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R -- DEVELOPMENT, MAINTENANCE AND LIFE CYCLE SUPPORT FOR SPAWAR C4I (P70) SYSTEMS/PROGRAMS SOL N00039-95-R-0037(Q) POC David Marr, 02-31A, 703-602-0725 or Ken Zilli, PD72P4, 703-602-7137. Synopsis No. 17. The primary purpose of this procurement is to obtain continued software development, engineering and maintenance services and program management support for the programs and systems within SPAWAR's Command, Control, Communications, Computers and Intelligence (C4I) Systems Directorate (PD70). This includes all Command Systems (CS), Communications Support Systems (CSS) and Joint Maritime Command Information Systems (JMCIS) programs. Additionally, this acquisition will provide for the procurement of prime mission hardware and software products and related miscellaneous hardware for the various PD70 programs/systems. Firm requirements are 180 staff years for support services and $2M of hardware/software for a one-year period. Option requirements for each of four subsequent one-year periods are 198 staff years of support services and $2M of hardware/software. One ''staff year'' equals 2,080 labor hours. The Government intends to award a Cost Plus Fixed Fee contract for these requirements. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 7373. This RFP will be transmitted through the SPAWAR Bulletin Board System (BBS). The RFP will only be available by calling the SPAWAR BBS, (703)602-9494, and downloading the RFP. The Bulletin Board operates at 14,400 BAUD with a setting of 8:N:1. The RFP will be in WordPerfect 5.2 or MS Word 2.0 format. The file will be compressed by a shareware program, PKZIP 2.04G. The RFP file name is 95R0037.ZIP. To download this RFP, the prospective offeror will need at a minimum, PC or MAC with modem emulation software that supports VT100 or ANSI standing, a modem that operates between 300 bps - 14.4K bps and a minimum of 1.5 MEG free disk space. The RFP closing date will be O/A 30 days after the release of the RFP. Prospective offerors are required to supply the name and address of their company, the Point of Contact's name and phone number on the on-line questionnaire in order to be placed on the RFP's Bidders List. All others are also requested to optionally provide answers to a questionnaire on electronic contracting. Telephone inquiries for the RFP will not be honored. Offerors who would like a copy of the RFP must access the bulletin board. The bulletin board will be available 24 hours a day, seven days a week. However, as the demand may be heavy, it may be necessary to call repeatedly or on off hours. If any assistance is needed regarding use of the BBS, please contact Mark Gurganus at (703)602-1842. Offerors who would like a copy of the RFP and do not have access to a modem may bring a high density, 3 1/2'' disk to the Contractor Liaison Branch, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 2451 Crystal Drive, Arlington, VA 22245-5200, Room 201, between the hours of 7:30am-4:00pm Mon-Fri. All offerors may submit a proposal which will be considered. Interested parties should upload their questions to the Active RFP File Library, and the file name must contain 95R37 plus three other characters of their choice, example 95R37SYS.DOC. (0040)

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