ASC/SMD 2145 Monahan Way Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7017

16 -- JOINT EJECTION SEAT PROGRAM SOL F33657-00-R-0045 DUE 072000 POC Point of contact is Lt Col Thomas Fritz. The Contracting Officer is Ms. Teresa Cochran,Lt Col Thomas Fritz's phone number is (937) 255-6145 extension 3611. Ms. Teresa Cochran's phone number is (937) 255-6145 extension 3599. Fax Number is (937) 656-7274. WEB: JESP-Joint Ejection Seat Program, http://www.pixs.wpafb.af.mil/pixslibr/JESP/JESP.asp. E-MAIL: Thomas.Fritz@wpafb.af.mil, Teresa.Cochran @wpafb.af.mil, Thomas.Fritz@wpafb.af.mil, Teresa.Cochran @wpafb.af.mil. Background "Based on the viability determination made by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force (Acquisition) the Subsystems System Program Office intends to award on a limited source basis contracts for risk reduction effort associated with the Joint Ejection Seat Program. Contracts will be issued to BF Goodrich Aerospace/ Universal Propulsion Company, Inc. Phoenix, Arizona, and Martin-Baker Aircraft Co, Ltd. Middlesex, England. The risk reduction effort will at minimum include: Submission of cost, schedule, and risks for generic qualification to the system requirements document by FY05; Priority listing of all trade studies/risk reduction activities required to bring each candidate seat to the common qualification standard; Submission of a final report to include activities conducted, data gathered, analysis methodology and results obtained; Submission of a proposal for phase II trade studies/risk reduction activities based on phase I activity results, which includes refinement of cost/schedule/risks to meet SRD by FY 05 and the costs for associate contractor agreements for integration data, broken down by aircraft. Should additional fiscal year 2000 funding become available, options for additional proposed phase I trade studies/risk reduction activities may be exercised for a maximum of 3 months after initial contract award date. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns relative to this effort. The Ombudsman does not diminish the authority of the Program Director or of the Contracting Officer, but communicates the concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations of their sources to the appropriate Government personnel. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the identity of his/her source of the concern. Serious concerns may be addressed to ASC's Ombudsman, Mr. Stephen J. Plaisted, ASC/SY, BLDG 572, 1790 10th street, Room 102.01, Wright Patterson AFB OH 45433-7017 Potential offerors are invited to contact Mr. Plaisted, with serious concerns only, at (937) 255-9095, or e-mail at: stephen.plaisted@ascsy.wpafb.af.mil, routine communication concerning this acquisition should be directed to ASC/SMYB (K) ATTN: Teresa Cochran 2145 Monahan Way (Bldg. 28, Room 131), Wright Patterson AFB. OH 45433-7017, or by phone at (937) 255-5107, EXT: 3569. See Notes 22 and 26.***** " Posted 05/31/00 (D-SN460086). (0152)

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