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Y -- UPGRADE AIRCRAFT ARRESTING BARRIERS SOL F33600-98-R-0086 DUE 072098 POC For copy, For additional information contact R. Hill/Pkwtp/ [937]257-7298 Construction of Aircraft Arresting Barriers, Aeronautical Systems Center, Foreign Military Sales Office (ASC/PKWTP) is contemplating the acquisition of Aircraft Arresting Barriers at King Fahad Air Base (KFDAB), Taif, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. The construction performance period is 150 days or less and the estimated cost of the proposed acquision is between $250,000 and $500,000. The contract type anticipated is Firm-Fixed Price (FFP). The contractor shall provide labor, material, equipment, transportation and supervision to perform this effort. The successful contractor must possess a current Saudi Arabian Ministry of Commerce Commercial Registration. Therefore, only those registered to do business in Saudi Arabia will be considered for award. The closing date for submission of proposals is 45 days from release of the Request for Proposal (RFP). The approximate issue/response date will be 03 Jun 98. No telephone requests. Only written or faxed requests received directly from the requestor are acceptable. All responsible sources solicited may submit a bid, proposal, or quotation which shall be considered. Mr. Stephen J. Plaisted has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of an Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the preparation of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefore, for routine matters on individual solicitations, please contact the buyer at the telephone number listed above. When requested the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Mr.Plaisted can be reached at (937) 255-9095, DSN 785-9095. His address is 1790 10th Street, Room208, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 45433. (0133)

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