Phillips Laboratory/PKLA, Lasers & Imaging Division, 2251 Maxwell Ave SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773

A -- ATMOSPHERIC COMPENSATION AND IMAGING TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT (ACITS) SOL F29601-96-R-0004 POC Teresa Martinez, Contract Specialist, AC505/846-2240, Telefax AC505/846-1546. This is Research and Development notice of intent to contract. The Lasers and Imaging Directorate, Ground Based Laser Technology Division of the Phillips Laboratory intends to contract for The Atmospheric Compensation and Imaging Technology Support program (ACITS). The objective of this contract is for the analysis, development, simulation, as well as to provide scientific evaluation and technical assistance, in the area of atmospheric physics and adaptive optics compensation for ground based laser (GBL), airborne laser (ABL), and imaging technology. The contractor will analyze and simulate techniques and experiments for the Starfire Optical Range (SOR) experiments and develop theoretical and analytic models that are consistent with recent measurement programs at SOR. The contractor will make use of, to the extent practical, existing wave optics propagation codes. The contractor will develop, as needed, phase retrieval and tilt recovery algorithms for high turbulence situations and will make modifications to existing theory, simulation, and hardware testbeds. The contractor will model the details of experiments to a very high level of fidelity, including atmospheric phase screens, deformable mirrors, wavefront sensors, higher order compensation, laser propagation, tilt anisoplanatism compensation, and trackers. The contractor will perform stability and noise gain analysis for various atmospheric beacon concepts when backscatter signal to noise ratio is included. The contractor will review design and experimental activities by the ABL prime contractor(s). The contractor will attend meetings, review data, perform simulations, and provide an independent assessment of ABL system performance as the system concept matures and as a more comprehensive model of the atmospheric turbulence structures evolve. This effort will be performed primarily at Starfire Optical Range (SOR), Kirtland AFB, NM. The anticipated contract will be cost plus award fee with LOE and LOE Task Ordering provisions. The length of this effort is estimated to be 36 months for the basic contract and two (2) twelve month options for a total of 60 months. The selection of contract award will be based on a technical, management, and cost evaluation of your proposal to determine the relative merit and probability of success of the approach taken in response to the RFP. Your proposal should be prepared in accordance with the guidelines in the instructions for preparing proposals in the RFP. A page limitation will be imposed on the technical and management portion of your proposal. This announcement does not commit the government to pay for any proposal costs. The cost of proposal preparation in response to the RFP is not considered an allowable direct charge to the resulting contract. Full and open competition excluding participation by foreign contractors will be used in this acquisition. It is anticipated that the RFP will contain an Organizational Conflict of Interest clause and provision. The classification of the contract will be TOP SECRET, Sensitive Compartmented Information. Security clearances will be required. Due to export control limitations, potential contractors must be registered through the Defense Logistics Support Agency in Battlecreek, MI (1-800-352-3572). Dissemination of export controlled information must be according to the provisions of DoD Directives 5230.24 and 5230.25 and AFR 80-34. The solicitation number for this effort is RFP F29601-96- R-0004. The estimated RFP release date is O/A 15 Jan 96 and closing date is O/A 19 Feb 96. For additional information, contact the Contract Specialist, Teresa Martinez, PL/PKLA, (505)846-2240, FAX (505)846-1546, or Email martinet@pl.af.mil. Information concerning this procurement is also available on the PL Home Page at http://www.plk.af.mil/ on the Internet. 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, Colonel James Ledbetter, USAF, Director of Operations, at (505)846-4964 or at 3550 Aberdeen Ave SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117- 5776. The alternate PL Ombudsman is Mr. Bruce Grunsten in the Directorate of Contracting, PL/PKM at (505)846-8273, or at 2251 Maxwell Ave SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773. (0005)

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