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A -- COMPUTED RADIOGRAPHY FIR AEROSPACE APPLICATIONS - PART 2 OF 2 SOL PRDA NO. 97-20-MLKT POC Contact Sue Palmer, Contract Negotiator, 513-255-7143 or Bruce Miller, Contracting Officer, 513-255-7143. (2) Cost Proposal: Adequate price competition is anticipated. The accompanying person-hour /price breakdown shall be furnished with supporting schedules and shall contain a person-hour breakdown and cost per task. Provide a rationale for the cost share arrangement proposed. (3) Technical Proposal: The technical proposal shall include a discussion of the nature and scope of the research and the technical approach. Additional information on prior work in this area, descriptions of available equipment, data and facilities, and resumes of personnel who will be participating in this effort shall also be included as attachments to the technical proposal. The technical proposal shall include a Statement of Work suitable for contract incorporation. Offerors should refer to the WL Guide referenced in Section A to assist in SOW preparation. PL98-94 does not apply. Any questions concerning the technical proposal or SOW preparation shall be referred to the Technical Point of Contact cited in this announcement. (4) Page Limitations: The technical proposal shall be limited to 100 pages (12 pitch or larger type), double-spaced, single sided, 8.5 by 11 inches. If electronic means are used, it shall be readable by Microsoft Word for Windows, version 6.0. The double spacing requirement shall be satisfied by Microsoft Word's double spacing method and the 12 pitch or larger shall be satisfied by setting the type (point) size at 10 or smaller or setting the font size at 10 or higher. The page limit includes all information, i.e. indexes, photographs, foldouts, appendices, attachments, etc. Pages in excess of this limitation will not be considered by the government. Cost proposals have no limitations however, offerors are requested to keep cost proposals to 75 pages as a goal. If electronic means are used, it shall be readable by Microsoft Excel for Windows version 5.0. (5) Preparation Cost: If selected for negotiations, qualifying offerors will be required to submit a subcontracting plan. This announcement does not commit the Government to pay for any response preparation cost. The cost of preparing proposals in response to this PRDA is not considered an allowable direct charge to any resulting or any other contract. However, it may be considered an allowable expense to the normal bid and proposal indirect cost as specified in FAR 31.20518. E. BASIS FOR AWARD: The selection of one or more sources for award will be based on an evaluation of an offeror's response (both technical and cost aspects) to determine the overall merit of the proposal in response to the announcement. The technical aspect, which is ranked as the first order of priority, shall be evaluated based on the following criteria which are of equal importance: (a) Creative approaches to the technical development and implementation of computed radiography modified to incorporate Air Force aircraft inspection, image storage, and x-ray procedure requirements are of primary interest, (b) The offeror's understanding of the scope of the work, (c) The availability of experienced engineers, technicians, and coordination with ALC personnel and facilities, (d) The offeror's previous experience in the field and (e) The organization, clarity, and thoroughness of the proposed SOW. Cost and /or price, which includes consideration of proposed budgets, funding profiles, cost share ratio and supporting rationale, is a substantial factor, but ranked as the second order of priority. No other evaluation criteria will be used. Technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award of a contract, grant or cooperative agreement any, all, part, or none of the proposals received. F. POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) Contracting/Cost: Contract Negotiator, Sue Palmer, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7607, (513)255-7143, E-mail palmersm@bO45mail.wpafb.af.mil, facsimile (513)255-4434. (2) Technical Contact Point: Engineer, Diana Carlin, Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433-7739, (513)255-7277, E-mail carlindm@ml.wpafb.af.mil, facsimile (513)656-4420. (3) An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concern from offerors and potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the Contracting Officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. All potential offerors should use established channels to voice concerns before resorting to use of the ombudsman. 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 selection decision. Interested parties should direct all routine communication concerning this acquisition to Sue Palmer, Contract Negotiator, WL/MLKT, Bldg 7, 2530 C Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7607, telephone 513-255-7143. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. These serious concerns only may be directed to the Ombudsman, Mr. Daniel L. Kugel, ASC/SY Bldg 52, 2475 K St, Suite 1, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433-7642, (513)255-3855, E-Mail kugeldl @ sy.wpafb.af.mil. (0277)

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