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58 -- OBSERVING SYSTEM 21ST CENTURY (OS-21) FIXED BASE SYSTEM SOL F19628-00-R-0032 DUE 062800 POC Capt Chris S. Gerfen (781)271-2678; Contracting Officer, David M. Conrad (781)271-8089 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, chris.gerfen@hanscom.af.mil. This announcement serves as notice that the Weather System Program Management Office, Combat Air Force Command and Control System Program Office, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Massachusetts, anticipates release of Request for Proposal F19628-00-R-0032 for the OS-21 fixed-base sensor system. The system will provide weather observations for installations throughout the world. The draft RFP will be posted on the HERRB as sections become available. This request will be issued using commercial practices in accordance with Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items. This is a 100% Small Business Set-Aside. Be advised that all interested parties should be registered in the Central Contracting Database (CCR) in order to receive an award. Firms interested in receiving or having questions on the RFP shall send requests by 28 Jun 00 to Capt. Chris Gerfen at Chris.Gerfen@hanscom.af.mil. An Acquisition Ombudsman, Colonel Joseph Magnone, Director, Commander's Staff, has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during proposal development. You should only contact the Ombudsman with issues or problems you cannot satisfactorily resolve with the program manager and/or contracting officer. The Ombudsman role is to hear concerns, issues, and recommendations and communicate these to the appropriate government personnel. The Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality if desired. The Ombudsman does not evaluate proposals or participate in source selection. You can contact the Ombudsman at (781) 377-5106. See numbered Note 1. Posted 06/07/00 (A-SN462453). (0159)

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