C -- REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: Senior Test Manager/Engineer for Space Development and Test Wing (SD&TW), Kirtland AFB, NM

REQUEST FOR INFORMATION: The purpose of this RFI is to identify potential sources capable of meeting the requirements cited below. The Space Development and Test Wing (SD&TW), 3548 Aberdeen Avenue, SE, Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico, 87117-5778 is seeking information from both Universities and other profit or non-profit organizations eligible to participate in the Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) program as well as other US. Government agencies interested in intra-governmental personnel transfer agreements who can provide an individual to perform the following services:Senior Test Manager / Engineer: Perform duties as a deputy test director on trans-atmospheric test programs. Duties include test requirements definition, test planning and provisioning, scheduling, test management during execution, analysis, and report writing. Experience in either aircraft or space testing at the vehicle level required. Program management skills and technical degree required. Domestic travel required 1-2 weeks per month to support program activities that take place in other cities. DoD security clearance at the secret level is required although TS/SCI is desired. Relocation to Albuquerque, New Mexico, is required. SD&TW anticipates a requirement for these IPA services for a period of 1-4 years, consistent with IPA regulations and the requirements of SD&TW. The applicable NAICS code is 541330 and the small business size standard is $4.5 Million. CONTACT INFORMATION: Please submit your responses by 4:00 PM on 27 October 2006 to one of the following: SD&TW, Attn: 1Lt. Benjamin Berlin/Mr. Larry Melancon, 3548 Aberdeen Ave. SE, Kirtland AFB, NM 87117-5778; via email in Microsoft Office Format to Benjamin.Berlin@kirtland.af.mil or Larry.Melancon@kirtland.af.mil; or facsimile to (505) 853-6649. At a minimum, your response should include the following: Company Name; Address; Point of Contact; Telephone Number; and E-Mail Address. Refer all questions regarding this RFI to the following points of contact (POC): 1Lt. Benjamin Berlin at (505) 853-3579 or Mr. Larry Melancon at (505) 846-6878. Questions may also be submitted via email at the above email addresses. DISCLAIMER: This RFI is issued solely for information and planning purposes only and does not constitute a solicitation. All information received in response to this RFI that is marked Proprietary will be handled accordingly. Responses to the RFI will not be returned. In accordance with FAR 15.202(e), responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responders are solely responsible for all expenses associated with responding to this RFI. The government will not reimburse the contractor for any cost associated with preparing or submitting a response to this notice. OMBUDSMAN: 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. Interested parties are invited to call Col. Robert M. Catlin at (310) 653-2138.