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J -- FOLLOW ON TO CONTRACTOR SUPPORT SERVICES (CSS) CONTRACT FOR NEXRAD PROGRAM SOL 52-SPNA-7-00009 DUE 031097 POC Contract Specialist, Madan Kar, PH: 301-713-0046, FAX: 301-588-2851 The Department of Commerce/NOAA/SAO intends to procure the Contract Support Services (CSS) for the Next Generation Weather Radar (NEXRAD) (WSR-88D) Program. Vendors interested in providing this service should contact as soon as possible for a copy of the solicitation. This will be a multi-type (fixed price, and/or cost reimbursable) and multi-year contracts for a period of 60 months (Base plus 4 option year) beginning on around July 1, 1997. The CSS will include the following tasks: 1. On-call Maintenance (Fixed price requirement): The contractor shall provide full-time, dedicated, on-call Level of Effort (LOE) field engineers. These field engineers will be sta- tioned at the Government's NEXRAD Support Center (OSF at Norman, Oklahoma). On-site support shall commence within 24 hours of receipt of the authorization. The contractor shall be paid a per diem allowance at the contractor's per diem rate in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations. Transportation required in the performance of temporary duty will normally be furnished by the contractor, which shall be in accordance with Federal Travel Regulations. 2. Field Technical Services: The contractor shall provide Field Technical Services for operational NEXRAD equipment. The technical maintenance services shall entail all maintenance, on-site assistance related to problems encountered in maintenance, modification, inspection, and repair of fielded NEXRAD systems. Technical assistance shall be conducted in conjunction with the Government technicians to enhance hands-on instruction. Contractor Technical/maintenance and repair activities on-site shall include fault isolation, trouble shooting, removal and replacement of faulty components (subject to GFE asset availability), alignment, and return of the NEXRAD system to a serviceable and good operating condition. Contractor technicians shall be thoroughly familiar with NEXRAD or similar system diagnostic and repair techniques. One of the criteria to select a source will be past experience with the NEXRAD orsimilar systems and past performance. (0025)

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