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28 -- F119 PRE-PRODUCTION VERIFICATION AND LOW RATE INITIAL PRODUCTION EN GINES POC Capt Vince Feck, (513) 255-1695, ext 2251/Contracting Officer, Scott Henson, (513) 255-1695, ext 2244. Potential sources sought for the F119 Engine Pre-Production Verification (PPV) program and the F119 Engine System Low Rate Initial Production (LRIP) program. Acquisition of 12 PPV engines and their associated equipment and support is presently being contemplated by ASC/YF to support initial operational testing of the F-22 fighter with delivery beginning in August 1999. Acquisition of 14 and then 34 engines and their associated equipment and support is also being contemplated for Lot 1 and Lot 2 of LRIP to provide the F119 engine to power the initial operational F-22 aircraft. Deliveries for Lot 1 are planned to begin in September 2000. Deliveries for Lot 2 will begin in July 2001. This requirement is a prospective sole source acquisition with United Technologies Corporation, Pratt & Whitney Government Engine and Space Propulsion. Pratt & Whitney, West Palm Beach, FL, is currently the prime contractor for the engineering and manufacturing development of the F-22 aircraft engine, the F119. Reprocurement data is not available. The purpose of this synopsis is to notify industry of the impending action and to determine if competitive sources exist. PPV Request for Proposal is currently planned to be released in Sep 96. Performance requires a substantial initial investment and an extended period of preparation for manufacture. The F119 engine, developed for the F-22, is a low bypass ratio, augmented turbofan incorporating low observable features, the ability to supercruise, and two-dimensional thrust vectoring. The F119 engine characteristics are essential to the F-22 aircraft to accomplish its primary objective of establishing air superiority. The offeror must: (1) possess program management, fabrication/assembly, and quality assurance personnel, (2) possess the material, engineering, factory and flight test equipment, and physical facilities, (3) be a responsible contractor with demonstrated recent total engine system responsibility, (4) be capable of delivering qualified engines for Initial Operational Testing and Evaluation in August 1999, and (5) include in their response to this synopsis evidence of these capabilities. The offeror shall indicate their size status in relation to SIC code 3724, 1,000 people. 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 not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. 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. Interested parties are invited to call Colonel Michael J. Corcoran at (513) 255-0600. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. (0078)

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