Commanding Officer, Navy Public Works Center, Naval Facilities Engineering Command Contracts, Bldg. 55, Pearl Harbor, HI 96860-5470

J -- MAINTAIN FACSFAC SYSTEM AT FORD ISLAND, PEARL HARBOR, OAHU, HAWAII SOL N62755-96-R-2978 DUE 053097 POC Valerie Kop Choy, (808) 474-3385; Contracting Officer: A. Yuen, (808) 474-3385. This contract action is for services for which the Government intends to negotiate with only ADV Technical Systems, Inc. under the authority of FAR 6.302-1, based on their thorough knowledge and extensive experience with the Fleet Area Control and Surveillance Facility (FACSFAC) system which is unique only to the military air traffic control facilities and is not found on civilian air traffic control systems. The contractor shall provide labor, materials, equipment, supplies, management, supervision, and transportation necessary to maintain the FACSFAC system in proper, continuous, and optimum operation. The work includes scheduled preventive maintenance, and performing service calls and repair work as needed. FACSFAC is the U.S. Navy's Air Traffic Control Facility in Hawaii. FACSFAC tracks and controls all military Special Use Airspace which is used by all branches of the military to perform both firing and nonfiring training missions. A component of the FACSFAC is a system of landline (telephone line) communication that allows air traffic controllers to select a landline for instant communication with other facilities for flight safety. FACSFAC monitors and controls military flights to ensure safe separation between all military aircraft and civilian airliners flying in adjacent airspace. Field Maintenance Technicians performing work under this contract shall possess thorough knowledge of the principles of electricity and electronics and shall possess at least six years demonstrable experience in troubleshooting and repair of both analog and digital circuitry. They shall have completed and be certified by Sanders Associates, Inc. on the FACSFAC system operator's course and FACSFAC Fleet Area Control and Tracking System (FACTS) introductory maintenance course. In addition, field maintenance technicians shall be graduates of accredited MVR-8GW, 99P3A-MW, MX-108 and RM-107 microwave courses. They shall have a minimum of two years on-the-job experience with the OJ-314 and OA-7621 Operational Communications System. SIC Code 7629 applies. The contract term will be a base period of one year plus four option years. The total term of the contract, including all options, will not exceed 60 months. If the Government does not award a follow-on contract in time, the Government may require the Contractor to continue performance for an additional period up to six months under the Option to Extend Services clause. In either case, the Government will not synopsize the options when exercised. This contract will replace a contract awarded in 1992 to ADV Technical Systems, Inc. for $64,493 (firm fixed-price) and $7,710 (indefinite quantity) per year. Firms that have the capability to perform the above work should notify us within 15 days after the date of publication of this synopsis. This notice of intent is not a request for competitive proposals. A determination by the Government not to open the requirement to competition based upon responses to this notice is solely within the discretion of the Government. Information received as a result of the notice of intent normally will be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Proposal receipt date is approximate. (0106)

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