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A -- AEROSPACE SUSTAINMENT THRUST PRESOLICITATION CONFERENCE POC Contact: Ms. Persis A. Elwood, AFRL/MLME, (937) 255-2461 WEB: click here to view the R&D Contracting home page, http://www.wrs.afrl.af.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: click here to contact the focal point, elwoodpa@ml.wpafb.af.mil. AEROSPACE SUSTAINMENT THRUST-PRESOLICITATION CONFERENCE [REF: Commerce Business Daily (CBD), "Aerospace Sustainment Thrust", 10 MAR 98- INTRODUCTION: The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/MLM) is hosting an offerors conference 0830 to 1200, 25 June 1998, Directorate Cafetorium, Bldg.653-first floor, Area B, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH. The subject conference pertains to the referenced 10 March 1998 CBD announcement in preparation for a planned June 1998 Broad Area Announcement (BAA) release. D -- CONFERENCE AGENDA: 1) Air Force Manufacturing Technology (MANTECH) Program Overview (Mr. Bruce Rasmussen-Processing and Fabrication Branch Chief); 2) Procurement Brief (Designated Procurement Officer); 3) FY99 Sustainment Initiatives Overview/Constraints (Ms. Persis Elwood-Sustainment Thrust Technical Point of Contact); 4) Three Air Force MANTECH Program Sustainment Initiatives-Flow Optimization of the Repair Cycle [Mr. Brench Boden, BODENBL@ml.wpafb.af.mil, (937) 255-4623], Enhanced Overhaul and Repair Capability for Aging Subsystems [Mr. John Barnes, BARNESJH@ml.wpafb.af.mil, (937) 255-2413], and Manufacturing for Sustainment [Ms. Mary Kinsella, KINSELME@ml.wpafb.af.mil, (937) 255-2461]; and 5) Questions and Answers/Panel Discussion. Planned presentations shall emphasize procurement schedule/requirements, funding allocation, initiative strategies/objectives, legacy systems focus, MANTECH customer expectations and draft BAA discussion. Details about each initiative will be presented and potential offerors will be afforded the opportunity to interact with the initiative project engineers (identified above) which can be assured by contacting them now to schedule 30-minute private sessions for either 25 or 26 June 1998. E -- ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: To review the referenced 10 Mar 98 CBD notice, access http://cbdnet.access.gpo.gov/search1.html and then search using keywords "Aerospace Sustainment Thrust," dated 10 Mar 98. Potential/interested offerors are encouraged to contact the identified initiative project engineers prior to the conference to garner additional information/secure clarification. Conference attendance is limited to US and/or authorized foreign nationals. Participation in the subject event is not mandatory and is not considered an allowable charge to any contract. To avoid having to process through the Area B Visitor's Center, please provide via the following e-mail address, TTAPIA@utcdayton.com, your full name, company/affiliation, phone and fax numbers, and e-mail address or contact Ms. Tracy Tapia, Universal Technology Corporation, (937) 426-2808, ext. 244, NOT LATER THAN 19 JUNE 1998. This action will enable conference planners to coordinate your direct Area B entry, using Gate 1-B, with the Base Security Police. Conference attendees not familiar with the location of Bldg. 653, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, may obtain a map at the Area B Visitor Center, next to Gate 1-B/Springfield Pike. Additional information about the Materials and Manufacturing Directorate can be accessed at http://www.afrl.af.mil. Directorate parking is readily available on the east side of the building complex. F -- POINTS OF CONTACT: Aerospace Sustainment Thrust Technical Contact Point: Engineer, Ms. Persis A. Elwood, AFRL/MLME, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH 445433-7739, (937) 255-2461, e-mail elwoodpa@ml.wpafb.mil. Contracting Point of Contacts William O. Beeman, beemanwo@wl.wpafb.af.mil or Bruce J. Miller, millerbj@wl.wpafb.af.mil 937-255-3506/7143 (0154)

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