A -- Power and Thermal Technologies for Air and Space - Multimegawatt Electric Power System (MEPS) Program

The Air Force Research Laboratory Propulsion Directorate, Power Division (AFRL/PRP) is announcing its intent to conduct an Industry Day for the Power and Thermal Technologies For Air And Space--Multimegawatt Electric Power System (PTTAS-MEPS) Program on Thursday, 13 May 2004 at the Hope Hotel Conference Center in Fairborn Ohio, near Wright-Patterson AFB. Industry Day will consist of two sessions. The first session will be a program overview presentation to all conference attendees and will begin at 0800. The second session will consist of one-on-one discussions between the Government and interested parties/firms. These one-on-one sessions will be by appointment only. Appointments will begin immediately following conclusion of the Industry Day briefing and may overflow to the next day depending upon the number of responses received.The objective of the PTTAS-MEPS program is to develop and ground test a power system for airborne directed energy weapons. The power system includes the gas turbine drive, superconducting generator, and power conditioning system. The emphasis of the effort will be on the superconducting generator with an initial demonstration by the end of 2007 and a full power demonstration by the end of 2009 in an overall power system. The gas turbine shall be an existing gas turbine. The power conditioning system shall be traceable to a lightweight, efficient aircraft design, but for this effort is not required to meet these specifications. The Government anticipates one contract award with an estimated value of $22M for an approximate 5-year program The PTTAS-MEPS program will involve classified information as well as military critical technical data. The information presented during the Industry Day briefing will be unclassified. However, Military Critical Technical Data will be discussed therefore, only U.S. contractors who are registered and certified with the Defense Logistics Services Center (DLSC), Federal Center Battle Creek, Michigan 49017-3084 (+1 (555) 000-0000) that have a legitimate business purpose will be permitted to attend. Interested parties/firms are required to pre-register to attend the Industry Day briefing and pre-schedule the one-on-one sessions. Conference registration must be submitted on company letterhead and signed by a corporate official. Registration must include a list of personnel attending Industry Day, affirmation that all listed personnel are U.S. citizens, a copy of an approved DD Form 2345 Military Critical Technical Data Agreement and, if desired, your request to be scheduled for a one-on-one government/industry session. Be advised that conference attendees will be required to present a picture ID in order to be granted access to the briefing session. The appointments for the one-on-one Government/industry sessions will be scheduled in the order requests are received. Confirmation of scheduled meeting time and meeting location for one-on-one sessions will be provided by e-mail. Registration information and approved DD Form 2345 must be submitted no later than 23 April 2004 to the MEPS Program Manager, Gregory L. Rhoads, by e-mail at contact@example.gov or by FAX at +1 (555) 000-0000. For contractual issues, contact Mary M. Lykins, Contracting Officer, at +1 (555) 000-0000, or by e-mail at: contact@example.gov. For program issues, contact Gregory L. Rhoads, Program Manager, at +1 (555) 000-0000, or by e-mail at: contact@example.gov