SEAT IMPROVEMENT INFLATABLE RESTRAINTS SYSTEM (SIIRS) PROGRAM; REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL (RFP) F41624-00-R-1116 NOTICE TO RELEASE FINAL REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL ON 03 MAY 2000. The object of SIIRS is design and demonstration of inflatable technology for use on ejection seats to decrease risk of injury to aircrew members from initiation through seat-man separation of the ejection sequence. The Awardee(s) will furnish the personnel, services, facilities, equipment and material necessary to design, develop, fabricate, test and evaluate SIIRS. This effort will be conducted using an ACES II (F-16 configuration) Ejection Seat. These results may be used to determine the feasibility to continue this effort from Early Engineering, Manufacturing, and Development (EEMD) further into Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD). The SIIRS objective is to award two contracts and it is anticipated that this competitive acquisition will reduce total program cost and increase the probability of program success. Currently, it is anticipated that only $2.4 Million esists to award two contacts. Affordability is a key issue to thisprogram. A small business set-aside is not appropriate for this program as no two small businesses are available to accomplish this effort. Although numerous businesses expressed interest during the Market Research phase of this pending acquisition, no small businesses have indicated any capability of performing this work. However, teaming and partnering within industry is encouraged. The pending acquisition will be processed utilizing full and open competition procedures. A Full and Open Competition Source Selection will be conducted in accordance with FAR Part 15 and its supplements. Award will be made to the offeror or offerors whose proposal or proposals, as based on the established evaluation criteria (as written in "Section M" of the RFP), provides the best value to the Government under Full Trade-Off Source Selection Methodology. The contract type will be Cost Plus Fixed-Fee. Addtional information regarding this procurement may be found at the San Antonio Request For Proposal Acquisition Highway (SARAH) which resides at http://sarah.brooks.af.mil/sarah/Files.asp?ID=siirs. Each contractor is encouraged to register through the website in accordance with the SARAH instructions listed. This will provide you with e-mail notification of updates and additions to the webpage. If you have previously registered in the SARAH, your firm need not register again. All further communication regarding this acquisition will be conducted at the website, including any modification to this synopsis. Tentative date for receipt of proposals is 19 Jun 2000. The primary point of contract for this procurement is the Contracting Officer, Stephen S. Kelly, at (210) 536-4538 or at stephen.kelly@brooks.af.mil (e-mail). Hard copies of the solicitation will not be mailed. Utilize the RFP at the SARAH. DO NOT PROPOSE ON THE "DRAFT RFP." ENSURE YOUR FIRM UTILIZES THE "FINAL" RFP TO FORMULATE ITS PROPOSAL. An ombudsman has been appointed to address concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the Program Director or the Contracting Officer, but communicates contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman shall maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Parties interested in communicating with the Ombudsman are invited to contact Mr. Stephen Plaisted, ASC/SY, at (937) 225-9005. E-MAIL: Send E-Mail to the POC, stephen.kelly@brooks.af.mil. Posted 04/14/00 (D-SN445195).

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