Phillips Laboratory, Directorate of Contracting, 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773

B -- AIRCRAFT SOFTWARE SAFETY STUDIES AND ANALYSIS SOL F29601-97-R-0011 POC POC Contract Specialist, Sharron Szpunar, (505)846-2146; Contracting Officer, Ronald Lovato, (505)846-2181 WEB: PL Home Page, http://www.plk.af.mil/.. Notice of Contract Action (NOCA). The Phillips Laboratory anticipates releasing a solicitation for Aircraft Software Safety Studies and Analysis on or about 20 Jun 97. Responses will be due thirty (30) days thereafter for the Technical/Management and cost proposal. The Nuclear Weapons Integration (SA-ALC/NWI) is responsible for the independent analysis of nuclear weapon and delivery systems for safety and compatibility. This effort requires the analysis and description of the safety critical nuclear weapons control aspects of flight control software. Air Force Manual 91-118, "Safety Design and Evaluation Criteria for Nuclear Weapons Systems" governs the criteria for the level of analysis required. The contractor will be required to review software design and documentation, analyze software to verify safety characteristics, document results, and participate in technical interchange meetings. An indefinite Quantity type contract with Fixed Price Task Order is anticipated. The contractual effort will consist of one award for a contract with a duration of five (5) years from date of award. The contract will require a SECRET clearance. Foreign owned firms are advised they will not be able to participate at the prime contractor level. To prepare its proposal and perform services under the contract, the contractor will require access to Military Critical Technical Data whose export control is restricted by U.S. export control laws and regulations. Only offerors who submit an approved DD Form 2345, Militarily Critical Technical Data Agreement, to the contracting officer will receive a copy of the solicitation. Contact the Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC), Federal Center, 74 North Washington, Battle Creek MI 49016-4312 (1-800-352-3572) for further information on the certification and approval process. Responses by telegram, or responses combining more than one synopsis will not be accepted. This acquisition will be conducted as a 100% small business set-aside. The SIC code is 8731 with a size standard of 1,000 employees. Interested parties may request a copy of the RFP, in writing to Sharron Szpunar, Contract Specialist, at 2251 Maxwell Ave SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773. Verbal requests for a copy of the solicitation will not be honored. The solicitation will also be made available on the internet on or about 20 Jun 97 on the PL Home Page http://www.plk.af.mil/. An ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. Before contacting the Ombudsman, potential offerors should first communicate with the contracting officer. In those instances where offerors cannot obtain resolution from the contracting officer, they are invited to contract the Phillips Laboratory Ombudsman, Col James D. Ledbetter, Phillips Laboratory Vice Commander at (505) 846-4964, or at 3550 Aberdeen Ave SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5776. 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 source selection process. For technical issues contact Mr Larry Lawrence at (505) 846-9578; for contracting issues contact Sharron Szpunar at (5-05) 846-2146. SEE Note 1 and 26. (0133)

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