311 HSW/311 HSW/YACL; 7909 Lindbergh Dr, Bldg 578, Brooks AFB,TX 78235-5352

16 -- MULTIPLE YEAR CONTRACTING; ONE YEAR REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT WITH 2 (TWO) SINGLE ONE-YEAR OPTIONS FOR A PERSONNEL QUICK RELEASE ASSEMBLY SOL F41624-99-R-1111 DUE 070799 POC The Point of Contact is Stephen S. Kelly, Contracting Officer, 311 HSW/YACL, Phone: (210) 536-4538, FAX: (210) 536-4563, E-MAIL: stephen.kelly@hermes.brooks.af.mil E-MAIL: Send your E-Mail request to the POC, stephen.kelly@hermes.brooks.af.mil. 311 HSW/YACL plans to issue a Sole-Source Request for Proposal (RFP) for a 1 (One)Year Firm Fixed-Price (FFP) Requirements Contract, with 2 (Two) Single One Year options for a "Personnel Quick Release" to H. Koch and Sons of Anaheim, Ca. BE ADVISED THAT THIS REQUIREMENTS CONTRACT (OR ANY DELIVERY ORDERS THERETO) WILL NOT BE ISSUED UNLESS AND UNTIL THE VALIDITY OF THE "PERSONNEL QUICK RELEASE" IS VERIFIED UNDER A PREVIOUSLY ISSUED UNSOLICITED RESEARCH PROPOSAL, IN WHICH ARTICLES WILL BE TESTED FOR SUITIBILITY. NOUN: Quick Release, Personnel NSN: 1670-01-464-0568LS P/N: 980100-1 SIZE: 4.06 Inches Long, 2.5 Inches Wide, and 1.2 Inches High Predominate Material: Aluminum Alloy and Stainless Steel Function: "Personnel Quick Release" Assembly designed to disengage parachute canopy with a maximum of 12 (twelve) pounds of force under any load condition Applicablity: ACES II Canopy Release Assembly Delivery: If a Requirements Contract is awarded,delivery of items will be 120 days After Receipt of Order (ARO), with First Article Production Items (4ea(est)) required for each Delivery Order issued (entailing different production runs). Each First Article will undergo destructive testing and are not a part of the Delivery Order Production Ordering Quantity (BEQ). Destination: Various United States Air Force Installations Quantity: 1st Year Best Estimated Quantity (BEQ) 7124 ea., 2nd (Option) Year BEQ 5332 ea., 3rd (Option) Year BEQ 5332 ea., Total BEQ is 17,788 ea. Anticipated/Estimated Award date is after the closing date but no later than 31 Jul 99. Written procedures will be used for this pending acquisition. No telephone requests please. All bids or proposals submitted by responsible sources will be entertained. Notes: 22, 26 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 Brooks AFB Acquisition Ombudsman, Stephen Plaisted at (937) 255-9005 or send E-Mail to: stephen.plaisted@ascsy.wpafb.af.mil. See Note(s) 22, 26,26 Posted 05/21/99 (D-SN334509). (0141)

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