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

R -- CONTINUED OFF-WING LOGISTICS SUPPORT OF F117 ENGINES POC Capt Jeff Jouney, (513) 255-2300/Contracting Officer, Mike McManus, (513) 255-2300. F117 Engine, Continued Off-Wing Logistics Support. The Air Force is seeking continued field support activities for maintenance and repair of the Pratt & Whitney F117 engine (PW 2040 derivative) which powers the C-17 aircraft. Qualified vendors will be able to track warranty issues/claims, update technical manuals currently in use, maintain and update a Logistics Support Analysis (LSA) program and database, provide military unique engineering support, provision any newly defined support equipment, track engineering changes and provide notices, orchestrate a Integrated Logistics Support (ILS) program and schedule, and review and process proprietary Pratt & Whitney data/drawings related to the F117 engines. Those vendors having applicable interest, qualifications, capability, and experience must submit documentation that demonstrates their historical ability to provide off-wing logistics support of PW 2000 series engines.. Interested parties should contact Ms. Dorothea Ademu-John, 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. (0296)

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