ASC/LPKB, MS 28, 2145 Monahan Way, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433- 7017

J -- DEPOT MAINTENANCE OF F117 ENGINES POC Capt Jeff Journey, (513) 255-2300/Contracting Officer, Mike McManus, (513) 255-2300. F117 Engine Maintenance Industry Days. The Air Force is seeking information related to commercial approaches to depot-level repairs for the Pratt & Whitney F117 engine (PW 2040 derivative) which powers the C-17 aircraft. The F117 Program Office will be holding Industry Day sessions in July and August 1996 to provide qualified prospective vendors an opportunity to present their approaches for depot-level repairs on the F117 engine. Qualified vendors are those interested parties who are Federal Aviation Regulation 145 rated for gas turbine engines and are approved by the FAA for PW2000 series engines and/or F117 engines on their operating specifications, or who can demonstrate the capabilities to obtain such qualifications prior to April 1997. Those vendors having applicable interest, qualifications, capability, and experience must submit documentation that demonstrates their historical ability to perform depot-level repairs on PW 2000 series engines. Interested vendors shall restrict the size of their response to 20 briefing charts. Due to time constraints, presentations and discussions shall be limited to three hours per vendor. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of information submitted nor otherwise pay for information solicited through this announcement. We request that none of the information provided be proprietary in nature. Interested parties should contact Ms. Lynn Ervin-Dale, ASC/LPCH, MS 28, 2145 Monahan Way, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7017, (513) 255-3088 not later than 15 days after publication of this notice. 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. 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. Interested parties are invited to call Mr. Daniel L. Kugel at (513) 255-3855. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have previously brought to the attention of the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. (0204)

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