101 West Eglin Blvd, Ste 337, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810

A -- ADVISORY AND ASSISTANCE SERVICES SOL MNK 97-12 POC John Hawk, Contract Specialist, (904) 882-2872, or Lorna Tedder, Contracting Officer at (904) 882-2872. A request for proposal, F08630-97-R-0025, on the Kinetic-Kill-Vehicle Hardware-in-the-loop Simulator (KHILS) Advisory and Assistance Services, is contemplated for release 26 Dec 96. All responsible sources submitting proposals shall be considered for award. It is the Governments intention to award without discussions. This effort is for the performance of all hardware-in-the-loop (HWIL) simulation design, development, validation, and utilization to support test development of guided munition system/subsystems. The effort is considered Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) as the follow-on effort to Wright Laboratories Scientific, Engineering, and Technical Assistance (SETA) contract for the KHILS facility, identified as Work Unit III and VI under Contract Number F08630-91-C-0001. The draft Statement-of-Work for this effort is accessible for review on the Eglin AFB Contracting Opportunities Homepage at http://eglinpk.eglin.af.mil. Proposals shall be submitted no later than (NLT) 12:00 p.m. (Noon) CST 28 Jan 96. A sources sought synopsis was published 18 OCT 96. One award is anticipated with an award date of 31 March 97. This contract will have a three year basic duration with two one year options. Performance of this contract will take place at the Eglin AFB KHILS facility within Wright Laboratory. 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 Eglin's Ombudsman, Colonel Timothy R. Kinney (904) 882-9051 with serious concerns only. Routine communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to the point of contact listed below. Written requests fora copy of the RFP shall be addressed to WL/MNK, Attn: Mr John Hawk, Building 13, 101 West Eglin Boulevard, Suite 337, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810, Telephone number (904) 882-2872 (0345)

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