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A -- ADVANCED MATERIALS FOR AEROSPACE SYSTEMS SPECIAL STUDIES POC Gregory J. Cecere, Project Engineer, WL/MLBT, (937) 255-2199 E-MAIL: Click here to contact the project engineer, Ceceregs@ml.wpafb.af.mil. Notice of Contract Action for Advanced Materials For Aerospace Systems Special Studies. The Wright Laboratory Materials Directorate, Nonmetallic Materials Division, is contemplating the award of a 60 month program for exploratory/advanced development in materials and processes as applied to aerospace systems. The contractor will provide technical consultation, liaison between material developers and users, definition of aerospace systems requirements; and, on an individual task basis, provide design concepts, short term studies, validation test procedures, testing, and limited fabrication of aerospace systems materials and processes. The technical fields of interest are: ceramic materials, metallic and nonmetallic materials (composites and adhesives), thermal protective materials, low observable materials and structures, coatings, fluids, lubricants, elastomers, polymers, surface interactions and tribology technologies. Responses to this sources sought must define the contractor's experience and knowledge of aerospace systems design, advanced materials and processes, requirements for transferring new experience and technology to aerospace systems, survivability issues, and aerospace environmental effects on materials. Responses must also include proposed subcontractors, team members and key personnel. Potential exposure to classified materials requires that contractor personnel possess a minimum current security clearance of secret. Potential sources must include in their response, information on personnel available, personnel backgrounds, and past experience in materials and processes as related to aerospace systems. This announcement is not a request for proposal and only responses from small businesses providing adequate information will be considered for a set-aside. Firms responding should indicate whether they are, or are not, a small business, a socially and economically disadvantaged business, a woman-owned business, a historically black college or university, or minority institution. For this item, the general definition to be used to determine whether your firm is small is as follows: "a small business concern is a concern that is independently owned and operated, is not dominant in the field of operation in which it is bidding on government contracts and with its affiliates, the number of employees does not exceed 500 persons." Sic code 8731 applies. "concern" means "any business entity organization for profit with a place of business in the united states, its possessions, puerto rico, or the trust territory of the pacific islands, including but not limited to an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association or corporation." The air force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon responses hereto. Small business respondents should provide a statement of capabilities to assist the air force in making a set-aside decision. Large businesses are only required to submit a statement of interest to receive a copy of the request for proposal (RFP). All respondents shall include in any request their assigned commercial and government entity code. Respondents are further requested to indicate their status as a foreign-owned/foreign-controlled firm and any contemplated use of foreign national employees on this effort. Responses should be sent to: Attn: Michael G. Grommon, WL/MLKN Bldg 7, 2530 C St, Wright Patterson AFB OH 45433-7607. Non-technical assistance may be secured by calling the above individual at (937) 255-5051. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from the 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's Ombudsman, ASC/SYI, Michael S. Coalson, at (937) 255-5535 (x232) with serious concerns only. Direct all requests for solicitations and routine communication concerning this acquisition to the contracting office point of contact with name, title, address and phone. Closing date for submission of responses is thirty (30) calendar days from the publication of this notice. Firms should reference MLK-97-04 in their responses. RFP release for this program is projected in August 1997. This program will not be republicized prior to solicitation. See Numbered Note(s): 25, 26. (0120)

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