Commander, U.S. Army Missile Command, Acquisition Center, Redstone Arsenal, AL 35898-5280

R -- SYSTEMS, COST, RISK, AND PROGRAM EVALUATION SUPPORT SOL DAAH01-97-R-0172 DUE 071597 POC (PCF) Shirley Childers, Contract Specialist, AMSMI-AC-CFHC, (205) 842- 9431; Dana E. Holmes, Contracting Officer, AMSMI-AC-CFH, (205) 842- 7404. It is the intent of the Government to acquire the following services: Cost analysis support services, program evaluation and analysis support services, risk assessment and analysis services, program management support services, and system analysis and operations research support services. The contractor shall perform these services to provide a rapid response evaluation and analysis capability in support of program initiation, execution, change, or transition. The requirements focus on assessing and documenting the technical, cost, and schedule impacts associated with feasible alternative, and identifying their attendant risk/uncertainty, utilizing automated management information reporting systems. The contractor's facility must be in such a location that the contractor personnel can travel to the Government's work site (Huntsville/Redstone Arsenal, AL) within one hour. The SIC Code for this acquisition is 8742. This acquisitiion will be solicited utilizing full and open competitive procedures. The Government intends to award up to 3 contracts as a result of this solicitation. The first contract award is to be made to the best value proposal without regard to status. From the remaining proposals, the second contract award is to be made to the best value proposal submitted by a small business. From the remaining proposals the third award is to be made to the best value proposal submitted by a firm qualified under the Small Business Administration's 8(a) Program. The Government reserves the right to make less than 3 awards. Cost-plus-fixed-fee-level-of-effort contracts are anticipated as a result of this solicitation. The contracts will be for a term of the base year and four option years (total effort 60-months). The basic level-of-effort will be determined at time of award. Option I -- Year I, level-of-effort will consist of 146,293 manhours. Option II -- Year II, level-of-effort will consist of 164,237 manhours. Option III -- Year III, level-of-effort will consist of 159,865 manhours. Option IV—Year IV, level-of-effort will consist of 161,210 manhours. Option V -- Year V, level-of-effort will consist of 161,880 manhours. Therefore, the total effort consists of 793,485 manhours. POC for inquiries generated by this synopsis is Shirley Childers, ATTN: AMSMI-AC-CFHC, address above. Requests for solicitation packages must be received in writing. Requests should be sent to the address above. ATTN: AMSMI-AC-CFHC or sent via facsimile to (205) 842-0741, ATTN: Shirley Childers. The solicitation will be available electronically through the MICOM Electronic Bulletin Board System (BBS). To log into the BBS, modem settings should be as follows:9600 to 300 baud, 8 bit, 1 stop, no parity, and terminal emulation to VT100. The BBS number is (205) 955-8175 or (205) 955-8176. Once you are connected, hit return and a service prompt will appear. At this prompt, type PROC and return. At the log in prompt, type bbs and at the password prompt type user. After logging into the BBS, you will be required to enter your first and last name, company name, and generate a password for your company. You are reminded that the BBS is intended for informational purposes only. The Procurement Bulletin Board Web address is http://www.redstone.army.mil/procbbs. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which shall be considered by the agency. (0142)

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