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15 -- T-38 WING IMPROVEMENT P/N: 2-23000-29 NSN: 1560-01-057-1070XE SOL F42600-99-R-56505 DUE 033199 POC The Point of Contact is Jody M. Ehrhardt, LFKB, Phone: (210)925-6215, FAX: (210)925-8216, E-MAIL: jmehrhar@lfgate1.kelly.af.mil E-MAIL: Send your E-Mail request to the POC, jmehrhar@lfgate1.kelly.af.mil. This is Phase III of a seven (7) phase program to improve the T-38 Wing (P/N: 2-23000-29). This effort (Phase III) is a sole source to Northrop Grumman Corp. and includes the finalization of design and detailed damage tolerance analysis (DTA) of Wing Improvements identified during the Feasibility Study (Phase I). Future phases will be awarded separately to Northrop Grumman Corp. but the final production contract for the T-38 Improved Wing will be competitively awarded. 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 hear concerns 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) 22,26,26 Posted 02/23/99 (D-SN301088). (0054)

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