Munitions Contracting Division (AFRL/MNK), Building 13, 101 West Eglin Boulevard, Suite 337, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6810

A -- WEAPON EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION PROGRAM (WEEP) SOL MNK-99-014 POC Judie Jacobson, Contract Specialist, 850-882-4294, ext. 3423, or Vicki Keider, Contracting Officer, 850-882-4294, ext 3404 E-MAIL: Judie Jacobson, Contract Specialist; Vicki Keider,, Jacobso@eglin.af.mil or Keider@eglin.af.mil. Sources are sought for the Weapon Effectiveness Evaluation Program (WEEP) to provide Research and Development for both methodology, and algorithm development support to the United States Air Force Research Laboratory Munitions Directorate's Lethality and Vulnerability Assessment Branch (AFRL/MNAL). The primary goal of AFRL/MNAL is to enhance the state of the art in terms of modeling, simulation, and software architecture development as it relates to qualifying conventional weapon interactions with all types of targets, to include hardened and deeply buried targets, fixed soft targets, and targets containing Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD). Firms with research and development resources are required for WEEP with expertise in one or more of the following key areas of interest: 1) penetration phenomenology; 2) blast and shock dynamics; 3) fragmentation and combined effects (e.g. blast & fragmentation); 4) source characterization for targets containing WMD materials; 5) internal transport and dispersion modeling of WMD materials; 6) chemical and biological agent neutralization; 7) advanced algorithm development and integration, multiple application programming interface development, and software reliability and maintainability; 8) novel kill mechanisms, and 9) visualization and representation of complex geometries. Highly qualified scientists and engineers in several very specialized areas are required to accomplish the performance and schedule goals of WEEP. Interested firms must also have the capability to handle and store documents, software, and test articles up to the classification of Secret to meet AFRL/MNAL's objectives for this program. The period of performance for this effort is anticipated to be five years. We anticipate multiple contract awards for WEEP with one or more of the above key technology areas awarded per contract. There will be no duplication of award of the nine key technology areas of work between contractors. Work will commence under each contract by issue of task orders. At this time we are requesting information packages from potential sources on their capability to perform research and development in one or more of the above key areas of interest. Firms having applicable interest, capability, and background should submit particulars in accordance with Numbered Note 25 to AFRL/MNK, Attention: Judie Jacobson, Building 13, 101 West Eglin Boulevard, Suite 337, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6810. Firms will be evaluated on their experience, personnel, and facilities. Responses to this synopsis must be received within 15 days from the date of the synopsis publication. Respondents to this notice will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of information submitted. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an IFB or RFP, and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Firms responding to this synopsis should state whether they are or are not a small business concern or a small disadvantaged business concern as defined in FAR 52.219-1 for SIC Code 8731, 500 people. The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based on responses hereto. It has been determined that foreign contractors are prohibited from participation. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear serious concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine or administrative questions should be directed to the Contracting Officer or Program Manager. 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 confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Potential offerors are invited to contact AFRL/MN's Ombudsman, LtCol Gary L. Libell, (850) 882-2872 ext 3420, with serious concerns only. For further information concerning technical aspects, contact Lt Joseph P. Price, Jr., Building 13,Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6810, (850) 882-3160, Ext. 3315, Pricejo@eglin.af.mil. For contractual issues contact Ms. Judie Jacobson, Contract Specialist, (850) 882-4294, Ext. 3423, or Ms. Vicki Keider, Contracting Officer, (850) 882-4294, Ext. 3404 or e-mail to Jacobso@eglin.af.mil or Keider@eglin.af.mil or telefax (950) 882-9599. Posted 02/02/99 (W-SN293640). (0033)

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