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99 -- NORTHERN COMMUNICATIONS OPERATION & MAINTENANCE. SOL F61521-97-R-5017 DUE 071597 POC Sheri Simmons 011-49-356-6076 E-MAIL: Sheri.Simmons@RAMSTEIN.AF.MIL, Sheri.Simmons@RAMSTEIN.AF.MIL. The U.S. Air Force in Europe is contemplating issuing a draft solicitation package for industry review and market research. The solicitation package specifies provisions for Northern Communications (NORTHCOMM) Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) Operation and Maintenance (O&M). The places of performance are manned and unmanned sites throughout the United Kingdom and Germany. Generally speaking, the NORTHCOMM requirements consist of systems control, wideband maintenance, and power production. The O&M effort will require the contractor to perform both scheduled and unscheduled maintenance of equipment, and have the ability to deploy mobile maintenance teams. Contractors will also be required to provide job control, planning and scheduling, quality control, and material control support. The security requirement for the offeror awarded the contract is U.S. Secret. A 3-month phase-in period is projected beginning 01 Jul 98, with basic contract performance beginning 01 Oct 98. The acquisition isanticipated to use negotiated request for proposal procedures as specified in FAR Part 15. It is estimated that the formal Request for Proposal will be released Sep 97. A firm fixed price contract will be awarded to one responsible, responsive offeror who submits a proposal considered the most advantageoud to the Government. Interested offerors who wish to participate in this acquisition may do so by providing your company name, a point of contact, phone number, fax number, and, if available, an e-mail address by 15 Jul 97 to Sheri J. Simmons by mail or fax at 011-49-631-353-9145. Be advised that any response received to this request is not an offer and cannot be accepted by the Air Force to create a binding contract. In addition, any information received is to be used for planning purposes only and does not imply that formal requests for proposals will be issued. Such action will be subject to separate announcements. Please express your interest in participating in the acquisition in your response. E-Mail address: Sheri.Simmons@RAMSTEIN.AF.MIL (0182)

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