Contracts Group, Bldg 588, Mail Stop 32, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, MD 20670-5304

R -- INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SUPPORT (ILS) TO AID IN THE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, EVALUATION AND DEPLOYMENT OF TACTICAL AIRBORNE (TACAIR), RECONNAISSANCE (RECCE), AND CREW SYSTEMS RELATED EQUIPMENT. SOL N00421-97-R-1289 POC Contact Keith Carrington, phone (301) 342-1825, extension 169 E-MAIL: Carrington_ Keith%PAX9B@MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL, Carrington_Keith%PAX9B@MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL. The Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWC-AD) intends to procure Contractor Advisory and Assistance Services, specifically logistics engineering and analytical services to aid in the research, development, test, evaluation, deployment, and in-service support of various Tactical Airborne (TACAIR), Reconnaissance (RECCE), and Crew Systems Programs and equipment. These logistics engineering and analytical services include such areas as Reliability Maintainability and Supportability (RM&S) and Integrated Logistics Support (ILS), management and planning, logistics development plans, logistics analyses, logistics test and evaluation, and field service logistics. It is intended that this solicitation result in an Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) type contract. The anticipated contract period of performance includes a base year plus four options years averaging approximately 57,000 hours per year. This procurement will be conducted under full and open competition. Due to the natureof the Government's requirement, the contractor must maintain facilities that are located within thirty-five (35) miles of the main gate of Naval Air Station at Patuxent River, and within the counties of Prince George's, Calvert, Charles, and St. Mary's, Maryland. To be considered for award, the contractor must have a SECRET security facilities clearance. The Navy intends to release the Request for Proposal (RFP) via the Internet. Requests for the RFP may be sent via e-mail to Carrington_ Keith%PAX9B@ MR.NAWCAD.NAVY.MIL . Written requests may be sent to: Contracts, Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (Code-AIR 2.5.5.1), Building 588 Suite 2, 47253 Whalen Road Unit 588, Patuxent River, MD 20670-1463, or via facsimile transmittal to (301) 342-1853. TELEPHONE REQUESTS FOR SOLICITATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED OR RETURNED. ALL PROSPECTIVE OFFERORS ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO USE THE INTERNET TO SEND RESPONSES. All Internet responses must provide the return Internet address and a Post Office mailing address within the body of the response. Internet responses without the aforementioned addresses will not be recognized. The solicitation will be available only over the Internet in Word 6.0 format and will reside on the NAVAIR Home Page, located on the World Wide Web(WWW.) The WWW server may be accessed using client browsers such as MOSAIC and NETSCAPE. Offerors who have requested an electronic copy of the RFP will be notified via E-mail when it is released. The WWW address, or URS, for the NAVAIR Home Page is: http://www.navair.navy.mil. The solicitation can be located by clicking on "Business Opportunities," then "NAVAIR Washington D.C. Contracts," and finally the solicitation number N00421-97-R-1289. The point of contact is Keith Carrington, AIR-2.5.5.1.1K.***** (0119)

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