38 LS/LGCVE, 4009 Hilltop Rd, Tinker AFB OK, 73145-2713

R -- OVERSEAS COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER (C40) SERVICES SOL F34608-96-R0008 DUE 021596 POC Captain William Hickman, Contracting Officer, (405) 734-9773 or Denise Howard, Contracting Officer, (405) 734-9773. The Government has a requirement for contractors to perform the tasks of engineering, furnishing materials, installing, testing (EFI&T), and providing support construction for a wide range of Command, Control, Communication, and Computer (C4) systems. A single C4 Outside Continental United States (OCONUS) Services Contracts is planned. Workload is anticipated in, but not limited to, the following locations: Germany, Italy, United Kingdom, Turkey, Spain, Greece, Belgium, Netherlands, Denmark, Luxembourg, Japan, Korea, Guam, Hawaii, Alaska, Portugal, Iceland, and Greenland. Except for Government Furnished Property (GFP), the contractor shall furnish all labor, tools, equipment and material necessary to accomplish the requirements. The contractor may be installing GFP in support requirements. The contract term shall be for a basic one year period with two one-year option periods. The contract type shall be firm-fixed price, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity. We anticipate release of the draft Request for Proposal (RFP) on or about the 1st of March. The Government has currently issued questions requesting industry feedback on pertinent acquisition issues. The questions and the draft RFP can be accessed for viewing and comment on the (1) Hanscom Information Highway, by dialing via modem (617) 377-1487. The information will be in the folder labeled C4 Services OCONUS. The draft RFP in Microsoft Word for Windows (Version 6.0) on diskette will be mailed to vendors whose requests are submitted in writing. Hard copy(s) will only be mailed out upon specific request. The draft RFP can be obtained by written request to 38th LS/LGCVE, 4008 Hilltop Rd, Suite 112, Tinker AFB OK 73145-2713, Attention: Captain Bill Hickman or Ms. Denise Howard. Comments on the questions and the draft RFP can be submitted electronically via the same BBS or written responses may be sent to the same address listed above. Comments on the questions are requested by February 16 and all comments on the draft RFP must be received no later than March 25. The Government anticipates conducting market research interviews with potential contractors desiring to conduct one-on-one meetings with the Government officials. The purpose of the market research will be to better understand industry practices and streamline the procurement process. These discussions will occur during the time while the draft RFP is being reviewed by industry. We anticipate this period being from March 4 - 8. We will be providing detailed guidance for those parties interested in participating with the issuance of the draft RFP. The anticipated date for release of the final RFP is on or about April 96. All sources responding must indicate if they are a large or small, disadvantaged and/or woman-owned, and U.S. or foreign-owned/controlled business. Foreign contractors are not authorized to compete as a prime contractor. For this synopsis, a concern will be considered small if its average annual income revenues over the past three years have not exceeded $7.5 million. Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code number 4899 applies. (0030)

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