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

A -- SOLAR ORBIT TRANSFER VEHICLE (SOTV) SPACE EXPERIMENT & TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT SOL F29601-97-R-0030 POC Contracting Officer: Shari D. Barnett (505) 846-6189; Contract Specialist: Rudy Chavez (505) 846-4987; Technical POC: Michael Jacox, PL/VT (505) 846-8927 x136 WEB: Click here to access Phillips Laboratory Home Page, http://www.plk.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contracting officer via e-mail, barnett@plk.af.mil. The Air Force Phillips Laboratory anticipates releasing a solicitation for a solar orbit transfer vehicle (SOTV) space experiment and technology development. The objective of the effort is to validate and quantify the concepts of solar thermal power and propulsion by conducting an integrated solar thermionic orbit transfer vehicle space experiment and a concurrent development effort to pursue advanced technologies. The space experiment should resolve feasibility issues and be traceable to SOTV systems beneficial to high power GEO/HEO missions, high power space based surveillance missions or to reusable orbit transfer vehicle operations. The objective of the concurrent development program is to advance the critical SOTV technologies through component and subsystem ground tests that demonstrate performance levels required of operational SOTV systems. Refer to the draft Statement of Work located at the PL/PK Contracting Web Site (see address below) for additional information. The RFP will be issued on or about 18 September 1997. Proposals will be due 30 days from release of the RFP. The solicitation resulting from this announcement will be available to interested parties via the PL/PK Contracting Web Site (http://www.plk.af.mil). Offerors that download the RFP must monitor the Web Site for potential changes to the acquisition. RFP amendments, and questions and answers concerning the solicitation, will be posted exclusively on the Web Site. All posted information will clearly display its date of posting. Offerors are reminded of the requirement to acknowledge all RFP amendments in their proposal. The contractual effort is contemplated as a single contract award consisting of a one year basic contract with five priced options at an estimated total cost of less than $50M, subject to availability of funds. The period of performance is anticipated to be up to 48 months in duration. The anticipated contract type is cost plus fixed fee (CPFF), completion. A read file has been established for offerors to review and can be accessed by appointment by contacting Lt Ray Nelson, (505) 846-4949. The performance of this contract may require access to Military Critical Technical Data, dissemination of which is controlled under the Export Control Act. Therefore, interested offerors not currently on the Qualified Contractor's Access List (QCAL) should request certification and registration with the Defense Logistics Services Centers (DLSC), Federal Center, 74 North Washington, Battle Creek, MI 49016-3412, (1-800-352-3572) in order to be considered a responsible contractor under this acquisition and to receive export controlled technical data. Dissemination of export controlled information must be according to the provisions of DOD Directives 5230.24, 5230.4 and AFR 80-34. Certified US and Canadian contractors and foreign owned firms from MOU countries are advised they will be eligible to become the possible prime contractor. This acquisition is full and open competition. The size standard is 1,000 employees, SIC Code 8731. Firms responding should indicate whether they are, or are not, a small business, a small disadvantaged business, a woman-owned business, an 8 (a) firm, an intra-governmental organization, a large business, an education/non-profit organization or a Historically Black College or University or Minority Institution (HBCU/MI). 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 contact the PL Ombudsman, Bruce Grunsten, Chief, Mission Support Division, Phillips Laboratory (505) 846-8273, or in writing at 2251 Maxwell Ave SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5772. 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. (0241)

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