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A -- NONDESTRUCTIVE EVALUAITON (NDE) EXPLORATORY DEVELOPMENT FOR AIR FORCE SYSTEMS POC John C. Brausch, Project Engineer, WL/MLSA, 513-255-5117. Notice of Contract Action for Nondestructive Evaluation Exploratory Development for Air Force Systems. The Wright Laboratory Materials Directorate, Systems Support Division, is contemplating the award of a 60 month program for exploratory development in nondestructive evaluation. Efforts conducted under this program shall consist of the following tasks: The first is to provide rapid Nondestructive Evaluation (NDE) to specimens submitted by laboratory personnel developing new material or structural concepts. The second is to develop NDE techniques in quick response to problems that develop in Air Force weapons systems that are either deployed or in the acquisition stage. The third task is to transition the NDE technology developed by Wright Laboratory to the Air Logistics Centers and Air Force organizations. The successful contractor shall be required to maintain a full-time technical staff at the Materials Directorate consisting of one senior level engineer/scientist and up to three engineers/technicians. The contractor shall be expected to establish or maintain an office within 25 miles of WPAFB for support not present on-site. This effort will require contractor personnel as an aggregate to be Level III qualified IAW MIL-STD-410E for penetrant, magnetic particle, radiography, ultrasonic, and eddy current inspection methods. Potential exposure to classified materials requires that contractor personnel possess a current security clearance of secret. This is a nonpersonnel services program and may require occasional travel to other AF locations. The contractor shall also be responsible for maintaining the equipment in a satisfactory operating condition and providing supplies not readily available at WPAFB. Potential sources must include in their response, information on personnel available, personnel backgrounds, and past experience in NDE exploratory development. Firms responding should indicate whether they are, or are not, a small business, a socially and economically disadvantaged business, a woman owned business, a historically black college or university, or minority institution. For this item the general definition to be used to determine whether your firm is small is as follows: ''A small business concern is a concern that is independently owned and operated, is not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on government contracts and with its affiliates, the number of employees does not exceed 500 persons.'' SIC Code 8731 applies. ''Concern means any business entity organization for profit with a place of business in the United States, its possessions, Puerto Rico, or the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, including but not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association or corporation.'' The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto. Small business respondents should provide a statement of capabilities to assist the Air Force in making a set-aside decision. Large businesses are only required to submit a statement of interest to receive a copy of the Request for Proposal (RFP). All respondents shall include in any request their assigned Commercial and Government Entity Code. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a Foreign-owned/Foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. Responses should be sent to: ATTN: James N. Satteson, WL/MLKN Bldg 7, 2530 C St, Wright-Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607. Non-technical assistance may be secured by calling the above individual at 513-255-5051. 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 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. Potential offerors are invited to contact ASC's Ombudsman, ASC/IG, Col Michael J. Corcoran, at 513-255-0600 with serious concerns only. Direct all requests for solicitations and routine communication concerning this acquisition to contracting office point of contact with name, title, address and phone. Closing date for submission of responses is thirty (30) calendar days from the publication of this notice. Firms should reference MLK-97-01 in their responses. RFP release for this program is projected in November 1996. This program will not be republicized prior to solicitation. See Numbered Note(s): 25. (0176)

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