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A -- WARHEAD PAYLOAD DEVELOPMENT SOL MNK-96-051 POC Primary Contact Point, Mr. John Hawk, Contract Specialist, WL/MNK, 904/882-4294, ext 3414, or Contracting Officer, Ms. Lorna Tedder, WL/MNK, 904/882-4296, ext 3399, FAX number 904/882-9599. The Wright Laboratory, Armament Directorate, Eglin AFB, FL invites all interested sources to a presolicitation conference on the Warhead Payload Development Program. This program is considered to be the follow-on research effort for the Munitions Division portion of the current SDI-SETA, Contract F08630-91-C-0001, with SAIC. The purpose of this conference is to inform industry about the requirements of this program, solicit ideas which may improve the solicitation, refine program requirements, and enhance the success of the acquisition. The Warhead Payload Development Program's main thrust centers around electronic and electromagnetic deliverable payloads and is comprised of four payload areas and one range experimentation area. The areas of interest for research purposes are a) Advanced Warhead Development - explosively-driven electrical generators, b) Short-Lived Chemical Effects - Non-Thermal Plasma Discharge, c) Agent Defeat - electrical neutralization of chemical and biological agents, d) High Speed Electronic Componentry - high speed electronic actuation and control of warhead process, and e) Munitions Range Test - experiment design, data collection, modeling, and test payload design. It is anticipated that foreign firms will be excluded from participation in this effort. Access and storage of classified material may be required up to and including ''SECRET/NOFORN.'' The contemplated solicitation may be in the form of a Program Research and Development Announcement (PRDA) and could possibly allow for consideration and award of proposals in any or all five of the payload R&D areas mentioned above. For planning purposes, the pre-solicitation conference will be held on 10 Oct. 1996 at 0900 CT, Site A-15, Building 12517, main conference room, Eglin AFB, FL. The conference will be unclassified and consist of a general government presentation in the morning followed by a site visit with private meetings with potential offerors during the afternoon of the 10th and possibly the morning of 11th, if necessary. Time slots of 1 hour each will be available for scheduling at the conference. Potential sources who would like to discuss the classified aspects of these programs should fax a visit request to: (904) 882-4627, WL/MNPR (Security) Attn: Ms. Elizabeth Breaux. Program information distribution will be limited to DOD and DOD contractors only. Potential sources should at a minimum, possess and have demonstrated experience in a) Advanced Munition Development - circuit models and simulation, pulsed electrical power, and the switching and control of very high electrical power, b) Short-Lived Chemical Effects - chemical reaction paths, gas remediation, and non-thermal plasma discharge, c) Agent Defeat - thermal, explosive, shock, chemical, and radiation defeat mechanisms, warhead integration, and non-fission/fusion radiation, d) High Speed Electronic Componentry - detonation physics, ballistics, and high speed electronics, and e) Munitions Range Tests - analytical and numerical modeling, instrumentation and data collection, design and implementation of terminal ballistic experiments. You are encouraged to submit, in writing, any questions or comments you wish to have addressed at the pre-solicitation conference by no later than 4 Oct. 1996 to: (1) Acquisition related and routine communication: Mr. John Hawk, Contract Specialist, (904) 882-4294, ext. 3414 (FAX (904) 882-9599), at WL/MNK, 101 W Eglin Blvd., Ste 337, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6810, or, (2) Technical Issues: Mr. Steve Federle, (904) 882-0395/0353, or (904) 882-2141 ext. 2502 (FAX (904) 882-9790) at WL/MNMW, 101 W Eglin Blvd., Ste 239, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6810. Sources not able to attend the conference are encouraged to notify the government of their interest in this program. This synopsis is for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute an IFB or RFP and is not to be construed as a commitment by the Government. Firms responding to this synopsis should state whether they are a small or small disadvantaged business concern as defined by Far 52.219-1 and 52.219-2 for SIC Code 8731, 500 people. (0270)

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