COASTSYSTA Dahlgren Division, NSWC, 6703 West Highway 98, Panama City, FL 32407-7001

A -- SYSTEMS TECHNOLOGICAL AND SPECIALTY ENGINEERING SUPPORT INDEFINITE QUANTITY CONTRACT SOL N61331-97-R-0027 DUE 042897 POC John Miller, Contract Specialist, (904)235-5399 Carol A. Dreger, Contracting Officer, (904)234-4863. The Coastal Systems Station (CSS), Dahlgren Division, NSWC, intends to issue a solicitation to provide for support in the areas of specialty engineering, systems engineering management, and technological engineering. The specialty engineering and systems engineering support will be required in areas such as: (1) Integrated Logistic Support; (2) Configuration Management; (3) Reliability, Maintainability, Availability Engineering; (4) Systems Safety Engineering; (5) Human Factors Engineering; (6) Life Cycle Cost Analysis; (7) Design-to-Cost Analysis; (8) Standardization Quality Assurance; and (9) Value Engineering. Technological engineering services will involve the application of complex technical expertise to resolve issues involving new technologies or innovative application of existing technologies. The primary purpose of these services is to make a direct contribution to the timely development, design engineering, production, quality, and fielding of systems that meet an operational requirement and that are effective and suitable for use by the operating forces. These engineering services will support systems in the following warfare areas: (A) Mine Warfare (Surface, Shallow water, and airborne mine countermeasures and mining operations); (B) Airborne Countermeasures; (C) Marine Corps Systems; (D) Amphibious Warfare and Strategic SeaLift; (E) Naval Special Warfare; (H) Research and Technology; and (I) Modeling and Simulation. This solicitation is a merger of the criteria found in CSS contracts N61331-93-D-0014 and N61331-93-D-0020, which were awarded under full and open competition. The resulting contract will be a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Indefinite Quantity contract with provision for term and completion form delivery orders for a period of five years. The contractor will be required to provide personnel, materials, equipment, facilities, test fixtures, instrumentation, and engineering services within the task areas delineated above. A technical and cost proposal will be required. The successful contract must have a SECRET facility clearance. Award will be based on the best value to the government. Delivery terms will be specified on each delivery order awarded against the basic contract. Telephone requests for this solicitation will not be accepted. Requests must be by mail or FAX. FAX number is (904)234-4251. (0065)

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