HSC/PKR, 8005 9th St, Bldg 626, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5353

A -- CONTINUATION OF SYNOPSIS FOR ARMSTRONG LABORATORY'S DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SOL PKR-97-AL-01 DUE 041497 POC Sharon Bickford, 210-536-6399 WEB: San Antonio Acquisition RFP Highway, http://www.brooks.af.mil/HSC/PKA/sarah.htm. E-MAIL: Sharon Bickford, sharon_bickford@pkrccmail.brooks.af.mil. The following section was inadvertently left out of the previous submission. 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) Impact on National Defense; (b) Commercial Viability of Technology; (c) Technical and Management Approach (d) Quality of Cost Share. Cost and/or price, which includes consideration of proposed budgets and funding profiles, is a substantial factor, but ranked as the second order of priority. No further evaluation criteria will be used in selecting the proposals. The technical and cost information will be evaluated at the same time. The Air Force reserves the right to select for award of a Cooperative Agreement or Other Transaction any, all, part, or none of the proposals received. F -- POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) Technical Contact Point will be included with each topic area. (2) 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/Grants 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 Sharon Bickford, Contract/Grant Specialist, HSC/PKR, Bldg 626, 8005 9th Street, Brooks AFB, TX 78235-5353, telephone 210-536-6399. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the contracting officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. These serious concerns only may be directed to the Ombudsman, Emile Baladi, HSC/XRY, 2510 Kennedy Street, Ste 1, Brooks AFB, TX 78325-5120, 210-536-2903. (3) Topic Areas: The eight topic areas under consideration can be found at the SARAH website http://www.brooks.af.mil/HSC/PKA/sarah.htm located under Local Business Opportunities, entitled Armstrong Laboratory's Dual-Use Technology Development Program. All technical questions should be directed to the Air Force point of contact identified under the specific topic area. (0072)

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