Technical and Acquisition Management Support (TAMS 4) RFI for Risk Assessment and Risk Assessment Meeting

The Support Services Management Office (AAC/ENRS), Air Armament Center (AAC), Eglin AFB Florida is interested in receiving information relating to a potential Advisory and Assistance Services (A&AS) program to provide a variety of non-engineering technical and acquisition management disciplines for the Air Armament Center (AAC) at Eglin AFB, AAC-associated organizations at other locations, and other organizations located at Eglin AFB. The program will be the follow-on to the current Technical and Acquisition Management Support (TAMS) 3 program. The AAC develops, tests, acquires and sustains integrated air armament and provides expeditionary combat support needed to defend the United States and its interests. Functional areas are anticipated to include: program management; test and evaluation management; environmental management; budget analysis; cost analysis; program analysis; logistics management; information technology; acquisition security; and administrative support. The TAMS 3 Statement of Work (SOW) and other documentation have previously been posted on FedBizOpps. As part of the acquisition strategy development process, market research is conducted and documented in the form of a Market Research Report. To ensure accuracy in the TAMS 4 Market Research Report, Industry is invited to comment on the draft Report published with this notice. THE GOVERNMENT DOES NOT INTEND TO AWARD A CONTRACT ON THE BASIS OF THIS RFI OR TO OTHERWISE PAY FOR THE INFORMATION SOLICITED. This RFI is for planning purposes only and shall not be construed as a RFP or as an obligation on the part of the Government to acquire any products or services. Responses to this notice are not offers and cannot be accepted by the Government to form a binding contract. Responses will be treated as information only. No entitlement to payment of direct or indirect costs or charges by the Government will arise as a result of contractor submission of responses to this RFI or the Government's use of such information. The Government reserves the right to reject, in whole or part, any contractor's input resulting from this RFI. This RFI does not constitute a solicitation for proposals or the authority to enter into negotiations to award a contract. No funds have been authorized, appropriated or received for this contemplated effort. The information you provide may be utilized by the Air Force in developing its acquisition strategy. Industry is encouraged to respond with information not constrained by proprietary data rights. However, if proprietary data is included in your reply, please mark it appropriately. Sources responding to this RFI are requested to submit comments concerning the draft Market Research Report by 7 January 2009 to Ms Elaine Fryback, AAC/ENRS, 102 West D Avenue, Suite 160, Bldg 11, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6808, Phone (850)882-3301, email elaine.fryback@eglin.af.mil and a copy to Ms Mary Steinmetz, Contract Specialist, AAC/ENRS (PKES), 102 West D Avenue, Suite 160, Bldg 11, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6808, Phone (850)882-2925, email mary.steinmetz@eglin.af.mil. Additional technical information may be obtained from Mr. Bruce Melusen, AAC/ENRS, 102 West D Avenue, Suite 160, Bldg 11, Eglin AFB, FL 32542-6808, Phone (850)883-3539, bruce.melusen2@eglin.af.mil. The Contracting Officer, Dana Sillars, may be contacted at dana.sillars@eglin.af.mil or (850)882-2897. Based upon market research, the Government is not using the policies contained in Part 12, Acquisition of Commercial Items, in its solicitation for the described supplies or services.