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A -- R&D ON MODULAR AIRCRAFT SUPPORT SYSTEM (MASS) SOL F41624-96-R-5002 POC Contact Point: Shirley Walluk, (210) 536-5775; Contracting Officer Phyllis Morse, (210) 536-5771. Research and Development - Pre-Solicitation Notice. MODULAR AIRCRAFT SUPPORT SYSTEM (MASS) SOLICITATION #F41624-96-R-5002. This announcement servies two purposes. First, is to announce the Air Force Armstrong Laboratory is inviting potential offerors to a Pre-Solicitation Conference. The second is to announce that all future information regarding the Modular Aircraft Support System (MASS) solicitation will be posted to the San Antonio RFP and Aquisition Highway (SARAH) Home page available through the internet. The Logistics Research Division, Human Resources Directorate of the Air Force Armstrong Laboratory (AL/HRG), Wright Patterson AFB, OH is planning to acquire an advanced development project on modular ground support equipment (reference SSS PKR 96-13). A Pre-Solicitation Conference will be held on the 4th of June, 1996 at WPAFB, OH, Bldg 441, Area B. Seating will be limited to two representatives per company. The agenda will include a discussion of the technical requiements of the contract, and an overview of delivery order task management, meetings, and Integrated Product/Process Development (IP/PD) participation. Next, the government will discuss its approach to streamline the acquisition process, and the implications on the evaluation process and contract management. The Air Force procurement approach is to competitively award an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (ID/IQ) Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract. The contract will have a five year period of performance. The contractor will be required to provide research, analysis, techology development, and evaluation activites aimed at new technologies and concepts for aircraft ground support equipment. Additionally, one-on-one conference periods will be available starting the afternoon of 4 June 96 for serious offerors to ask competition sensitive questions. One-on-one conference periods are by appointment only and will not be limited in seating. Those offerors desiring to attend the conference should e-mail or fax the names of reps attending to Mary Louise Smith at Fax # (513) 255-6555 or E-MAIL (MLSMITH@ALHRG.WPAFB.AF.MIL). Those offerors desiring a one-on-one conference period should call Mary Louise Smith at (513) 255-9943 to schedule an appointment. The RFP is planned for release in July of 1996 with an anticipated contract award on later than 30 September 1996. Brooks AFB has established a Home Page available through the internet. The contracting office intends to use this Home Page to post all future information regarding this solicitation. The Home Page is located at http://www.brooks.af.mil and attached to the home page is a pointer to San Antonio RFP Acquisition Highway (SARAH). Various documents associated with the MASS RFP are currently posted under SARAH. Contractors are invited to comment on the draft documentation before they become final. Contractors may also use SARAH to register their companies as potential offerors for the MASS RFP. Any changes or updates will be posted on the Brooks Home Page. The Human Systems Center (HSC) has established on Ombudsman to address your concerns on a non-attribution basis. Potential offerors are encouraged to exhaust all avenues within the contracting and program management chain as the Ombudsman is not meant to be a substitute for actual program personnel. The HSC Ombudsman is Mr. Emile Baladi, HSC/XR. Submit your concerns, other than contractual or technical, to HSC/XR, Attn: Ombudsman (Mr. Emile Baladi), Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5000. Include a copy of this CBD announcement as a reference. Otherwise, address any non-technical and/or contractual questions to Shirley Walluk, Contact Negotiator at, e-mail address shirley.walluk@pkrccmail.brooks.af.mil, (210) 536-5775; FAX (210) 536-6640. Technical Questions may be directed to Matthew Tracy, Technical Program Manager at (513) 255-8360 or e-mail MTRACT@ALHRG.WPAFB.AF.MIL. This annoucement is not a request for proposal and in no way commits the Government to award a contract. (0145)

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