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A -- NUCLEAR WEAPONS AND COUNTERPROLIFERATION ENGINEERING SUPPORT, NWCA98-NW02 SOL F29601-98-R-0013 POC Ross Garcia/Buyer/(505)846-6879, Sharron Szpunar/Contracting Officer/(505)846-2146 WEB: Find subject title for this acquisition and select., http://prs.plk.af.mil/PK/RFP_LST.HTM. E-MAIL: Contracting Officer's E-Mail Address, szpunar@plk.af.mil. The Air force Research Laboratory DET 8/PKAW Directorate of Contracting, Kirtland AFB, New Mexico on behalf of the Nuclear Weapons and Counterproliferation Agency, intends to contract for Engineering Support, NWCA98-MW02 for the Nuclear Weapons and Counterproliferation Agency. BACKGROUND: The Air Force Nuclear Weapons and Counterproliferation Agency, (AF NWCA) Kirtland AFB NM, reporting to HQ USAF/XON, had primary technical and programmatic Air Force responsibility for joint Department of defense (DOD) and Department of Energy (DOE) liaison of counterproliferation and nuclear weapon activities. Activities include counter force concept development and evaluation of intelligence weaponeering information for counterproliferation; nuclear weapon life extension development for operational deployment through retirement; and technical interchange participation/documentation with the NWCA customers and program stakeholders and for NWCA nuclear weapon and counterproliferation processes. OBJECTIVE: The contractor provides scientific, engineering, intelligence and simulation services; program management and technical support to the NWCA technical staff; and technical analyses and advisory support, and corroborating documentation throughout all phases of the Air Force NWCA managed counterproliferation and nuclear weapon development acquisition, and life extension activities. Driven by dynamic policy, limited resources, and new threat paradigms, these efforts provide the technical foundation of the nuclear weapons and counterforce for counterproliferation studies, developments, decision packages, acquisitions, and life extension recommendations forwarded to HQ/XON. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS: The Air Force NWCA leads the joint DOD and DOE nuclear weapons and counterproliferation counterforce assessments acquisition deployment, development, and solution support processes ensuing the war planners' requirements are met. The contractor shall support the NWCA technical team to accomplish these efforts. The NWCA is seeking sourceswith scientific intelligence, weaponeering, and engineering experience in: counterproliferation/counterforce technologies; nuclear weapons design, operation, and effects; participating with/leading diverse technical teams; adapting and/or developing analysis technology to unique solutions; providing technical advise and oversight to diverse technical, programmatic, and headquarter groups on complex counterproliferation and nuclear weapon matters; test and test analysis; computer code interfacing, modeling, validation, verification, and accreditation; target and intelligence requirements, assessment, and battle damage assessment; chemical, biological, and nuclear weapon analyses, and documenting complex technical efforts, studies, and assessments. SCOPE: The scope includes program management and scientific/engineering technical tasking for both counterproliferation and nuclear weapon systems. Incumbent must provide services to support, perform, and/or manage; counterproliferation technologies and operations against nuclear chemical and biological weapons, facilities, and operations; independent oversight and advisement on chemical and biological, and nuclear technologies, liaison with DOD, DOE and industry organizations and programs; systems integration of counterproliferation programs for technologies in the areas of biological/chemical/nuclear effects, simulation, counterforce weaponization, and assessment methodology; development and execution of deliberate planning analytical tools to support counterproliferation concepts; analytical studies using computer models for conventional/non-conventional weapon effects, nuclear weapon effects, consequence analysis, and active defense; test analysis to support, upgrade and validate counterproliferation computer models, engineering support of counterproliferation and nuclear technologies ground and flight testing; technical studies; independent assessment capability, and technical support for counterproliferation and nuclear weapons working groups, process teams, and technical interchange efforts; engineering support for target and intelligence requirements; quality documentation to corroborate program status, scientific/engineering decisions, technical analyses, agreements, and solutions to support all of AF NWCA managed nuclear weapon and counterproliferation data for nuclear weapon systems; environmental assessments, environmental analyses, and current stockpile-to-target sequence current information for nuclear weapon systems; engineering support/analysis for testing; technical studies in support of nuclear weapon and counterproliferation working group tasks; technical support for nuclear weapon and counterproliferation technical interchange meetings; assessments of nuclear weapons storage facilities lightening protection systems; independent assessment of nuclear life extension issues; and meeting documentation. A Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee Indefinite Quantity/Indefinite Delivery, Task Ordering (CPFF ID/IQ) type contract is contemplated. The contract performance is anticipated to be (60) months, with a basic 3 year period and 2 one year options. TOP SECRET and/or SECRET clearances are required. Some SCI clearances may be required. The applicable SIC Code is 8711. This requirement is set-aside 100% for Small Business. Foreign firms are advised they will not be allowed to participate. Offerors/Bidders must indicate their size qualifications under SIC Code 8711, size standard $20.M. Solicitation F29601-98-R-0013 will be issued on or about 12 Oct 98. All offerors are reminded that the new DoD final rule implementing the Central Contracting Registration (CCR) was published in the Federal Register, Volume 63, No. 61 on 31 Mar 98. This rule requires contractors to be registered in the CCR as of 1 Jun 98 to be eligible to receive a contract award based on solicitations issued after 31 May 98 from any DoD activity. Firms must register on a one-time basis and annually confirm accuracy and completeness of registration information. Instructions for CCR can be accessed at http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/. Additional guidance is also available at http://www.safaq.hq.af.mil/contracti. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors, primarily during the proposal development phase of this 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. 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 Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) Directorate of Contracting, Det 8, Mr. Eugene Dewall, Deputy Director, at (505) 846-4979, or at 2251 Maxwell Ave. 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 Mr. Ross Garcia, Contract Specialist at (505) 846-6879, or Ms. Sharron Szpunar, Contracting Officer at (505) 846-2146. For technical issues, please contact Mr. Michael Martinez, NWCA (CP), Counterproliferation at (505) 853-0479 or Mr. Kay Fick, NWCA (WM) Weapons Management at (505) 853-0795. SEE Note 1. Posted 09/21/98 (W-SN252315). (0264)

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