Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 2451 Crystal Drive, Arlington VA 22245-5200

L -- SEA ENGINEERING SERVICES AND SHIP OPERATION UNDERSEA CABLE SHIP POC D. Dennis 0222, (703)602-0980. Synopsis No. 34 The Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command (SPAWAR) is seeking sources to operate and maintain a Navy owned cable ship and to install, repair and design undersea cable systems and hardware for undersea surveillance systems. The prospective contractor will provide ship's crew, messing, repair and refit, fueling, insurance, shore support, communications, mission planning, special equipment operation, and system engineering and technical support for at-sea operations. The ship docks NSC Cheatham Annex, Williamsburg, VA, it will operate worldwide. You are advised that on 3 May 1995 a draft Performance Work Statement will be available for review and comment on the SPAWAR bulletin Board System (BBS). The DRAFT Information will only be available by calling the SPAWAR BBS, (703)602-9494, and downloading. The Bulletin Board operates at 14,400 BAUD with a setting of 8:N:1. The DRAFT Information will be in WordPerfect 6.0 or MS Word 5.1 format. The file will be compressed by a shareware program, PKZIP 2.04G. Until an RFP Number is assigned information will appear as ZEUS - Sea Ops. To download the DRAFT Information, 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 DRAFT Information will be available O/A 3 May 1995. All interested parties must indicate whether they are Large Business, Small Business (SB), Small Disadvantaged Business (SDB), or 8(a) Set-aside. All interested parties are also requested to optionally provide answers to a questionnaire on electronic contracting. Telephone inquiries for the DRAFT Information will not be honored. Interested parties who would like a copy of the DRAFT Information 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 during off hours. If any assistance is needed regarding use of the BBS, please contact Mark Gurganus at (703)602-1842. If you do not have access to a modem, you may bring a high density, 3 1/2'' disk to the Contractor Liaison Branch, Space and Naval Warfare Systems Command, 2451 Crystal Drive CPK5, Arlington VA 22245-5200, ROOM 201 between the hours of 7:30 am and 4:00 pm. Interested parties should upload their comments/questions to the DRAFT RFP File Library, and the file name must contain ZEUS plus three other characters of their choice, example ZEUSSYS.DOC. The subsequent procurement will be separately synopsized in the CBD. Additional information including the anticipated procurement schedule, planned site visit and availability of a technical library will be posted on the bulletin board as information becomes available. (0111)

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