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R -- ACQUISITION AND OPERATIONS DATA CONTROL AND PROCESSING FOR THE AEGIS PROGRAM OFFICE (PMS 400E) SOL N00024-96-R-6407 POC Gloria Carter, Contract Specialist, (703) 602-2043x643. This is the follow-on for the sources sought announcement that appeared in the CBD under Solicitation N00024-94-R-6440 on 06 June 1994. The Naval Sea Systems Command has a requirement for Acquisition and Operations Data Control and Processing support for the AEGIS Program Office. These services are currently being provided under contract N00024-94-C-6412 with AEPCO, Incorporated of 15850 Crabbs Branch Way, Suite 300,Rockville, Maryland. The total requirement is for 684,320 manhours of effort consisting of approximately 126,880 for the base year and for Option Year one, 143,520 for Option year two, three and four. A facility convenient to NAVSEA headquarters will be required. This is a 100% 8(a) competitive procurement; the applicable Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 8711 with a size standard of $20 million annual sales. Specifications will be contained in RFP N00024-96-R-6407. The solicitation will be posted on the INTERNET/WORLD WIDE WEB (WWW) on 12 April 1996. A limited number of hard copies will be available on a ''first come, first served'' basis beginning at 9:00 A.M. 12 April 1996 at the Naval Sea Systems Command, Zachery Taylor Office Buillding, National Center Building 3, 2531 Jefferson Davis Highway, NAVSEA Industry Liaison Office, Room 5E40, Arlington, Virginia. Electronic access to solicitation N00024-96-R-6407 on the INTERNET/WWW is accomplished via the following method: users with dial-up host connection access to the INTERNET (such as America On Line, Compuserve or Prodigy) can access the NAVSEA CONTRACTS WEB page by using their INTERNET access software. The address is http://sea02www.navy.mil/. The solicitation, which includes related files, (i.e. RFP, CDRLs and DD254) listed under the solicitation number, can then be dowloaded directly to your workstation. Questions concerning this procurement may be directed to Gloria Carter on (703) 602-2043x643. (0081)

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