R -- SAF/AQ TECHNICAL AND ANALYTICAL SUPPORT Background "Request for Information. The Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition (SAF/AQ) is considering potential approaches to fulfill advisory and assistance services requirements. SAF/AQ anticipates awarding a competitive engineering, program analysis, and financial analysis contract (Secretary of the Air Force Technical and Analytical Support, or SAFTAS). This is a request for information only. This is not a Request for Proposals; we are only requesting industry feedback on the applicability of commercial acquisition procedures to SAFTAS . The Air Force will not pay for information received in response to this Request for Information. While your responses may affect the ultimate acquisition strategy, no proprietary or sensitive information will be shared among offerors. SAF/AQ is seeking early industry comment on pursuing SAFTAS as a commercial acquisition. If you are an interested party, please answer the following questions. (1) Should these advisory and assistance services be procured as a commercial buy in accordance with FAR 12? Please comment on potential benefits of commercial terms and conditions, and an organizational conflict of interest statement (a draft is posted on the web site below). (2) Can these advisory and assistance services be purchased via a Firm Fixed Price contract? Please comment on customary commercial contract types and methods to manage risk between the government and the contractor. (3) What incentives would best motivate contractors to a higher performance level? Please comment on a 5 year basic contract with a potential 5 year award term incentive. (4) Please include any additional information relevant to pursuing SAFTAS as a commercial acquisition. Please provide your comments not later than 22 October 1999 to the Program Manager, Ms. Lauri Smith, at (703) 588-7104 or email Lauri.Smith@pentagon.af.mil, and the Contracting Officer, Mr. Jeff Patterson, at (937) 255-9364 or email Jeffrey.Patterson@wpafb.af.mil. More information regarding this program can be found on the SAFTAS web site at http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/SAFTAS/SAFTA S.asp. " WEB: SAFTAS-SAF/AQ Technical and Analytical Support, http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/SAFTAS/SAFTAS.asp. E-MAIL: Lauri.Smith@pentagon.af.mil; Jeffrey.Patterson@wpafb.af.mil, Lauri.Smith@pentagon.af.mil; Jeffrey.Patterson@wpafb.af.mil. Posted 10/29/99 (D-SN396389).

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