311 HSW/PK 8005 9th St. Brooks AFB, TX

A -- AIRCREW LASER EYE PROTECTION UPDATE SOL F41624-00-R-1100 DUE 042800 POC MS Ana Jimenez WEB: ALEP website, http://sarah.brooks.af.mil/sarah/ViewSolicitation.asp?ID=3Dalep. E-MAIL: MS Ana Jimenez, Ana.jimenez@Brooks.af.mil. The Aircrew Laser Eye Protection (ALEP) IPT, at 311th Human = Systems Program Office (SPO), Brooks AFB TX has developed the = acquisition strategy for the ALEP Program. The description of the = program is to design Laser Eye Protection devices in the ultra violet = and near infrared spectrum regions, that will not jeopardize safety of = flight or degrade mission accomplishment within the user operational = enviornment. The Program Definition and Risk Reduction (PDRR) effort = includes design, of the ALEP operational capability and sustainment. = The Government's intent is to compete the PDRR effort and award to two = contractors in accordance with source selection procedures. The = Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) and Production efforts = will be on spearate actions at a later date and time. The ALEP Program = is to provide Air Force personnel protection against Out-of-Band laser = devices/systems while minimizing adverse impacts to visual performance. = This is necessary because of! the importance of visual performance in safety of flight operations, = mission accomplishment and aircrew survival. The Operational = Requirements Documents (ORD), "Draft" Systems Requirement Document = (SRD), "Draft" Request for Proposal (DRFP), and other associated = documents for the ALEP Program can be accessed on the web site: = http://sarah.brooks.af.mil/sarah/ViewSolicitation.aspID=3Dalep . Please = note that the DRFP currently posted on the web still require revision = (deletion of the EMD effort). The formal solicitation will be announced = separately, which is anticipated to be released in May 2000. All = interested parties should fax or email your request to the attention of = the Procurement Contracting Officer (PCO) identified in this notice, no = phone requests will be accepted. Firms responding should indicate = whether they are a small business (SB), a small disadvantage business = (SDB), 8(a), or large business (LB). In addition, please indicate if = you would be a prime contractor or sub! contractor for this effort. Request all inputs from Industry be faxed = or forwarded electronically to the PCO identified in this notice. 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 Acqu! isitionOmbudsman, Stephen Plaisted at (937) 255-9005 or send E-Mail = to: stephen.plaisted@ascsy.wpafb.af.mil. See Note(s) 26 Posted 04/14/00 (D-SN445076). (0105)

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