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A -- DEVELOP ADVANCED CRYOGENIC EMITTER SOL MNK-PRDA-00-0002 DUE 071000 POC Mimi Martin, Contract Specialist, Phone 850-882-4292x3409, Email martinmd@eglin.af.mil -- Brenda Soler, Contracting Officer, Phone (850)882-3399, Fax (850)882-9599, Email solerb@eglin.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&ProjID=MNK-PRDA-00-0 002&LocID=1362. E-MAIL: Mimi Martin, martinmd@eglin.af.mil. SUBJECT: A -- DEVELOP ADVANCED CRYOGENIC EMITTER SOL MNK-PRDA-00-0002 DUE 10 July 2000 POC MiMi Martin, 850-882-882-4294, ext. 3409 DESC: This is an amendment to the original Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA), MNK-PRDA-00-0002, which was posted in CBDNet on 25 May 2000. The following information is provided in response to questions from prospective offerors subsequent to the Pre-Proposal Conference held on 2 June 2000: 1. Question: To what substrate operating temperature should the ACE design be optimized? Response: 80 K 2. Question: What is the maximum apparent temperature that the emitters should be capable of projecting (as measured on the outside of the PEM window)? Response: MWIR (3-5) LWIR (8-12) 600 K 550 K 3. Question: What are the physical design constraints on the PEM? Response: The PEM should be designed to fit within a 5_ (length) x 4_ (width) x 2.75_ (depth) volume. 4. Question: Does the window need to be removable for operation in the 10V chamber? Response: No 5. Question: Does the PEM require a baffle? Response: No 6. Question: Does the PEM require an independent vacuum capability outside of the 10V chamber or KVACC? Response: Yes 7. Question: Is a 51 micrometer pixel pitch a requirement, a strongly desired feature, a desired feature, or a suggested pitch? Response: Suggested pitch 8. Question: Can some number of dead pixel clusters be accepted in array Regions 2 and 3? Response: Yes, but not desired. 9. Question: Can the Government provide information on the typical anticipated engagement scenarios to enable the contractor to calculate the maximum heat which must be dissipated from the PEM? Response: 300 K Reentry Vehicle This amendment also removes the following statement which was contained in the original announcement: (2) General: The Air Force reserves the right to consider a small business set-aside based upon the responses submitted. This procurement will not be a small business set-aside. Proposals in response to this announcement must be received no later than1:00 PM central standard time 10 July 2000 addressed to AFRL/MNK, Suite 337, 101 W. Eglin Blvd., Eglin AFB FL 32542-6810, Attn: MiMi Martin. Proposals submitted after the cut-off date specified herein shall be treated in accordance with FAR 52-215-1(c)(3), _Instructions to Offerors -- Competitive Acquisition_. Responses must reference the above number (MNK-PRDA-00-0002). Proposals submitted must be in accordance with this announcement. Since this is a PRDA, there will be no formal request for proposal or other solicitation regarding this announcement. POINTS OF CONTACT: (1) Ombudsman: 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 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 the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals or in the source selection process. Matters of a routine or administrative nature concerning this acquisition should not be addressed to the Ombudsman but rather to the Contracting Officer, Contract Specialist, or the Program Manager identified above. For any other concerns, interested parties may call AFRL/MN_s Ombudsman, Lt Col Mary T. Quinn, at (850) 882-2872. (2) Contracting and Cost: Ms. Brenda Soler, Contracting Officer, (850)882-4294, ext 3399, or Ms. MiMi Martin, Contract Negotiator, (850) 882-4294, ext 3409, at AFRL/MNK, 101 W. Eglin Blvd., Suite 337, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6810, or e-mail to brenda.soler@eglin.af.mil or mimi.martin@eglin.af.mil respectively. The fax number is (850)882-9599. (3) Programmatic and Technical Issues: Mr. Robert Stockbridge, (850) 882-4446, ext 2260, at AFRL/MNGG, 101 W. Eglin Blvd., Suite 234, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6810, or e-mail to robert.stockbridge@eglin.af.mil. The fax number is (850)882-4128. See numbered Note 26. Posted 06/13/00 (D-SN464218). (0165)

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