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R -- SOLE SOURCE FOR AFATS PROGRAM TEST PROGRAM SETS SOL F41608-99-R-52404 DUE 020199 POC The Point of Contact is Louis Cornell, LDKAB, Phone: 210-925-6380, FAX: 210-925-0412, E-Mail: louis.cornell@ldgate1.kelly.af.mil E-MAIL: Send your E-Mail request to the POC, louis.cornell@ldgate1.kelly.af.mil. Requirement is to produce Test Program Sets (TPSs), including both hardware and software for the Advanced Fuel Accessories Test System (AFATS). The AFATS system was developed and manufactured by Allied Signal, and is the only known company that has the complete data, engineering knowledge, and expertise to perform the work required. The TPSs required are highly complex, and any failure to properly program the system could result in loss of life or property. The AFATS test stations and Units Under Test (UUTs) operate in a Class I Division I explosive hazardous environment. This is a sole source notice and not a request for proposals. Inquiries regarding the sole source status must be submitted in writing to the Contracting Officer. All potential offerors should contact the buyer/PCO identified in this notice for additional information and/or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquisition. If your concerns are not satisfied by the contracting officer, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hearconcerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of an acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or Contracting Officer, but communicates Contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentially as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Interested parties are invited to call the SA-ALC Acquisition Ombudsman at AC 210-925-5133 or send E-Mail to: ombudsman@www.kelly-afb.org. See Note(s) 26 Posted 12/14/98 (D-SN279890). (0348)

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