Organizational Conflict of Interest Notice for Electric Laser on a Large Aircraft (ELLA)

Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) 9.502 and 9.504 require the identification and evaluation of potential OCI issues in order to avoid, neutralize, or mitigate significant potential conflicts prior to award. The Acquisition Strategy Team (AST) has determined that since the program is extremely complex and involves multiple entities, it is in the best interest of the Government to provide the earliest possible notification to potential offerors of the applicability of OCI provisions and clauses under future Electric Laser on a Large Aircraft (ELLA) solicitation(s) and contract(s). The ELLA Program is extremely complex and intermingled with several different Government agencies and private industry. The Government's intent is to incorporate the appropriate Organizational Conflict of Interest (OCI) provisions and clauses (listed below) in the forthcoming/future solicitations and resultant contract awards in support of the ELLA Program. Provision AFMCFARS 5352.209-9003 entitled Potential Organizational Conflict of Interest (AFMC)(JUL 1997) will likely be in solicitations; and all contracts that are awarded for the ELLA Program will potentially contain clause AFMCFARS 5352.209-9002 (AFMC)(AUG 2002) Organizational Conflict of Interest, with one or more alternatives. Detailed risk mitigation plans will be required in the forthcoming solicitation as part of an offeror's proposal package.