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59 -- VIRTUAL PRIME VENDOR FOR ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS Sol BAA VPV 96-02. Due 120696. POC Jeff Dixius, Contract Specialist, DSCC-COV, (614) 692-7348, Jim Secrist, Contract Specialist, DSCC-COV, (614) 692-7346. The purpose of this BAA is to announce that DLA is soliciting proposals for this effort under te Virtual Prime Vendor (VPV) Program. In connection with this project, an Industry Conference will be held on 17 October 1996 in Bldg 640, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia, 0830 local time. Those wishing to attend the Industry Conference must contact Jeff Dixius, contract specialist, DSCC-COV, (614) 692-7348 as soon as possible. Proposals should be directed at improving the supply support for the Avionics Manufacturing Shop and/or the Avionics and Electronic Warfare (EW) Repair Shops at Warner Robins Air Logistics Center, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia. A key goal is to develop a process which can be exported from this site to other DOD locations involved in avionics/electronics manufacturing and/or repair. The successful VPV contractor(s) will be expected to provide and/or coordinate the supply support effort for the full range of parts and components consumed in the manufacture of repair of avionics/electronic warfare items. It will be incumbent on the VPV contractor to determine the best method of support to meet the performance criteria of the program. PROGRAM SCOPE: Proposals for individual efforts should not exceed two years in length. Technologies which have a significant impact on key logistics metrics, such as customer wait time, backorders, customer complaints, cost of quality, inventory reduction, administrative procurement lead-time, combat readiness, will be given highest priority. Proposals are to include cost data, as well as proposer's preferred type of contract. Contract awards are expected to be made during the second quarter of fiscal year 1977. Awards may be made under FAR 6.302-1. Progress will be assessed monthly and action items will be determined to ensure timely completion of the project and to capitalize on findings. GENERAL INFORMATION: Internet email is the preferred mode of communication. Numerous commercial services are now available to provide prospective offerors with access to the Internet. Proposals received on or before December 6, 1996, will be considered for contract awards. In order to minimize unnecessary effort in proposal preparation and review, proposers are encouraged to submit brief proposal abstracts in advance of full proposal. An original and four (4) copies of the proposal abstract must be submitted to: Defense Supply Center Columbus; DSCC-COV, Attn: Jeff Dixius; 3990 E. Broad Street, Columbus, OH 43216-5010 on or before 1:00 PM, November 8, 1996, to receive answer prior to the submission date for full proposals. Upon review, DLA will provide written feedback on the likelihood of a full proposal being considered. Proposers must submit an original and four (4) copies of full proposals by 1:00 PM December 6, 1996, in order to be evaluated. The cut-off date for receipt of administrative correspondence and questions is 1:00 PM, November 27, 1996. In addition to the BAA VPV 96-02, proposers must obtain BAA VPV 96-02 Proposer Information Packet (PIP), which provides further information on areas of interest, the submission, evaluation, funding processes, proposal and proposal abstract formats. This document may be obtained by electronic mail as discussed above, or fax. Requests by US Mail to the administrative mailing address given below will be honored, but with a slower response. Proposals not meeting the format described in the PIP may not be reviewed. BAA VPV 96-02, in conjunction with the document BAA VPV 96-02 Proposer Information Packet, constitutes the total BAA. A disk containing information on consumption history, i.e., the average monthly rate of consumption for the past 12 months for buildings 640 and 645 at WR-ALC for the applicable NSNs will be made available upon request-contact Jeff Dixius, DSCC-COV, (614) 692-7348 for details. A format RFP or other solicitation regarding this announcement will not be issued. Requests for same will be disregarded. The Government reserves the right to select to award all, some or none of the proposals received. All responsible sources capable of satisfying the Government's requirements may submit a proposal which will be considered by DLA. Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) and Minority Institutions (MI) are encouraged to submit proposals and join others in submitting proposals, however, no portion of this BAA will be set aside for HBCU and MI participation due to the impracticality of reserving discrete or severable areas of logistic support within the weapon systems solicited. Teaming arrangements between developers and systems integrators, universities, research institutes, or other collaborators, are encouraged, and single proposers should anticipate the possibility of being expected to work collaboratively with other organization if they receive an award. Further details on individual topic areas are available in the BAA VPV 96-02 Proposer Information Packet. Evaluation of proposals will be accomplished through a technical review and evaluation of each proposal using the following criteria, which is listed in descending order of relative importance: (1) potential contribution and relevance to DOD's and DLA's mission, including key performance metrics to be impacted (2) plans and capability to accomplish logistic support solicited and demonstrable execution of a logistics program of this magnitude (3) technical merit of logistic support methodologies proposed (4) corporate capability, experience and qualifications of personnel in related experiences (5) realism of the proposed cost. Note Cost realism will only be significant in proposals which have significantly under or over estimated the cost to provide the required support. All administrative correspondence and questions on this solicitation, including requests for information on how to submit a proposal abstract or proposal to this BAA, must be directed to one of the administrative addresses below, electronic mail is preferred. DLA intends to use electronic mail and fax for correspondence regarding the BAA, VPV 96-02. Proposals and proposal abstracts may not be submitted by fax; any so sent will be disregarded. The administrative addresses for this BAA are: FAX: 614-692-5296, Address to: DSCC-COV, Attn: Jeff Dixius; Electronic Mail: Jeff Dixius - ``Jeffrey-Dixius@dscc.dla.mil''; Jim Secrist - ``James-Secrist@dscc.dla.mil'' Address: Defense Supply Center Columbus; DSCC-COV, Attn: Jeff Dixius; 3990 E. Broad Street; Columbus, OH 43216. (270)

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