Supply Dept, Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center 101 Strauss Ave, Indian Head MD 20640-5035

58 -- SIDE SCAN SONARS SOL N00174-97-R-0001 POC Renee DePalma, Contract Specialist, (301) 743-6635 Penny Kennedy, Contracting Officer, (301) 743-6692. The Naval Surface Warfare Center has a requirement for the Naval Explosive Ordnance Disposal Technology Division for side scan sonars used by the Explosive Ordnance Mobile units to conduct underwater search operations. The procurement is being issued under full and open competition with a 10% evaluation preference for small disadvantaged businesses. The contractor will provide 7 ea side scan sonars in accordance with the performance specifications provided in the solicitation and 1 training session. There will also be an option for 1 set of spare parts. FAR Part 12 - Acquisition of Commercial Items will be utilized. The procurement will be issued as a Best Value apprach with technical, past performance and price being evaluated. The relative importance of factors will be: technical, price and past performance, with technical being most important. Contract type will be firm fixed price supply. Period of performance: 1 year. SIC code 3812, 750 employees. Estimated solicitation issue date: 10 Nov 1996. All requests shall be EITHER faxed to the attention of Renee DePalma, code 1143E, at (301) 743-6670 OR mailed to: Indian Head Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Supply Department, Bldg. 1558, 101 Strauss Avenue, Indian Head, Maryland, 20640-5035. If you fax in your request, DO NOT mail in a copy. All those who were on the mailing list for N00174-96-R-0030 will automatically be issued this solicitation. (0284)

Loren Data Corp. http://www.ld.com (SYN# 0279 19961011\58-0003.SOL)