Commander, Naval Sea Systems Command,Code 0264P, 2531 Jefferson Davis Hwy, Arlington, VA 22242-5160

R -- COMBAT SYSTEM ENGINEERING, INTEGRATION, PROGRAM AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES SOL N00024-95-R-6403 POC Peggy Cooney, Contract Specialist,(703) 602-7501 X 647. The Naval Sea Systems Command Combat Systems Division (SEA 91K)/Aircraft Carrier Program (PMS 312)/ Program Executive Office-Theater Air Defense (PEO TAD)/Combat Systems Design and Enginering Group (SEA 03KQ)/DRPM AEGIS (PMS400) have a requirement for providing combat system engineering, integration, and program and technical support in the areas of surface ship acquisition and modernization, new ship systems program engineering, foreign military sales and for assessing technical/engineering evaluations, architectural investigations and GFI such as operational requirements, functional characteristics, performance predictions, cost and feasibility reviews, specifications, interface requirements, engineering change proposals, and logistics documentation and data. The requirement is currently being provided under N00024-90-C-5208. Engineering services will be for one base year and four 1-year options. The total requirement is for approximately 1,447,500 hours of effort; 289,500 for the base year and 289,500 hours for each of the four option years. This is a competitive procurement with no restrictions. Primary effort will be performed at the Contractor's facilities located within a 10-mile radius of the Naval Sea Systems Command HQ currently located in Arlington, Virginia and have a facility clearance up to and including SECRET and NATO SECRET material. Specifications will be contained in RFP N00024-95-R-6403. The solicitation will be posted on the INTERNET 26 May 1995. A limited number of hardcopies will be available on a ''first come, first served'' basis beginning 26 May 1995 at Naval Sea Systems Command, Zachary Taylor Office Building, National Center Building 3, 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, NAVSEA Industry Liaison Office, Room 5E40, Arlington, Virginia. A viewing copy will be maintained at all times. Electronic access to solicitation N00024-95-R-6403 on the INTERNET is accomplished via the following method: FTP session to host ''FTP.NAVSEA.NAVY.MIL'' (without quotes). At the LOGIN prompt, type in ''contracts'' (without the quotes); at the password prompt, type in ''contracts'' (again, without the quotes). Upon login, you will be in the file area, PUB/CONTRACTS. Subject solicitation and related files will be listed under the solicitation number and can be downloaded. Potential offerors should be in BINARY mode when copying files rather than ASCII. Questions concerning this procurement should be directed to Peggy Cooney at (703) 602-7501. (0125)

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