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A -- ANALYSIS OF TECHNOLOGY FOR NATO INTEROPERABILITY SOL F30602-96-R-0340 POC Timothy Hannah, Contract Specialist, AC315-330-4752, Dominick DeGeorge, Program Manager, AC315-330-3215. This effort is a small business set-aside, and will consist of an eight month basic effort with two twelve month options. However, the Government, at its discretion, may issue an RFP combining the basic and options into one 32 month effort. The prospective contractor will need expertise in the areas related to Interoperability of Reconnaissance and Surveillance systems, Digital Data Exchange, Wide Band Recording Standards and E-O Recce systems, to provide technical and analytical assessment to support the development of NATO standards and concepts of operation and support Technical Support Teams. The RFP will be released no sooner than 15 days after CBD publication. The size standard for small business is 500 employees. See Numbered Note 1. Secret clearances will be required for performance. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be ''significant concerns'' and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, Arnold J. Kloven, 315-330-4767. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management Division, at 315-330-7747. 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. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. Contract Specialist: Timothy Hannah. Phone: AC315-330-4752. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be honored. All requests must be addressed to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Timothy Hannah, reference the code I-6-4852-L, and contain the respondent's FAX number, Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered. (0214)

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