Rome Laboratory/PK, 26 Electronic Parkway, Rome NY 13441-4514

A -- DATABASES FOR THE 21ST CENTURY SOL F30602-96-R-0243 POC Ms. Terry Schooley, Contract Specialist, AC315-330-7629; Mr. Paul Senecal, Program Manager, AC315-330-7105. Program duration - 60 Months. There are two (2) objectives to this program. The first is to provide development, demonstration, and deployment of various database and applications software components supporting requirements for the production, maintenance and dissemination of information supporting USAF Command and Control Warfare (C2W) operations. Specific requirements will be to support the undeveloped components of the information architecture required by the Air Force Information Warfare Center (AFICW), AFIWC/DB, to properly accomplish its mission. The second is to provide database and related applications support for the development, implementation, demonstration, and maintenance of Service, Intelligence and Command and Control (C2) Communities, or National Migration Systems. This objective will be achieved by performing software, hardware, database, and related applications development, implementation, demonstration, life cycle support, and technology insertion activities for user systems. This is NOT an effort to develop new database management systems. Teaming or major subcontracting is expected. A read library containing technical information relating to this acquisition is available for review by potential offerors at Rome Laboratory/IRDD, 32 Hangar Rd, Rome, NY 13441-4114. Appointments for access may be made by contacting Ms. Kathy Jaynes, 315-330-7105 at least 48 hours in advance. Part of the read library is classified at the Secret Level. Therefore, verification of Secret clearance must be submitted to Ms. Kathy Jaynes at Rome Laboratory/IRDD, 32 Hangar Road, Griffiss AFB, NY 13441-4114, or faxed to her attention at 315-330-3913, at least 48 hours prior to access to the library. Top Secret/SCI clearances will be required for performance upon contract award. 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 Statement of Work or the terms and conditions, are not considered to be ''significant concerns'' and should be communicated directly to the Contract Specialist, 315-330-7629. 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 Vincent Palmiero, Chief, Policy and Management 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. There will be NO Draft RFP release or Pre-soliciation Conference for this effort. ANTICIPATED RFP RELEASE IS 22 AUG 96. No telephone requests for the solicitation will be honored. All requests must be addressed to the attention of the Contract Specialist, Ms. Terry Schooley, reference the code I-6-4310-L, and contain the respondent's Commercial and Government Entity (CAGE) code and the email address for the respondents point of contact, if one is available. Requests may be faxed to the attention of Ms. Schooley at 315-330-7790. All responsible sources may submit a proposal in response to the RFP which shall be considered. (0212)

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