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R -- FOREIGN AIR AND SPACE TECHNOLOGIES SOL F33600-99-R-0018 DUE 121299 POC Tom Beaver,937-257-5666 X 4547 WEB: 99R0018-FOREIGN AIR and SPACE TECHNOLOGIES, http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/99R0018/99R0018.asp. E-MAIL: Tom.Beaver@WPAFB.AF.MIL, Tom.Beaver@WPAFB.AF.MIL. Background "This is a Notice of Contract Action. Ref: FOREIGN AIR & SPACE TECHNOLOGIES (FAST) SOL F33600-99-R-0018. Sources Sought Synopsis published in the Commerce Business Daily (CBD) ON 22 Jan 99, and amended on 22 Jan 99 to inform all prospective offerors that the solicitation would ONLY be published electronically via the ASC PreAward Information Exchange System (PIXS) at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio (http://www/pixs.wpafb.af.mil). The Government currently intends to the Request For Proposal (RFP) on PIXS on or about 19 July 1999. No hard copies will be sent. Responses will be due 30 days from the issue date. All responsible sources may submit a proposal, which shall be considered. Facsimile or alternate proposals are not acceptable. This procurement is for highly specialized scientific and technical analysis (S&TA) required by The Nation Air Intelligence Center (NAIC). This effort will support NAIC in assessing current, developmental and projected air space electronic, and electro-optical threat systems, subsystems and technologies within NAIC areas of responsibility based upon all-source intelligence information. Mr. Stephen J. Plaisted has been appointed as Ombudsman to hear concerns from offerors, or potential offerors, during the proposal development. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. Existence of an Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the program director or the contracting officer. Accordingly, the Ombudsman does not participate in the presparatin of solicitations, the evaluation of proposals or the source selection process and, therefor, for routine matters on individual solicitation, please contract R. John Brown [937-257-5666 X 4544]. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. Should you desire to contact the Ombudsman, Mr. Plaisted can be reached a t (937) 255-9095 X232. Contractors must be registered in Central Contractor Registration (CCR) prior to award for solicitations issued after 31 May 1999. All solicitation issued after 31 May 1999 must include the clause at DFARS 252.204-7004 ""Required Central Contractor Registration"". DUNS/CCR Website: http://ccr.edi.disa.mil/ccr/cgi-bin/query.pl. Please describe your program including key words." Posted 08/19/99 (D-SN370191). (0231)

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