PRESOLICITATION CONFERENCE - AFOTEC GENERAL SUPPORT POC Mr. Ronald S. Lovato, Contracting Officer, (505) 846-2181; Ms. Brenda K. Brummer, Contract Specialist, (505) 846-4900. Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center (AFOTEC) and Phillips Laboratory/PK will conduct a presolicitation conference to address the requirement for AFOTEC General Support. AFOTEC is responsible for conducting Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E), Qualification Operational Test and Evaluation (QOT&E) and Follow-on Operational Test and Evaluation (FOT&E) on Air Force systems, Multi-Service Operational Test and Evaluation (MOT&E), as directed, and for participating in Joint Test and Evaluation (JT&E). AFOTEC seeks contractor technical support from contractors to accomplish these activities. The activities cover the spectrum of AF mission areas including: tactical, strategic, command, control, communication, computer and intelligence (C4I), reconnaissance, strategic missiles, and space. Contractors shall provide technical support during test planning, execution, and reporting, develop test methodology, conduct special investigations and analysis, conduct conventional survivability assessments, develop test-unique software, and develop and run computer simulation models. Contractor personnel may be required to travel within as well as outside CONUS. Each contractor must demonstrate multiple skill levels and areas of expertise in the general areas of Senior Project Engineer/Manager, Senior Analyst/Engineer, Analyst, and Technician. Submission of offers is limited to US firms only, no foreign-owned firms are allowed to submit offers. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code for this acquisition is: 8731. Small business size standard is: 500 employees. Two (2) separate 60-month (5-year) contracts will be awarded from the resulting solicitation: one (1) set-aside, with estimated level of effort of 400,000 labor hours, for award to a qualified Small Business or SBA 8(a) offeror, one (1) set-aside, with estimated level of effort of 150,000 labor hours, for award to a qualified SBA 8(a) offeror. The Statement of Work, Section L (Instructions for Preparation of Proposal), and Section M (Evaluation Factors for Award) will be downloaded on the Internet and may be accessed after 21 May 1996 at: http://www.plk.af.mil. An offeror who does not have access to the Internet may send a written request to the Contracting Officer at the address below or a telefax request to the FAX telephone number below. The presolicitation conference will be held beginning at 9 a.m. on 4 June 1996 in the East Base Theater, Building 20225, located at the intersection of G Avenue and 1st Street, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico. AFOTEC will provide briefings from each Technical Directorate. PL/PKWC will brief on the RFP documents. A question-and-answer session will be conducted at the conclusion of all briefings. Advance questions may be submitted in writing to Phillips Laboratory/PKWC, Directorate of Contracting, ATTN: Ronald S. Lovato, Contracting Officer, or Brenda K. Brummer, Contract Specialist, 2251 Maxwell Ave., SE, Kirtland AFB, NM, 87117-5773, FAX: (505) 846-2149, Internet e-mail address: brummer@plk.af.mil. 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. Before contacting the Ombudsman, potential offerors should first communicate with the Contracting Officer. In those instances where offerors cannot obtain resolution from the Contracting Officer, they are invited to contact the PL Ombudsman, Col James D. Ledbetter, Phillips Laboratory Vice Commander, at (505) 846-4964, or in writing at 3550 Aberdeen Ave. SE, Kirtland AFB, NM, 87117-5776. 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. For contracting issues, please contact Mr. Ronald S. Lovato, Contracting Officer, (505) 846-2181. For technical issues, please contact Ms. Teri Holland, Project Officer, AFOTEC/RM, (505) 846-8352. This announcement is for informational and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an IFB or an RFP and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government.

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