Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, 9500 MacArthur Blvd., West Bethesda, MD 20817-5700

R -- MARINE ENGINEERING SERVICES TO SUPPORT THE SOUTH FLORIDA TESTING FACILITY, FT. LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA SOL N00167-97-R-0055 DUE 100697 POC LYNDA FOLK, Contract Specialist, Code 3324 (301) 227-5824/Contracting Officer, RENEE CAIRO-IOCCO (301) 227-5818 This notice was previously advertised in the CBD on 7 May 1996 as RFP No. N00167-96-R-4024. The requirement is for engineering and technical support for the Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division, South Florida Testing Facility and will entail quick response services in support of the underwater tracking range operations, field test operations, and for range maintenance. Services include the following: test support and ranging operations; cable range maintenance; vessel and ship's equipment maintenance and repair; maintenance forecasts and analyses support; preventative and corrective maintenance of electrical and mechanical systems, vessel and aircraft charter; ocean engineering and design support; small vessel operations; and at-sea acoustic and non-acoustic data acquisition and analysis. The Contractor will also be required to provide logistical support services for visiting naval vessels. The Contractor's prior experience shall include demonstrated experience with maintaining and operating marine equipment and with in-water full-scale testing and associated experimental equipment. The Contract type is anticipated to be an Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity contract with a time and materials pricing arrangement for five years. This is a 100 percent Small Business Set-Aside. Services required for this effort are classified under Standard Industrial Classification Manual as No. 8711, Marine Engineering and Naval Architecture, and the average annual receipts of a concern and its affiliates for the preceding three fiscal years shall not exceed $13.5 million to be classified a a small business concern. Firms interested in receiving this solicitation shall request a copy in writing and shall indicate their current size status: Large Business, Small Business, Woman-Owned Business, Small Disadvantaged Business, 8(a), and/or Historically Black College or University/Minority Institution (HBCU/MI). (0225)

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