Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport Commercial Acquisition Department, Code 59, 1176 Howell Street, Newport, RI 02841-1708

A -- SCIENTIFIC ASSESSMENT SOL N66604-96-R-E581 DUE 080196 POC Contact Nancy Howard, (401) 841-2442 X244 or R. Cabral, Contracting Officer at (401) 841-2442 X279 FAX: (401) 841-4820 Scientific Assessment/Characterization of the Shallow Water Environment with focus on weapons performance prediction/ measurement. Services to conduct in-situ environmental surveys, acoustic data collection and analysis, Towed Body System Operation and Maintenance. ID/IQ contract with Cost Plus Fixed Fee provisions is anticipated. The period of performance will be five years. Total Level of Effort is 28,500 manhours. Minimum number of key personnel required: Program Manager (1), Marine Scientist II, (1), Ocean Engineer II (1), and Acoustical Engineer III (1). Additional personnel required: Engineer II (1), Engineer I (1), Marine Technician II (1), and Work Processor II (1). 100% Small Business Set Aside. Award will be made on the basis of ''Best Value''. Clearance to the SECRET level is required. Evaluation criteria in descending order of importance are Technical Capability and Cost. (0162)

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