15 -- MINIATURE ROBOTIC AIRCRAFT

Notice Date

March 16, 2001

Contracting Office

Department of the Air Force, Air Force Materiel Command, AFRL -- Rome Research Site, AFRL/Information Directorate, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome, NY, 13441-4514

ZIP Code

13441-4514

Solicitation Number

F30602-01-Q-0385

Response Due

April 9, 2001

Point of Contact

Dominick Spinelli, Contract Specialist, Phone (315) 330-2001, Fax (315) 330-2555, Email spinelli@rl.af.mil

E-Mail Address

Dominick Spinelli (spinelli@rl.af.mil)

Description

Dominick Spinelli, Contract Specialist. Written requests or concerns only to: spinelli@rl.af.mil or FACSIMILE 315/330-2555 or Voice 315/330-2001. THIS IS 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The NAICS code is 33999 for this acquisition with a small business size standard of 500 employees. THIS IS A COMBINED SYNOPSIS/SOLICITATION FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS PREPARED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FORMAT IN FAR SUBPART 12.6, AS SUPPLEMENTED WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION INCLUDED IN THIS NOTICE. THIS ANNOUNCEMENT CONSTITUTES THE ONLY SOLICITATION; QUOTES ARE BEING REQUESTED AND A WRITTEN SOLICITATION WILL NOT BE ISSUED. Synopsis/Solicitation F30602-01-Q-0385 is being issued as a REQUEST FOR QUOTATION (RFQ) incorporating provisions and clauses in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular 97-23 and DFARS change notice 20001213. Additional information may be obtained at the Federal Business Opportunities internet site URL http://www.eps.gov. Select "Vendors". At Agency, USAF, click on "Offices". At Office, Air Force Materiel Command, click on "Locations". At Location, AFRL, Rome Research Site, Rome, NY, click on "Posted Dates". Item 0001 Miniature Robotic Aircraft, Mfr. By MLB Company 137 Lundy Lane, Palo Alto, CA 94306 OR EQUAL. Uses, Short range surveillance and remote sensing, Powerplant, 0.30 Cubic-inch 2-stroke engine, Fuel, Methanol and oil mixture, Wingspan, 1.5 meter, Gross weight, 8.5 lbs, Payload, 1.0 lbs, Speed, 18 to 45 mph, Duration, 1 hours, Height, 2500 feet, Range, 8 mile radius (telemetry limited), Sensor, Color CCD video camera with 45 deg FOV, Data Link, 72 Mhz uplink 2.4 GHz downlink for video and 1200 baud flight data 800 mw video transmit power, Launch, Hand held, Recovery, Automatic return-to-base with parachute recovery, Guidance, GPS waypoint navigation. Aircraft can operate autonomously once hand-launched, navigating a specified flight path using GPS guidance. Altitude and airspeed are specified for each course leg. Ground Station, Video receiving and recording station for color camera. PC laptop with moving-map and flight data displays is used to monitor the flight and store data. Uplink, Radio control 8 channel PCM uplink on 72 MHZ for in-flight commands. Must include all support equipment for engine starting, power supplies, antennas, and transportation cases. Must also include a warranty and FOB destination. Quantity 1 each. A single vendor must furnish all items. Partial award will not be considered. Other vendors must indicate their interest within 15 days of this advertisement. Anticipated date of order placement is 09 April 2001. Only Small Business will be considered but only if responding with clear and convincing documentation that the proposed items meet or exceed the characteristics of the brand name described at a cost sufficiently more advantageous than the schedule contract names. All equipment shall be of the manufacturer's latest revision. Offerors must include a completed copy of FAR 52.212-3 and DFAR 252.212-7000, Offeror Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with your offer. See the FedBizOpps. 52.212-4 Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items is applicable. The clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items, applies to this acquisition. Additional FAR clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 52.222-21, 52.222-26, 52.222-35, 52.222-36, 52.222-37, 52.232-33. DFARS 252.212-7001, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders Applicable to Defense Acquisitions of Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. Additional DFARS clauses cited in the clause applicable to this acquisition are: 252.225-7001 and 252.225-7021. The following additional clauses apply: FAR 52.247-34 and DFARS 252.204-7004. See http://farsite.hill.af.mil for text of provisions and clauses. To be eligible to receive a contract award from a Department of Defense (DOD) activity after 1 June 1998 Contractors must be registered in the DOD Central Contractor Registration (CCR) Data Base. To register access the CCR home page at http://www.ccr2000.com/. Direct any questions regarding this DOD requirement to 1-888-227-2423. All other questions regarding this combined synopsis/solicitation must be directed, IN WRITING, to the buyer Dominick Spinelli no later than one week before the quotation due date. Quotes are due at 3:00 PM on Monday 9 April 2001. SUBMIT COMPLETE PACKAGE, BY MAIL or FAX TO: AFRL/IFKO Operational Contracting Office, Attn: Dominick Spinelli, F30602-01-Q-0385, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514. FAX 315-330-2555. All responsible small business sources may submit a quote which shall be considered by this agency. It is the quoter's responsibility to monitor the Federal Busienss Opportunities internet site for the release of amendments (if any). Potential quoters will be responsible for downloading their own copy of this combined synopsis/solicitation and amendments (if any) from the FedBizOpps, as well as, the blank SF1449, and Representations and Certifications. Quoters are encouraged to submit their quotes utilizing the SF1449, Solicitation/Contract/Order For Commercial Items. An Ombudsman has been appointed. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear significant concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. Routine questions, such as clarifications of the specifications or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be "significant concerns" and should be communicated directly to the Contracting Officer, Virginia E. Brady, email bradyv@rl.af.mil. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the contracting officer or program manager, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate Government personnel. The Ombudsman for this acquisition is Lt. Col. Reid S. Lerum Chief, Contracting Division, at 315-330-7746. 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. The Ombudsman should only be contacted with issues or problems that have been previously brought to the attention of the Contract Specialist/Contracting Officer and could not be satisfactorily resolved at that level. See Numbered Note 1.

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Record

Loren Data Corp. 20010320/15SOL002.HTM (D-075 SN50G4P2)