COMMANDING OFFICER, ATTN NAVFAC CONTRACTS OFFICE CODE 27, NCBC 1000 23RD AVE, PORT HUENEME, CA 93043-4301

R -- LITIGATION SUPPORT SERVICES SOL N47408-97-Q-1336 DUE 121896 POC Purchasing Agent, MELANIE A. VANCIL, 805-982-5050 This is a combined synopsis/solicitation for commercial items prepared in accordance with the format in Subpart 12.6, as supplemented with additional information included in this notice. This announcement constitutes the only solicitation; proposals re being requested and a written solicitation will not be issued. Solicitation N47408-97-Q-1336 is issued as a request for quotation. The solicitation document and incorporated provisions and clauses are those in effect through Federal Acquisition Circular90-42. This procurement is 100% set-aside for small business and is under SIC Code 8111. The small business standard is $5,000,000.00. Contract Line Item Number (CLIN) 0001 is for one job of litigation support services to include but not be limited to: acquisition of deposition transcripts for all depositions taken by the Appellant and the Government (approximately 35 depositions are anticipated), menuscript with ndex for each deposition as well as an electronic copy of the depositions on a disk in Wordperfect format, menuscripts will be limited to four pages per page; organize data by developing a computer database of all documents(approximately two thousand pages associated with the claim, numbering documents designated by the trial attorney in accordance with the Bates numbering system, ensure there is no duplication of documents in the database, database must have search capability by subject, dates, people and events, and be operable on a 486 computer in a Windows environment; maintain database, provide document support for the trial attorney and claims team as requeted; gather pertinent information and develop a spreadsheet analysis of data including but not limited to invoices of materials, labor timesheets and costs analysis, prepare graphs and time lines as directed by the trial attorney in Microsoft Excel, Versio 5.0 and deliver in both hard and electronic copy, provide a person to testify at trial who can explain, in sufficient detail, what information was used to create the spreadsheet, how it was prepared and what uses can be made of the information, same person shall be available to be deposed if requested; review the claim and suggest interrogatories and requests for documents, find and copy all docments requested as responses to interrogatories from Appellant, suggest additional documents which Government has that may be relevant to the litigation, suggest additional areas of discovery; order or work with copies of depositions in hard and electronicmedia, may be requested to provide a list of potential deponents, prepare deposition binders for each person selected for deposition by the Government, review and issue code for all deposition transcripts, provide an abstract of the deposition to the Government, enter the electronic transcript into database; provide subject and witness binders for all witnesses, binder documents shall be tabbed and indexe in chronological order; assist with Appellant's discovery of the Government's documents, enter such documents in the database and indicate in the database that these documents were produced to the appellant, provide copies of all documents requested by Apellant in discovery; assist with the Government discovery of Contractor documents; organize and prepare trial and deposition exhibits as needed; provide trial support through management of the documentation as needed; provide both electronic and hard copies of any hearing/trial transcripts and exhibits as needed; provide post- trial support as needed by the litigation office; all contractor support personnl must sign and comply with the Non-Disclosure Statement, contractor personnel and any subcontractor personnel must also abide by the protective order in place in the case concerning Privacy Act Information and proprietary data; all contractor personnel shll be required to respect attorney/client confidences and privilege as well as the attorney work product rule, all data and working papers shall be marked as "Attorney Work-Product Privileged" and so treated. Completion date is 30 Sep 97. Inspection and acceptance are at Destination and F.O.B. point is Destination. Place of delivery is to the Navy Litigation Office in Arlington VA. Provision FAR 52.212-1, Intructions to Offerors-Commercial applies to this acquisition. Provision FAR 52.212-2, Evaluation-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition and will be based on price and past performance. Offeror is to include a completed copy of the provision FAR 52.21-3, Offer Representations and Certifications-Commercial Items, with it's offer. Clause FAR 52.212-4, Contract Terms and Conditions-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition. FAR Clause 52.212-5, Contract Terms and Conditions Required to Implement Statutes or Executive Orders-Commercial Items applies to this acquisition which indicates FAR Clauses 52.222-3 Convict Labor, 52.233-3 Protest After Award 52.219-14 Limitation on Subcontracting, 52.222-26 Equal Opportunity, 52.222-35 Affirmative Action for Special Disabled and Vietnam Era Veterans, 52.222-36 Affirmative action for Handicapped Workers, 52.222-37 Employment Reports on Special Disabled Veteran and Veterans of the Vietnam Era, 52.225-3 Buy American Act-Supplies. Defense Priority rating for this acquisition is DO. The quote is due to the NAVFAC Contracts Office, CBC Code 27228, 1000 23rd Avenue, Port Hueneme, CA 93043-4301 by 1400 on 18 Dec 96. POC: Melanie Vancil, Procurement Clerk (805) 982-5050. (0338)

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