Phillips Laboratory/PKOS, Directorate of Contracting, Operational Contracting Division, 2000 Wyoming SE, Kirtland AFB NM 87117-5606

58 -- COUNTERMEASURES CHAFF SOL F29650- POC Emelda Armijo, Contract Specialist, 505-846-7693; Vivian C. Jaramillo, Contracting Officer, 505-846-4925. 58- Countermeasures Chaff POC. Emelda Armijo, Contract Specialist, 505-846-7693: Vivian C. Jaramillo, Contracting Officer, 505-846-4925. Phillips Laboratory, Directorate of Contracting, Kirtland AFB. NM is seeking potential sources to provide the Air Force with Countermeasures Chaff, P.N.: RR-179/ALE-43, usage per month approximately 50 bundles, and Countermeasures Chaff NSN: 5865PE-Fband, usage per month apporximately 400 boxes. To be delivered to Kirtland AFB NM. Responses will assist the Government in determining how to proceed with this requirement. Do not request a copy of the solicitation as one does not exist at this time. Your attention is directed to the following and you must comply in order to be considered. Small Businesses intending to offer an ''or equal'' product shall submit technical literature in sufficient detail for the Contracting Officer to determine that the product is technically acceptable. Firms responding to this announcement should indicate whether they are or are not a Small Business, an 8 (a) firm, a Woman-owned business. The Government reserves the right to set-aside this requirement for 8(a) program, or Historically Black Colleges and Universities/Minority Institutions, based on responses to the synopsis. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the bid advertising phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from potential bidders when a bidder prefers not to use established channels to address concerns during the bid advertising phase of the acquisition. Potential bidders should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before contacting the Ombudsman, for serious concerns only, potential bidders are invited to contact the PL Ombudsman, Colonel James D. Ledbetter or alternate Bruce Grunsten, at 2251 Maxwell Abe. SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776. POC for Contracting issues is Emelda Armijo, 505846-7693, POC for technical question is Greg Fry, 505-846-0172. Contractors must indicate their size qualifications under SIC 3728, Size Standard: 1000 employees. (0158)

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