10 -- SMALL DIAMETER BOMB

Notice Date

January 31, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL -- Eglin Research Site, 101 West Eglin Blvd, Suite 337, Eglin AFB, FL, 32542-6810

ZIP Code

32542-6810

Solicitation Number

Reference-Number-AAC-AFRL-01-0001

Response Due

February 16, 2001

Point of Contact

MiMi Martin, Contract Specialist, Phone 850-882-4294x3409, Email mimi.martin@eglin.af.mil -- Karen Wagner, Contract Specialist, Phone 850-4294x3408, Email wagnerk@eglin.af.mil

E-Mail Address

MiMi Martin (mimi.martin@eglin.af.mil)

Description

The Air Armament Center, Armament Product Directorate (AAC/WM) and the Air Force Research Laboratory Flight Vehicles Integration Branch (AFRL/MNAV), located at Eglin AFB, FL are contemplating the release of a Request for Proposal (RFP) in late April 2001 for a Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) transition program (formerly known as Miniaturized Munitions Capability). The intent behind the combined program is to enable a faster transition into an acquisition program. The SDB weapon system will provide the warfighter with increased kills per sortie on current and future manned and unmanned aircraft. The vision of the evolution of the program is that this first transition phase, Phase 0, will serve as a bridge to the formal acquisition program, which is envisioned to be a two-phased program to meet the warfighter_s operational requirements. Phase 0 will first establish an evolutionary design and development approach for an SDB and carriage system effective against fixed/stationary targets and mobile/relocatable targets. It is also the intent during this phase to conduct a system level validation against a fixed and mobile/relocatable target. Upon approval to start a formal acquisition program, the objective of Phase 1 of the acquisition program would be to continue development and begin production of the fixed/stationary variant followed by the development and production of the mobile/relocatable variant during Phase 2. The intent is to award up to two contracts for Phase 0 system design of an SDB system to meet operational requirements against fixed/stationary and cued mobile/relocatable targets, with options for system fabrication, ground and flight tests, and ATR algorithm development. The anticipated award date of resultant contract(s) is August 2001. It is further anticipated that the period of performance of the resultant contract(s) will be 43 months. ATTENTION POTENTIAL OFFERORS! The Government intends to conduct an Industry Day and "one-on-ones" to answer questions concerning this procurement on 22 February 2001. Contractors wishing to attend Industry Day should contact Ms. MiMi Martin, (850) 882-4294, x3409 for directions and to confirm attendance. An Industry Day briefing will be held to discuss initial requirements, transition program (Phase 0) status and the tentative program approach. All interested companies are invited to attend and provide feedback on our strategy. Foreign firms wishing to attend should contact Ms. Martin, (850) 882-4294, x3409. Due to limited seating, contractors will be limited to four attendees per company. A question and answer interchange will follow the general session and a classified briefing will follow the question and answer session at Industry Day. The Security Classification Guide will be available for review at that time. Contractors wishing to attend the classified session must send security information to Ms. Martin at the following address: AFRL/MNK, 101 W. Eglin Blvd, Ste. 337, Eglin AFB, Florida, 32542-6810, or fax to 850-882-9599 no later than 16 February 2001. Parties interested in scheduling a one-on-one meeting should call Mr. Ken Lockwood, Deputy Program Manager at (850) 882-4651 x3320 no later than 16 February 2001. A Small Diameter Bomb (SDB) Technical Library has been established and contains technical information relevant to this effort. Data and other information, which may be available for review or which may be produced under a resulting contract, may contain Military Critical Technology List (MCTL) information whose export is restricted by the Export Control laws and regulations. Only those firms who are on the Certified Contractor Access List may receive such information. Requests for certification and registration can be obtained from the U.S. Canada Joint Certification Office, formerly the Defense Logistics Service Center (DLSC), Federal Center, 74 North Washington, Battle Creek, MI 49016-3412 (telephone number is 1-800-352-3572). You may contact Mr. Ken Lockwood, Deputy Program Manager at (850) 882-4651 x3320, 101 West Eglin Blvd., Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6810, for information concerning the technical library and STINFO certification. At this time, we anticipate that this acquisition will be unrestricted, however, no final determination regarding foreign participation has been made. This announcement is for information and planning purposes only. It does not constitute an RFP and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. 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 the AAC Ombudsman, Dr. Mario J. Caluda, AAC/CD, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida,

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010202/10SOL002.HTM (D-031 SN50C3H8)