Directorate of Contracting, Attn: ATZS-DKO-J, P.O. Box 748, Fort Huachuca, AZ 85613-0748

A -- NONPERSONAL SERVICES ENCOMPASSING SCIENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, LOGISTICS, ADMINISTRATIVE, ACQUISITION, AND HOUSEKEEPING SUPPORT OF THE JOINT INTEROPERABILITY TEST CENTER MISSION SOL DABT63-95-R-0003. POC Contract Specialist, Nancy Johnson, (520) 533-1549, Contracting Officer, N. Tinnell, (520) 533-1213. The purpose of this notice is to request information from small business with regards to this RFP which was previously announced in the 27 Feb 95 CBD notice. The revised tentative date for release of the RFP is May 31, 1995. At this time, the Government seeks to establish whether there are sufficient qualified small business firms who will propose as prime contractors and have the ability to perform the breadth of the requirement at a standard expected for this Best Value Solicitation. Evaluation of the requested information will determine whether a small business set aside may be found appropriate for one of the possible three awards. INTERESTED SMALL BUSINESS FIRMS CONSIDERING PROPOSING AS A PRIME CONTRACTOR for the effort are strongly encouraged to submit a description of their technical and financial capabilities as delineated in the following paragraphs. This announcement contains sufficient information to decide if you want to respond to this announcement. However, if you choose to respond, you will need the Sample Tasks and Personnel Qualifications which were too long to include in this announcement. If you are a Small Business already on the Bidder's Mailing List for the Draft RFP or the Final RFP, a complete package is being sent to you by mail. IF YOU ARE NOT ON THE BIDDER'S MAILING LIST, YOU MUST CONTACT MRS. N. TINNELL AT 520-533-1213, AND THE REST OF THE PACKAGE WILL BE FAXED TO YOU. THE REQUESTED INFORMATION IS DUE TO THE ADDRESS ABOVE (BUILDING 21112) IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING SCHEDULE:(A) Responses to the five sample tasks are due by 2:00 P.M. Mountain Standard Time (MST) 20 calendar days after publication of this CBD announcement. (B) The balance of the information is due to the address above by 2:00 P.M. MST 30 calendar days after publication of thisCBD announcement. NOTE: If a due date falls on a weekend/holiday, the due date will change to 2:00 p.m of the next official government work day. FINANCIAL CAPABILITIES: (A) Submit a financial plan which shows how your small business accommodates payroll for employees and other expenditures for the entire teaming partner(s) throughout the timeframe from which services are rendered until payments are received from the Government. (B) Identify your available line of credit. (C) Submit a copy of your current teaming agreements considered beneficial for this solicitation. TECHNICAL: (A) PAST EXPERIENCE. The Past Experience relates to the degree to which your small business and any teaming partner(s) have gained practical knowledge and skills as a result of direct participation with work similar to that required in the Sample Tasks. Your response must be broken out by the related experience of your company and the related experience of any proposed teaming partner(s). Experience during the past five years is of greatest importance. Government contracts over the past five years that are similar to this one should be referenced. For each referenced contract, include: (1) contract number, titles, dollar values, and performance period(s) (2) sponsoring organization, (3) current point of contact (name and phone numbers) for verification of performance, (4) estimated level of effort in staff years, (5) a summary of the SOW, and (6) a list of major deliverables which reflects a cross section of the work performed (B) DEMONSTRATE YOUR ABILITY TO MANAGE WORK AT MULITPLE GEOGRAPHICS SITES. (C) EXPLAIN YOUR ABILITY TO RAMP UP TO 220 MANYEARS OF EFFORT WITHIN A 60 DAY PERIOD. (D) EXPLAIN YOUR MANAGEMENT/OVERHEAD STRUCTURE FOR A 220 STAFF YEAR WORKFORCE. (E) SUBMIT RESUMES FOR YOUR CURRENT PROFESSIONAL EMPLOYEES/CANDIDATES WHO WOULD SUPPORT THIS EFFORT. SAMPLE TASKS (Available upon request). The small business will demonstrate a detailed understanding of the JITC's work by preparing a response for each of the Sample Tasks. These sample tasks represent a cross section of the work performed by JITC support contractors. In response to these sample tasks, the small business should include a detailed technical approach for accomplishing the task, address any management aspects associated with the tasks, and discuss any issues which might prevent accomplishing the tasks as specified. Also, some tasks require you to estimate the resources required to complete the task. This includes labor and any travel and Other Direct Costs (ODCs) which would occur, personnel hours, by labor cateogry, required for each deliverable. The Sample Tasks are: (A) SAMPLE TASK 1: TEST AND EVALUATION TO SUPPORT MIGRATION SYSTEMS, (B) SAMPLE TASK 2: OPERATIONAL TEST OF AN AIS, (C) SAMPLE TASK 3: GENERAL TEST APPROACH FOR TADIL J CERTIFICATION, (D) SAMPLE TASK 4: MAJOR SWITCH TEST APPROACH, (E) SAMPLE TASK 5: X.700 CONFORMANCE TEST METHODOLOGY - For your information, PERSONNEL QUALIFICATIONS expected for this solicitation will be provided upon request of the sample tasks. (101)

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