESKI, CONTRACTING OFFICER, (805) 277-3900, Ext. 2229. THIS IS A REQUEST FOR INFORMATION (RFI) ONLY. The Government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this synopsis or to otherwise pay for the information requested under this synopsis. This is NOT a request for proposal or an invitation for bid, merely a request for information only. The Government is interested in obtaining information from industry in the form of Advanced Rocket Propulsion Plans (ARPPs) on how future goals for the Integrated High Payoff Rocket Propulsion Technology (IHPRPT) can be met. The IHPRPT initiative is a DoD/NASA/Industry coordinated effort to develop revolutionary and innovative technologies by the year 2010 that will permit a doubling of rocket propulsion capabilities over the 1993 state-of-the-art technology. The initiative is structured in three phases, with goals set for the calendar years 2000, 2005 and 2010. The requested ARPPOs will be used to plan Industry and Government technology development efforts. The information provided through the ARPPs will also be used to develop the National Rocket Propulsion Plan (NRPP). A Steering Committee comprised of Department of Defense (DoD) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) representatives will be formed to review ARPPs submitted by the United States (U.S.) Rocket Propulsion Industry on this topic. U.S. Rocket Propulsion Industry companies, who wish to participate in this initiative must develop ARPPs mapping out their future rocket propulsion research and development (R&D) efforts, consistent with the IHPRPT Initiative goals. The ARPP shall describe in detail the contractor's plan for full achievement of all the time-phased goals for each proposed application area(s): Boost and Orbit Transfer, Spacecraft Propulsion, and Tactical Propulsion. The contractor need not propose work in all three applications areas, but must address all goals and phases within any proposed application area. New, innovative concepts and processes are encouraged. It is the intent of the Government to issue a call for ARPPs on a bi-annual basis. The Government will provide writen comments to each Contractor specifically in the following areas: completeness, strengths, weaknesses, cost and probability of successful completion (management and technical approach). The comments will be based on the following: Does the ARPP address all the IHPRPT goals within all the phases of the selected mission application area(s)? What are the strengths and weaknesses? Is this a viable plan and do the projects integrate together toward a demonstration of simultaneous goal achievement? Does the ARPP contain all the information requested in the RFI? Is the ARPP clear, concise and well organized? Submitters are advised that representatives from DoD and NASA, as well as employees of Aerospace Corporation, SPARTA Inc., Sverdrup, Inc., and Nyma, Inc. may assist the Government as advisors in reviewing the ARPPOs. Specific ARPP content, recommended ARPP format, sample roadmap, baselines for each application area and IHPRPT goals with specific thresholds for calendar years 2000, 2005 and 2010 are described in the supplemental package which is available upon request. To obtain the supplemental package contact the Contract Negotiator, Ms P. J. Barnhill, at AFFTC/PKAE, (805) 277-3900, extension 2235. All information contained in this synopsis and supplemental package is available on the OASIS Bulletin Board and can be accessed by calling (805) 277-4519. Point of contact for the Bulletin Board is Ms Jan Borges at (805) 277-3900, extension 2291. Responses to this announcement should be unclassified. Because OSD and NASA are participating in this initiative, FIVE copies of the ARPPs must be submitted to EACH point of contact listed below, with the exception of the Directorate of Contracting, who will receive only ONE. ARPPs shall be limited to a maximum of 200 pages, double spaced, single sided, be 10 point or greater. ARPPs are due not later than 60 days (no extensions) from the publication date of this notice. Should government contracts be awarded to achieve the plan objectives, it is anticipated that the following solicitation methods will be employed: Program Research and Development Announcements (PRDAs), NASA Research Announcements (NRAs) and Broad Agency Announcements (BAAs). POINTS OF CONTACT: Mr. Lee Meyer, Air Force Phillips Laboratory, Propulsion Directorate, OL-AC PL/RK, 5 Pollux Drive, Edwards AFB, CA 93524-7048 at (805) 275-5620, Mr. C. Franklyn Markarian, Naval Air Warfare Cente Weapons Division, Code 474B00D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6001 at (619) 939-3241, Mr. William J.D. Escher, NASA HQ, Code XX 300 E. Street, S.W., Room 6Y37, Washington DC 20546 at (202) 358-4678, and Ms. P. J. Barnhill, AFFTC/PKAE, Directorate of Contracting, 5 S Wolfe Ave., Edwards AFB, CA 93524-1185. Telephone requests to be placed on the mailing list will not be honored. (0290)

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