OPTEC CONTRACTING ACTIVITY, BLDG 91035, P.O. BOX Y, FORT HOOD TX 76544-5056

R -- TECHNICAL AND TEST SUPPORT SERVICES SOL DATM01-97-R-0003 DUE 013197 POC Contract Specialist Shirley Hayes (817) 288-9578 (Site Code DATM01) The Government has placed this requirement in the SBA 8(a) set-aside program. A solicitation will be issued as a non-personal technical and management services to support the test and evaluation mission of the Intelligence, Electronic and Warfare Test Directorate (IEWTD). The primary place of performance is Ft. Huachuca, AZ. The contractor will be required to perform the following: operation and maintenance (O&M) of IEWTD's instrumentation including the Automated Intelligence/Electronic Warfare Test Systems (AI/EWTS) in its entirety, the Vulnerability Test Facilities and Equipment, the Communications Electronic shop assets, video equipment, portable GPS equipment, and test specific data processing equipment. In addition to the O&M the contractor will support operational test which vary in length and area of performances and typically require augmentee employees. These efforts include tasks to accomplish software engineering design and development, TEP generation, on-site data management and analysis, planning and test report preparation and MANPRINT. The Standard Industrial Classification Code is 8711 with a size standard of $20 million. The period of performance is anticipated to start with a BASE year of 1 October 1997 through 30 September 1998 with provisions for four one year options ending 30 September 2002. This acquisition requires a Pre-proposal Conference after the issuance of the DRAFT solicitation. The draft release date to industry is unknown at this time. Request for the RFP must be in writing to OPTEC Contracting Activity, CSTE-ZOC, Shirley Hayes, Bldg 91035, West Fort Hood, TX 76544-5065. (0015)

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