Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL -- Wright Research Site, Det 1 AFRL/PK, Bldg 167, Area B, 2310 8th Street, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH, 45433-7801

A -- TECHNICAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT SOL F33615-00-R-5801 DUE 081800 POC Margaret Bradshaw, Contract Negotiator, Phone (937) 255-5761, Fax (937) 255-5302, Email Margaret.Bradshaw@wpafb.af.mil -- Philip Nelson, Contracting Officer, Phone (937) 656-9092, Fax (937) 255-5302, Email WEB: Visit this URL for the latest information about this, http://www.eps.gov/cgi-bin/WebObjects/EPS?ACode=P&ProjID=F33615-00-R-5 801&LocID=904. E-MAIL: Margaret Bradshaw, Margaret.Bradshaw@wpafb.af.mil. DET 1 AFRL/PK, R&D Contracting, AFRL/MLKM intends to issue Request for Proposal (RFP) No. F33615-00-R-5801 to solicit proposals from Small Businesses in support of the Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate (AFRL/ML), Integration and Operations Division. The solicitation is for Technical Operations Support (TOPS) and will define the program requirements for short duration R&D external analyses, technical assessments, specialized testing, and strategic studies in core areas of material research, and to support technology transfer and transition activities to provide recognition and advancements in the use of ML developed technologies by DoD and commercial industry. The TOPS program will require the capability of conducting basic and applied research, as well as advanced development efforts in the following core technology areas: polymers, organic matrix composites, tribology and coatings, metals, ceramics, nondestructive evaluation, materials & processes for sensors, laser hardened materials, manufacturing technology/research, systems support research, and air base technology/rapid deployment operations. Moreover, the TOPS program will require the capability to perform a limited amount of mechanical and chemical testing on a small scale that will be required on material samples for verifying, ascertaining and predicting metallurgical, mechanical, and chemical material properties. Finally, the TOPS program will require the capability of conducting research-related advisory and assistance services (A&AS) in support of R&D including: strategic studies & analyses of current and future technology issues, lectures/workshops and/or seminars to maintain awareness and identification of opportunities and/or direction/strategy, and assessments of special research considerations such as environmental consequences, supportability issues, and dual use technology. Two or more awards are planned using Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contracts, with60-month ordering periods. Each delivery order placed during the 60-month ordering period will be awarded as a separate and unique unit of work. Adequate Price Competition is anticipated. This is a follow-on acquisition to replace capabilities previously provided under contracts F33615-94-C-5800 and F33615-94-C-5803 for similar work. The nature of the work requires frequent visits to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base to manage ongoing projects and facilitate close coordination between contractor personnel and AFRL/ML. The RFP is anticipated to be posted on or about 14 July 2000 to the Wright Research Site Contract Homepage at http://www.wrs.afr.af.mil/contract/. In order for the Air Force to develop a source list, and to let your company know of any posted RFP revisions, interested firms are asked to send, in writing, their names, mailing and electronic mail addresses, telephone numbers, and business size to the following address: DET 1 AFRL/PK, Research & Development (R&D) Contracting, ATTN: AFRL/MLKM, 2310 Eighth Street, Building 167, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, 45433-7801, or the information can be sent by electronic-mail (e-mail) to either of the following: Contract Negotiator, Margaret Bradshaw, e-mail address "Margaret.Bradshaw@wpafb.af.mil" /Contracting Officer, Philip R. Nelson, e-mail address "Philip.Nelson@wpafb.af.mil". All responsible Small Business sources may, in response to the published RFP, submit a proposal for consideration by the Air Force. An Ombudsman has been established for this acquisition. The only purpose of the Ombudsman is to receive and communicate serious concerns from the potential offerors when an offeror prefers not to use established channels to communicate his concern during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Potential offerors should use established channels to request information, pose questions, and voice concerns before resorting to use of the Ombudsman for this acquisition, Lt. Col. Lopez, DET 1 AFRL/PK, (937) 255-2358, e-mail address Posted 06/27/00 (D-SN468780). (0179)

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