AFDTC/PKZA, 205 West D Avenue, Suite 428, Eglin AFB FL 32542

A -- AIRCRAFT COMPATIBILITY SCIENTIFIC & ENGINEERING SUPPORT (ACSES) SOL PKZ-652 DUE 011598 POC Contact Jalane May, Contract Specialist, 850-882-4141, or Vicky Dawson, Contracting Officer, 850-882-4141 Scientific and engineering sources with experience to support the stores certification processes are sought. The objective of the Aircraft Compatibility Scientific and Engineering Support (ACSES) contract is to assist the 46th Test Wing (46OG/OGS) in accomplishing the work necessary to support stores certification on USAF aircraft. Senior, Lead and Journeyman engineering, operations research, and software engineering experience with a Capability Maturity Model (CMM) Software Certification Level 3 is required to support work-related efforts in the fields of flutter, structural loads, stability & control, stores separation, Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD), ballistic analysis, safe escape analysis, weapon delivery simulation, aircraft Operational Flight Program (OFP) simulation, job guides, Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC)/Electromagnetic Interference (EMI), Computer Aided Design (CAD)/Computer Aided Engineering (CAE), and overall project management. Engineering experience requires solid workingknowledge of modern analytical techniques and analysis tools such as NASTARN, MATLAB, SDRC-IDEAS, Unigraphics, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). All responsible sources may submit a bid, proposal, or question which shall be considered by the agency. Contact Jalane May, Contract Specialist or Vicky Dawson, Contracting Officer, (850) 882-4141 for contractual issues, and Mike Martell, (805) 882-9813, Extension 3201m or E-mail martell@eglin.af.mil, for technical issues. For other matters, Colonel Jeff Upp ((850) 882-5966 or E-Mail, Upp@eglin.af.mil) has been appointed by the AFDTC Commander to hear offerors' or potential offerors' confidential concerns, if any, regarding this acquisition. The Ombudsman's purpose is not to replace the technical staff or contracting officer but to serve as an honest broker and communicate any contractor concerns, issues, and disagreements to the appropriate government personnel. Collect calls regarding this synopsis will not be accepted. This will be a 31 month (2 year, 7 months) basic contract plus four (4) 1 year options, to begin approximately 1 March 1999. Offerors are required to meet CNWDI, NOFORN, and up to SECRET clearance requirements. This acquisition may involve data that are subject to export control laws and regulations. A foreign disclosure review of the technical data has not yet been accomplished. If the review determines that data are subject to export controls, only contractors who are registered and certified with the Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC) shall be provided copies of the solicitation or other data subject to foreign disclosure restrictions. Contact the Defense Logistics Services Center, 74 Washington Avenue N., Battle Creek, Michigan 40917-3084 (1-800-353-3572) for further information on the certification process. You must submit a copy of your approved DD Form 2345, Military Critical Technical Data Agreement, with your request for the soliciation. Please forward written requests for Request For Proposal (RFP) to AFDTC/PKZA, Attn: Jalane May, 205 West "D" Avenue, Suite 428, Eglin AFB FL 32542-6864, or E-Mail MAYJ@eglin.af.mil no later than 10 Jan 98. This is a small business set-aside. The SIC Code is 8731, 1500 people. See Notes 1 and 26. (0349)

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