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A -- TURBOMACHNINERY RESEARCH CENTER (TRC) DATA SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT AND TEST ARTICLE EVALUATION POC Dr. Bohdan Z. Cybyk, Project Engineer, WL/POTX, 513-255-6802. Notice of Contract Action for Turbomachinery Research Center (TRC) Data System Enhancement and Test Article Evaluation. The Wright Laboratory, Aero Propulsion and Power Directorate, Turbine Engine Division is considering the award of a 60-month program capable of maintaining, enhancing, and managing research resources for assessing the aerothermodynamic and aeromechanical performance of advanced turbine engine compressors and turbines. The contractor shall perform the assigned tasks on-site at the newly-established Turbomachinery Research Center (TRC) of Wright Laboratory. The TRC includes all present and future compressor and turbine test facilities within Wright Laboratory. Currently part of the TRC are: the Compressor Research Facility, an established benchmark for turbine engine compressor testing, the Turbine Research Facility, a new full-scale turbine evaluation center currently being brought on-line, the Compressor Aero Research Lab, a state-of-the-art experimental facility for the study of fundamental turbomachinery aerodynamics, and the Turbine Engine Fatigue Facility, an envisioned turbomachinery structural analysis center. These facilities include not only mechanical and electrical hardware, but also complex networks of computer hardware, software, and related peripheral equipment. The contractors primary objectives shall be to insure that TRC computer and data acquisition systems continue to meet the present and future requirements of experimental component evaluation, including data gathering and analysis. Enhancements to computer system configurations and software shall be designed and implemented by the contractor to maintain or improve facility operations and test article evaluation capabilities. The contractor shall perform the assigned tasks utilizing his own resources, government experimental facilities and computer systems, and subcontracts, as appropriate. However, the overall level of subcontracting shall be minimal. Respondents must demonstrate the capability of accepting and handling both classified and company-proprietary data. 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 organization 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: Pete Lahanas, WL/POKB Bldg 7, 2530 C St, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607. Non-technical assistance may be secured by calling the above individual at 513-255-4818. 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-96-05 in their responses. RFP release for this program is projected in April 1996. This program will not be republicized prior to solicitation. See Numbered Note(s): 25. (0017)

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