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A -- AUTOMATED VIRTUAL INFORMATION PRODUCTION SUPPORT SYSTEM (AVIPSS) SOL F30602-99-R-0194 POC Joseph Facciolo, Contract Specialist, Phone (315) 330-4981, Fax (315) 330-8078, Email facciolj@rl.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=F30602-99-R-0 194&LocID=1142. E-MAIL: Joseph Facciolo, facciolj@rl.af.mil. AUTOMATED VIRTUAL INFORMATION PRODUCTION SUPPORT SYSTEM (AVIPSS) SOL F30602-99-R-0194, Joseph Louis Facciolo, POC, Contract Specialist, A/C (315-330-4981); Dennis Nawoj, Laboratory Program Manager, A/C (315) 330-4420. The objective of this Sixty (60) month effort is to provide the technology and technical expertise to design, develop, implement, and maintain the Automated Virtual Information Production Support System at NAIC and to develop, enhance, and implement national level systems for the input, translation and retrieval of all-source information. A Cost Plus Fixed Fee Level of Effort Contract will be used as the contracting mechanism. A read library containing technical information relating to this acquisition is available for review by potential offerors at AFRL/IFEB, Building 240, Brooks Rd., Rome, NY 13441-4114. Appointments for access may be made by contacting Dennis Nawoj, 315-330-2844 at least 48 hours in advance. The RFP will be released electronically on the Electronic Posting System at http://www.eps.gov no sooner than 16 Aug 99. Foreign participation is excluded at the prime contractor level. SCI clearances will be required for performance. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contract Specialist, Joseph Louis Facciolo 315-330-4981. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Vincent Palmiero, Deputy Chief, Contracting Division, at 315-330-7747. 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. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. The draft solicitation is expected to be released electronically on the Electronic Posting System at http://www.eps.gov on or around 06 Aug 99. See Numbered Note 26. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered. Posted 07/30/99 (D-SN361301). (0211)

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