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L -- CETS. SOL N00140-95-007 SYN 399 (NAESU) POC Contact Point, K. Cane, (215)897-5980, Contracting Officer, J. Nugent, (215)897-6332 This is a SOURCE SEEKING SYNOPSIS for Contractor Engineering Technical Services (CETS) in support of NEW ELECTROMIC WARFARE TEST EQUIPMENT (AN/USM-458B/C). This synopsis is being issued in an attempt to develop a full and open competitive environment for the acquisition of CETS for the specific programs listed herein should they become an official procurement. NOTE: THESE ARE NOT REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS. THIS IS NOT A FORMAL PROCUREMENT AND THEREFORE THERE IS NO SOLICITATION. The Sources Sought/Market Survey is published in order that potential sources may learn of imminent CETS requirements. This synopsis is seeking Contractor Field Service (CFS) personnel and their primary purpose is to provide to Navy and Marine Maintenance Technicians on-site proficiency training, technical guidance and information in the in the evaluation of unusual field problems and render technical guidance related specifically to the programs cited below. The object of contract field services is to elevate the technical skills and abilities of Military and Civilian personnel of the Department of Defense responsible for the operation and maintenance of the system/equipment to the level of self-sufficiency. CFS personnel must be ''experts'' on the specific programs/equipment listed herin and must be able to provide and teach formal on-site classroom courses and on-the-job training for these programs and must be able to do so their first day on the job. They must be able to provide a liasion through wghich technical information related to maintenance and operational problems available in the plant can quickly be disseminated to military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense. Firms having the Engineering and Technical Services Capabilities described are invited to submit complete information to the office listed. Information should include: the total number of employees and professional qualifications of personnel specially qualified in the CETS are as outlined, an outline of previous CETS efforts including specific services previously performed or being performed in the listed CETS area, and any other available descriptive literature. Note, that these are NOT REQUESTS FOR PROPOSALS. Respondents will not be notified of the results of the evaluation of the information submitted. However, sources deemed fully qualified will be included on the recommended source list when the formal procurement request is forwarded to the cognizant office. This effort may include up to 288 work months of support during the period 01 Oct 1996 through 30 Sep 1998 at a single or multiple locations (world-wide or aboard ship). The Contractor Field Service (CFS) personnel shall provide instruction, information and training to DOD personnel in the installation, operation and maintenance of: PROGRAM - A-6. EQUIPMENT - USM-456 ASSOCIATED AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRONIC WARFARE EQUIPMENT ON THE A-6E, EA-6B, AND THE AV-8B AIRCRAFT. BILLET - NEWTS. PROGRAM - AV-8B USM-4456 NEWTS AND ASSOCIATED AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRONIC WAREFARE EQUIPMENT ON THE AV-8B AIRCRAFT. BILLET - NEWTS. PROGRAM - F-14. EQUIPMENT - USM-456 NEWTS AND ASSOCIATED AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT ON THE F-14 AIRCRAFT. BILLET - NEWTS. PROGRAM - F--18. EQUIPMENT - USM-456 AND ASSOCIATED AUTOMATIC TEST EQUIPMENT AND ELECTRONIC WAREFARE EQUIPMENT ON THE F-18 AIRCRAFT. BILLET - NEWETS. These services will also be in connection with diagnosing and correcting problems which keep equipment in a ''down'' status. CFS personnel must be capable of handling the most complex and intricate equipment problems. Access to and understanding of the technical data base for the equipment listed herein is essential. Responses should be submitted to writing to NAESU, Philadelphia Naval Base, Building 76-4, Philadelphia, PA. 19112-5088, Attn: Code 210B within 20 calendar days from publication of this notice. Your reply should cite NAESU Reference No. 95-007, and the date/issue of the CBD synopsis to which you are replying. Address the specific systems/equipment referenced in the synopsis for which you possess the requisite technical capability. The NAESU points of contact are Ms. K. Cane (Competition Advocate) for Contractual Matters at 215/897-5980/5981 or Mr. J. Nugent for Technical Matters at 215/897-6332. SYN # 399. (0143)

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