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

A -- HIGH POWER 95 GIGAHERTZ SOURCE DEVELOPMENT SOL F29601-98-R-0011 POC Brendell Gallegos, Contract Specialist, Det 8 AFRL/PKDP, 2251 Maxwell Ave SE Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773 Notice of Contract Action for a full and open competitive acquisition. The Air Force Research Laboratory, Phillips Research Site, Contracting Directorate (DET 8 AFRL/PKDP) is seeking a contractor who will design and fabricate a high power, high efficiency 95 GIGAHERTZ RF Source. DET 8 AFRL/PKDP will be soliciting proposals from offerors who possess an in depth understanding of designing, building, testing and delivering 95 Gigahertz, 100 kilowatt continuous output microwave sources, including ancillary equipment such as superconducting magnets, magnet power supplies and controls for two microwave tubes and a single superconducting magnet subsystem, with an optional procurement of a third tube and additional superconducting magnet subsystem. The superconducting magnets shall not require externally supplied cryogens. This equipment must meet certain system integration and packaging requirements. Offerors will be required to work closely with system integrators and a government team who are developing transmitter systems. The basic period of performance will be eighteen (18) months with a twelve (12) month option period, which may run concurrent with the basic contract. The anticipated contract value is estimated to be between $1.5M & 2.3M including the option. The contract type for this acquisition will be a Cost Plus Fixed-Fee (CPFF). See Note 26. The contractor must have personnel cleared at the SECRET level. The RFP will not be released sooner than 15 days after this announcement. The solicitation resulting from this announcement will be available to interested parties via the AFRL/PRS 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 on the Web Site. All posted information will clearly display its date of posting. Offerors are reminded of the requirement to acknowledge all amendments in their proposal. Paper copies of the RFP and amendments will be furnished upon request. Offerors requesting the solicitation either off the web site or by mail need to submit their company name, address, phone number and if they are a large, small, small disadvantaged or woman owned business. Foreign participation is excluded at the prime contractor level. Services required under the resultant contract will require access to Military Critical Technology data whose export is restricted by applicable export control laws and regulations. Contact the Defense Logistics Center (DLSC), Federal Center, 74 North Washington, Battle Creek, Michigan 49016-4312 (1 800 352-3572) for further information on the certification and approval process. Offerors are required to provide a copy of the government-approved, contractor-certified DD Form 2345 with their proposal. The SIC Code for this requirement is 8731. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP for consideration. If you are interested ONLY in subcontracting possibilities, please indicate that clearly in your request, and we will in turn provide you the latest list of sources that have requested the solicitation. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors, primarily during the proposal development phase of this competitive, negotiated 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 in the pre-proposal phase of competitive, negotiated acquisitions. 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 Ombudsman at the Phillips Operating Location of the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), Mr Eugene DeWall, Deputy Chief of Contracting, (DET 8 AFRL/PK, at (505) 846-4979, or at 2251 Maxwell Avenue SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5773. 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 contracting issues please contact Brendell Gallegos at (505-853-3434) or Steven S. Young at (505-846-4624). For technical issues, please contact Kirk Hackett at (505-846-5496). (0077)

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