Oc-Alc/Dir Of Contracting, 3001 Staff Dr Ste 1ag76a, Tinker Air Force Base Ok 73145-3015

J -- MAINTENANCE AND/OR REPAIR EQUIP DUE 050297 POC For copy, OC-ALC/PKXDA TINKER AFB OK 73145-3015, For additional information contact Ken Thomason/Pkc/[405]736-5370 Potential Sources Sought -- This is not a request for proposal. The B-2 System Program Office, System Support Manager (OC-ALC/LAL) contemplates a Low Observables (LO) Consumables Cost of Ownership Investment Program for the B-2 aircraft weapon system. The primary emphasis behind this program is to be able to support issue effectiveness requirements for LO consumable materials within the following parameters; 80-85% of all requisitions filled within 24 hours, 85-90% within 48 hours, 90-95% within 24-72 hours, and the remainder within 14 days. The ability to meet this requirement is driven by having materials readily available. The contemplated program will include material qualification, production and support to be acquired via initial and follow-on contracts. The requirements may include level of effort activities as well as discrete tasks for conducting analyses, studies, planning, qualification/test, production, initial spares, integration, installation, training, support, sustainment, and program management. The Government will provide the material specification(s), projected material consumption data, and prices for currently qualified materials. The material specifications define the qualification requirements a new material must meet prior to implementation on the B-2. The B-2 program is also interested in improving the characteristics and performance of the materials used to ensure the low observable signature of the B-2. These consumable materials include conductive caulks and tapes, adhesives, adhesive promoters, sealants, fairing epoxies, composite pre- pregs, topcoat paints and primers. The material characteristics requiring improvement are in addition to the qualification requirements delineated in the B-2 material specifications. The B-2 program is pursuing materials that are quick curing (less than four hours) and ambient curing (30 deg to 80 deg Fahrenheit @ 30 to 80% relative humidity), possess a useable pot life, have a shelf life that exceeds one year, minimizes the use of volatile organic materials, chromates, and other hazardous materials in their formulations, can be packaged to meet customer requirements for "repair" sizes, can be stored between 30 deg and 90 deg Fahrenheit, and can be manufactured in less than 14 days. The program is keenly interested in obtaining materials that endure high performance conditions as encountered in the B-2 environment. Materials that meet the material specifications and are commercially available are highly desired. Further, manufacturing lead times must be minimized in order to meet the stringent issue effectiveness rates demanded by the end user. The B-2 System Program Office is surveying the market to determine if any sources are qualified to perform all of the aforementioned requirements for the B-2 LO Consumable Cost of Ownership Investment Program. Potential sources should have the capability to qualify materials IAW the material specifications and perform all of the previously stated requirements for improvements to the B-2 aircraft weapon system beginning in mid 1997. Interested sources must submit the following information for Government evaluation: (A) Description of existing aircraft system experience relative to material and process qualification, production, and support activities to include an outline of previous projects and the associated work performed, (B) Description of capability to qualify, integrate, manufacture, test, install and support improvements to aircraft systems. This description shall include the contractor's capability to provide for the security of classified and unclassified hardware and storage/handling of documentation up to the SECRET SPECIAL ACCESS REQUIRED (SAR) Level. Minimum personnel security clearance requirements for this effort are SECRET. Sources interested in this requirement shall do so in writing to David Jones/LADAA, 7180 Reserve Road, Bldg 1083, Tinker AFB, OK 73145-8760. The (0093)

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