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M -- OMB CIRCULAR A-76 COST COMPARISON STUDIES FOR THE SUPPLY DEPARTMENT. SOL N00421-97-R-1262 DUE 091897 POC Michael Logan, Contracting Officer, (301) 342-1825 x175. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist:AMMONS_ MARYELLEN%PAX9@MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL, AMMONS_MARYELLEN%PAX9@MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL. The Base Supply Department at the Naval Air Station located at Patuxent River, Maryland has a requirement for Supply services covered under OMB Circular No. A-76, Commercial Activities Studies. These services are currently performed by the Government and a cost comparison will be conducted to determine the most cost effective mode of operation. The elements covered in this study are: the Aviation Support Division, the Material Division, and the Fuels Division (Operations and Maintenance Branch). Specifically, under the Aviation Support Division, the requirement is to manage the 3M (Aviation) material which includes processing requirements, expediting, warehousing and delivery of material to local customers and passing of material to the local Shipping Office for DoD units throughout the world. Additionally, the operation of a pre-expended bin activity, parts identification and technical research, "awaiting parts" management and operation, repairables carcass tracking and the induction of material for maintenance are to be included. Involvement in SHORCAL preparation and modification will also be included. For the Material Division, the requirement encompasses receiving, storing, issuing, delivering, packing, crating, and shipping of all material handled by the Supply Department (except bulk petroleum, oil and lubricants). The material to be handled does include a range of hazardous materials, as well as Class C explosives, and the modes to be utilized include surface, ground and air shipment. With regard to the Fuels Division (Operations and Maintenance Branch), the effort entails receiving, storing, and issuing aviation, ground and other fuels and providing preventive and corrective maintenance for assigned fuel areas and related facilities. The types of positions that will be sought under this solicitation are: Supply Clerks, Supply Technicians, Warehousmen, Woodworkers and Fuels Distribution System Operators and Mechanics. The anticipated contract type is Indefinite-Delivery-Indefinite-Quantity with theissuance of Firm-Fixed-Price delivery orders. The projected period of performance is a base year and four option years. Award will be made in accordance with Part I, Chapter 3, Paragraph H, under OMB Circular No. A-76. A pre-solicitation conference will be held on 23 April 1997 to provide a general brief of the organization and to answer general questions about the requirement. Interested parties should fax their request to attend the conference to Mike Logan, fax number (301) 342-1853 by April 15, 1997. Limit one person per company. The estimated date of issuance of the solicitation is August 1997. Requests for copies of the solicitation must be sent to Mike Logan, Contracts, Code 25522B, Building 588, Suite 2, NAWCAD, 47253 Whalen Road, Unit 588, Patuxent River, Maryland, 20670-1463. The proposed acquisition has been designated as a 100% small business set-aside, the SIC code is 8744 and the size standard is $5 million. See Numbered Note(s):1. (0087)

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