Armament Contracting Division (WL/MNK), Building 13, 101 West Eglin Boulevard, Suite 337, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810

A -- SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT -- WARHEAD PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT SOL MNK-97-017 POC Contract Specialist, John Hawk 9904)882-4294, ext 3414, or Lorna Tedder, Contracting Officer, at (904)882-4294, ext 3399 17. SOURCES SOUGHT SYNOPSIS: This Synopsis is related to a previous notice published on 26 SEP 96, Number MNK-96-051. The previous notice announced a presolicitation conference for effort that was contemplated to be solicited as a Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA) for an R&D effort. Sources are now sought to provide Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) in the area of Warhead Payload Development. Respondents must provide a unique set of technical capabilities to support design, experimentation, and development in the areas of Advanced Munitions Development, Neutralization Technologies, and Terminal Ballistics. Prospective sources must submit information about their ability to provide highly qualified scientists and engineers in support each of these areas as described below: a.) Advanced Munitions Development: Postulating and exploring advanced non-nuclear warhead concepts that employ lethal mechanisms outside the exclusive realm of explosives and moving metal. This development program is specifically intended to exploit pulsed electrical energy. It focuses on the design and analysis of experiments to validate critical unknowns and address the specific technical issues that are pivotal to individual concepts. This includes the continuing development of unique software simulation and experimental analysis codes; envisioning the embodiment and utility of future weapons, and planning efficient experimental development routes to prove the value of the most attractive, advanced concepts. b.) Neutralization Technologies: devising, reviewing, and evaluating lethality mechanisms for the destruction of chemical and biological agents, concepts for the denial of access to chemical and biological weapons, and concepts for the disruption of production and storage facilities and delivery systems, investigating the issues associated with the production and implementation of agent defeat concepts, developing physical models and analysis tools to assess concept effectiveness, determining test requirements and participating in test planning, conducting critical experiments, and analyzing experimental data. c.) Terminal Ballistics: analysis and numerical modeling of warhead penetration and impact behavior; instrumentation and data collection; design of terminal ballistic experiments including behind-target debris collection and characterization. Experimentation facilities will be government furnished. A draft Statement-of-Work for this effort is being prepared and will be accessible for viewing and comment on the Eglin AFB Contracting Opportunities Homepage at http://eglinpk.eglin.af.mil under Major Acquisition Programs/Business Opportunities. SOW comments and suggestions should be addressed to the point of contact listed therein. This program is considered to be the follow-on to the effort associated with Work Unit I under Contract Number F08630-91-C-0001, currently held by Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC). WL/MNMW anticipates requirements to maintain this effort for a period offive years. This activity is estimated to involve approximately 6.5 man-years of A&AS effort per year. Firms having applicable interest, capability and background should submit particulars in accordance with Numbered Note 25 to WL/MNK, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810, Attn: John Hawk. Numbered Note 26 applies to this acquisition. Responses to this synopsis must be received within 15 days from date of publication. For further information concerning technical aspects, contact Mr. Steve Federle, WL/MNMW, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810, (904) 882-0395. For contractual information contact Mr. John Hawk, WL/MNK, Eglin AFB FL 32542-5320, (904) 882-4294, extension 3414. Respondents to this notice will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of information submitted. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only, does not constitute an IFB or RFP, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Firms responding to this synopsis should state whether they are or are not a small business concern or a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 and FAR 52.219-2, respectively. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responses hereto. For the purpose of this action the size standard is 1000 employees (SIC 8731) This requirement may be pursued sole source if the Air Force determines that only one source is capable of satisfying the requirements. 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. For serious concerns offerors may contact Eglin's ASC Ombudsman, Colonel Timothy R. Kinney at (904) 882-9051. (0084)

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