30th Contracting Squadron/LGCVA, Building 7015, Section 2D, 806 13th Street, Suite 2, Vandenberg AFB, CA 93437-5226

J -- PRECISION MEASUREMENT EQUIPMENT LABORATORY SOL F04684-97-R-0005. POC Contract Specialist, Steve Cooper, (805) 734-8232, ext. 6-5865, Contracting Officer, Patricia Ryun, (805) 734-8232, ext. 6-6966. Sources are sought to provide services at the Precision Measurement Equipment Laboratory (PMEL) at Vandenberg AFB (VAFB), Santa Barbara County, California, an Air Force Type IIC PMEL. Services will include calibration, repair, certification, and overhaul of precision optical, electronic, mechanical, and radiation detecting equipment used in support of DoD and NASA spacelift and DoD ballistic missile test programs; other federal customers may be included as well, e.g., the federal prison at Lompoc CA. The PMEL contractor will also operate and maintain a Precise Time Reference Station. Approximately 20,000 items are expected to be processed by PMEL each year and the successful offeror must demonstrate the ability to obtain a SECRET level facility security clearance. The contract to be awarded will be for one base year beginning 01 Oct 97 and four one-year options. This competition is a 100% set-aside for small business under SIC code 8731, size standard 1,000 employees. This notice is to advise of a draft RFP package to be mailed to respondents in late Oct 96. If your firm desires a copy of the draft RFP, respond in writing to the contract specialist (you may send your request by telefax to (805) 922-1703. Potential offerors may choose to participate in brief one-on-one discussions with the Air Force in mid-Nov 96 to discuss the draft RFP. Details will be provided in the draft RFP and specific dates and times will be arranged with each requesting firm. Potential offerors may also submit written questions or suggestions which will be evaluated for incorporation into the final RFP but which may not be answered separately; the final RFP may also reflect other revisions. The final RFP is planned for release during Mar 97 and will be advertised in advance by a separate notice in CBD. Potential offerors must submit an additional request in response to the CBD notice of the final RFP in order to receive the final RFP. For responses, potential offerors must supply their complete mailing address in writing, including their Zip + Four (9-digit) Zipcode. This information is required for all outgoing official US mail from VAFB. Potential offerors should also state if they are a small or large business and are requested to provide examples of relevant Government or commercial past and present work. Such examples should include contract number, dollar value, work description, period of performance, customer program manager and phone number. (289)

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