Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, WR-ALC, WR-ALC/PK Acquisition Opportunities, 235 Byron Street, Robins AFB, GA, 31098-1611

U -- FAMILIARIZATION TRAINING FOR C-141 AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROL SYSTEM TEST EQUIPMENT SOL F09603-00-33048 POC Gordon Abney, Contracting Officer, Phone (912)926-9651, Fax (912)926-9656, Email Gordon.Abney@robins.af.mil WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=M&ProjID=F09603-00-330 48&LocID=1202. E-MAIL: Gordon Abney, Gordon.Abney@robins.af.mil. Point of Contact: Gordon Abney; telephone: 912-926-9651; fax 912-926-9656 Solicitation Number: F09603-00-R-33048 Familiarization training for depot level repair technicians for the C-141 Automatic Flight Control System. Training to be conducted on-site at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center and Oklahoma City Air Logistics Center. Training to include maintenance/repair of the Universal Avionics Test Set test equipment as well as repair of the line replaceable units and shop replaceable units for the C-141 Automatic Flight Control System. CDB numbered notes 22. The proposed contract action is for supplies or services for which the Government intends to solicit and negotiate with only one source under the authority of FAR 6.302. Interested persons may identify their interest and capability to respond to the requirement or submit proposals. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. However, all proposals received within forty-five days (thirty days if award is issued under an existing basic ordering agreement) after date of publication of this synopsis will be considered by the Government. A determination by the Government not to compete with this proposed contract based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. 26. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services. However, interested persons may identify to the contracting officer their interest and capability to satisfy the Government's requirement with a commercial item within 15 days of this notice. Note: "B" OMBUDSMAN All potential offerors should contact the buyer/PCO identified above for additional information and/or to communicate concerns, if any, concerning this acquisition. If your concerns are not satisfied by the contacting officer, an Ombudsman has been appointed to hear serious concerns that are not resolved through established channels. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate serious contractor concerns, issues, disagreements, and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will 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. When appropriate, potential offerors may contact Ombudsman James Grant, Chief, Contract Policy Division, at 912-926-2604. Please be prepared to identify previous contacts made by you in an attempt to resolve your concerns. Posted 06/22/00 (D-SN467534). (0174)

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