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70 -- ANSYS/MULTIPHYSICS AND ANSYS/CONNECTION FOR SAT SOL F30602-00-T-0020 DUE 121699 POC Luis Antequera, Contract Specialist, Fax 315/330-2555, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&;ProjID=F30602-00-T-0 020&LocID=1142. E-MAIL: Luis Antequera, Luis.Antequera@rl.af.mil. CONTACT POINT: Captain Luis H. Antequera, Contract Specialist; submit written questions or concerns to antequel@rl.af.mil or FAX 315/330-2555. The Air Force Research Laboratory Information Directorate, Rome NY intends to negotiate a sole source purchase order with STI Technologies for the following: ANSYS/Multiphysics -- Design Analysis and Optimization software for solving multiphysics interactions, includes technical support and software updates for a period of 1 year. Qty: 1. ANSYS/connection for SAT -- Software tool required for use with ANSYS/Multiphysics includes technical support and updates for a period of 1 year. Qty: 1. With delivery to the Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome NY by 23 Dec 99. However, interested persons may identify to the contract specialist their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to contract specialist, Capt Luis H. Antequera at antequel@rl.af.mil or Fax 315/330-2555. 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 Vincent.Palmiero@rl.af.mil When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposal or in the source selection process. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have not been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. This procurement shall be awarded under Simplified Acquisiton Procedures (SAP). See numbered Note 1. Posted 12/03/99 (D-SN405583). (0337)

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