45CONS, 1201 Minuteman St, MS 7200, Patrick AFB, FL 32925-3237

R -- SAFETY SUPPORT CONTRACT (SSC) SOL F08650-97-R-0424 DUE 093097 POC Bob Stuart, Contract Specialist (407) 494-3934, or Roger MacLeod, Contracting Officer (407) 494-9517 The contractor will provide engineering safety support services for the 45th and 30th Space Wings as follows: Operational safety engineering support and oversight for hazardous and safety critical space launch operations including, but not limited to, ordnance; solid and liquid propellants; cryogens; radiological materials and other sources of radiation; high pressure gases; transport of hazardous materials; installation and test of launch vehicle Flight Termination Systems (FTS); validation and inspection of ordnance checkout equipment, fire suppression systems and other hazardous systems/subsystems. The contract will also provide safety engineering technical support; engineering analysis of systems; hazardous operations procedure reviews; operations safety specific inspections and on-site visits of ordnance/munitions facilities and operating locations; safety support for launch countdown operations including mishap and catastrophic event contingencies. The contractor must have a broad knowledge of safety engineering specific skills that include the analysis, identification, and mitigation of hazards associated with numerous systems employed in the spacelift industry which include, but are not limited to, safety critical material handling equipment used on the Eastern and Western ranges; acoustic hazards; non-ionizing radiation including RF and laser operations; ionizing radiation operations; hazardous materials handling operations; high pressure gas systems; cryogenic systems; hypergol systems and operations for spacelift; ordnance systems with emphasis on space applications; solid and liquid propellant systems; and electrical hazards. The contractor must also have the capability to provide real-time safety critical support, including on-call capability, for 24-hour mission-critical operations, and disaster preparedness contingencies. THIS ACQUISITION IS 100% SET ASIDE FOR SMALL BUSINESS. The applicable SIC code and size standard are 8731/1,000 employees. Proposed contract type is fixed-price with an IDIQ portion. A basic contract period of Mar-Sep 98 with 4 one-year options is contemplated. At the time of contract award, the contractor must possess Secret-level clearances and have the ability to acquire Top Secret level. Solicitation date of 29 Aug 97 and proposal due date of 30 Sep 97 are tentative. Conflict of interest rules may apply which would prohibit participation in related acquisitions. Requests for the solicitation must be faxed to (407) 494-5560 or mailed to 45 CONS/LGCXA, Attn: Bob Stuart, 1201 Minuteman Street, Patrick AFB, FL 32925-3237. Phone calls in place of written requests will not be accepted. All responsible sources may submit an offer which will be considered by the 45th Space Wing. (0177)

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