Commander, U.S. Army Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Redstone Arsenal, Al 35898-5280

D -- INFORMATION MISSION AREA SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DAAH01-96-R-0236 POC (PCF) Stephen W. Hayes, Contract Specialist, AMSMI-AC-CFHA, (205) 876- 4926, Barbara K. Jones, Contracting Officer, AMSMI-AC-CFHA, (205) 842- 0521, Synopsis Number: 0323-96. The U. S. Army Missile Command (MICOM) anticipates a requirement for the following Federal Information Processing (FIP) support services: Direct on-site Information Mission Area (IMA) support to MICOM Corporate Information Center (CIC) and its customers; operations support for MICOM computers, servers, and telecommunication systems; maintenance of proprietary software products at current release levels; systems analysis and programming for Executive Software Support Centers; analysis and implementation for integrated telecommunications networks; information management application development; courseware development; electronic meeting system support; imaging support; software engineering, research, design, and scientific engineering; training; evaluation and test center support; and special projects such as FIP requirements analysis, systems design, impact analysis, operations research and studies. This effort was previously released as solicitation DAAH01-96-R-0022, which was cancelled. This anticipated cost-plus-fixed-fee (level-of-effort) contract is a direct follow-on to the current IMA contract, DAAH01-93-C-0128. This follow-on action will be an unrestricted Full-and-Open Competition utilizing SIC Code 7379 for subcontracting purposes. The effort will consist of a 12-month basic effort and four consecutive 12-month base options, each consisting of approximately 46,080 composite manhours. The basic effort and each base option will be augmented by surge options of approximately 1,241,920 man-hours each. Therefore, the total anticipated level-of-effort, including all options, is 6,440,000 composite manhours. A reading room for this requirement has been established. This facility is located in the Redstone Scientific Information Center (RSIC), Bldg 4484, third floor. Call 205-842-8444 for reading room appointments, which will be made on a first come-first serve basis. Reading room hours are from 0830-1130 and 11230-1530 Monday through Friday, except Federal Holidays. Appointments shall not exceed three hours and are limited to no more than four people. Available documents include, but are not limited to, all solicitation information relating to the cancelled RFP DAAH01-96-R-0022 (including all questions and answers), current solicitation DAAH01-96-R-0236 and all references therein, the current IMA support services contract and all modifications; relevant and releasable deliverables under the current contract; and the MICOM CIC Information Architecture Plan and other pertinent documents. Other documents will be added as deemed appropriate. There will be no classified documents in the reading room. U.S. citizens representing wholly owned U.S. companies or U.S. entities may review unclassified information with reproduction allowed. RSIC provides equipment and monitors for site reproduction. Representatives of foreign owned companies/entities and non-U.S. citizens must get specific approval through intelligence and security channels. Anticipated issuance date of this RFP is 13 Sep 96. The solicitation, when issued, may be viewed on the MICOM Electronic Bulletin Board System (BBS) on the Internet. The Acquisition Center BBS may be accessed through the Team Redstone On-Line Homepage (via Public Information) or directly at http://www,redstone.army.mil/procbbs. You are reminded that the BBS is intended for informational purposes only. Hard copies of the final solicitation will be provided upon written request only. No telephone requests will be honored; however, requests may be submitted via facsimile to (205) 842-0741 or by e-mail to swhayes@redstone.army.mil. All offerors on the mailing list for cancelled solicitation DAAH01-96-R-0022 will be provided a copy of this solicitation and therefore need not reapply. (0218)

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