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A -- MISSION LEVEL SYSTEMS ANALYSIS (MLSA) SOL F29601-96-R-0012 POC Sanae Yata, Contract Specialist, 505/846-5119, or Sam Berdin, Contracting Officer, 505/846-1097. Notice of Contractual Action. Contractual POC: Sanae Yata, Contract Specialist, PL/PKLB, 505/846-5119, or SAM BERDIN, Contacting Officer, PL/PKLB, 505/846-1097. Reference is made to the Sources Sought Synopsis published on 9 Feb 95 and the notice issued on 23 Apr 96 for the Mission Level Systems Analysis (MLSA) acquisition. This announcement is to notify all interested parties that Phillips Laboratory, Plans and Program Directorate (PL/XP) intends to contract for the MLSA effort and expects to release a solicitation on or about 14 Jun 96. The impartial studies and analyses will be in the areas of space, missiles, and advanced weapons technologies considering all aspects of geophysics and environmental interaction involving earth, near- earth, and space environments. Responses (except Past Performance proposal) are due forty-five (45) days thereafter for technical/management and cost proposals. The Past Performance proposal is due 30 calendar days after the RFP release date. This acquisition will be solicited on a 100% small business set- aside basis. The SIC code is 8731, size standard 1,000 employees. The contractual effort is contemplated to be a 24- month, CPFF, Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity (IDIQ) Task Order type with one option for an additional 36 months. The level of effort to be ordered is expected to average about 6 man- years per year. This acquisition is subject to FAR 15.903 limitation on fee for service contracts (10%). A written Draft Request For Proposal (DRFP) will not be issued for this acquisition, however, documents contained in the RFP will be immediately uploaded on the PL/PK Electronic ''STARS'' Bulletin Board. The ''STARS'' is available on the Internet at: http://www.plk.af.mil/. The POC for STARS Bulletin Board is Sandra Maes, PL/PKM, 505/846-5440. 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 offerors' 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 the proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call Col James Ledbetter, PL/CV at 505/846-4964. 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. (0137)

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