Aeronautical Systems Center, Operational and Central Support Contracting Division, Specialized Contracting Branch, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-5309

39 -- MATERIALS HANDLING SYSTEM SOL F33600-96-R-0041 DUE 061796. POC Deborah Dowty, Contract Negotiator, (513) 257-8344, Michael L. Wickizer, Contracting Officer, (513) 257-2135. Design, fabricate and install a turnkey mail sortation and distribution system for the Air Mail Terminal at Frankfurt AB, Germany. The air mail system shall consist of a tilt-tray sortation system and control system as well as slider-bed and extendable belt conveyors. Please note that the performance-price trade-off method will be used in this acquisition to make a best value award. 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/her 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, Colonel Michael J. Corcoran, located in ASC/IG, Building 14, 1865 Fourth Street, Suite 12, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7126, with serious concerns only. Routine communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to the buyer listed elsewhere in this synopsis. The solicitation will be issued approximately 16 Apr 96; date and location of the preproposal conference will be identified in the solicitation. All responsible sources may submit proposals which shall be considered. No telephone requests. Only written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable. Fax Number is 513-257-6390. (078)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0268 19960321\39-0003.SOL)