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R -- CONTROLLED HUMIDITY PRESERVATION (CHP) PROGRAM APPLICATIONS SOL DAHA90-98-R-0001 POC Barbara Mather, (703)681-0610 PROVIDE CONTROLLED HUMIDITY PRESERVATION (CHP) PROGRAM APPLICATIONS, SOLICITATION DAHA90-98-R-0001. The National Guard Bureau (NGB) has a requirement for CHP Program Applications in support of National Guard Bureau, other DoD and non-DoD Federal Agency Maintenance Programs throughout the United States, its Territories and overseas locations. These requirements are a follow-on to the currently established ARNG CHP Program which is being executed under a Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) Program Phase III follow-on contract. CHP Program applies specified controlled humidity (CH) ranges to equipment and equipment storage environments as a means to reduce maintenance requirements and improve equipment readiness through deferral of scheduled maintenance services and reduction of moisture induced corrosion and unscheduled repairs. Performance standards and applications are designed to be in compliance with Department of the Army (DA) policy which allows for the deferral of maintenance on equipment, preserved in a relative humidity (RH) environment of 50% or less, for up to five (5) years. Contract award will be made on a "best value" basis. Evaluation factors, in order of descending priority are: (1) Technical Proposals for overall Statement of Work (SOW) and each of four (4) sample tasks, (2) Past Performance Evaluation, and (3) Management Proposal. Cost proposals will not be rated; however, they will be evaluated as to the reasonableness and realism of the cost estimates. A detailed description of the factors will be cited in the solicitation. The contract resulting from this solicitation will be fixed price with cost reimbursable items and will cover a base year (1 Jul 98 -- 30 Jun 99) and four one year option periods. The maximum value over the life of the program is $300,000,000.00. The minimum guaranteed amount, over the life of the program, is $1,000,000.00. NGB anticipates the issuance of a DRAFT RFP on or about 22 September 1997 as a 100% SMALL BUSINESS SET-ASIDE. The SIC Code applicable to this solicitation is SIC Code 3829, Measuring and Controlling Devices, N.E.C., with a standard size of 500 or less employees. Following release of the "Draft RFP" site visits will be scheduled to the proposed CHP Application sites for each of the four (4) sample tasks included in the solicitation. Requests for a copy of this solicitation must be made in writing, on company letterhead which includes mailing address, telephone and fax numbers, and e-mail address if available, to Barbara Mather, Contract Specialist, NGB-AQC-S, Skyline VI, Suite 401B, 5109 Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041-3201. Mail or facsimile (703-681-0666 or 0668) requests must be directed to the Contract Specialist, must reference the solicitation number (DAHA90-98-R-0001) and must contain the size status of requester. NO TELEPHONE REQUESTS WILL BE ACCEPTED. Limited quantities of the solicitation are available; therefore, copies will be mailed to only the first fifty (50) respondees. Numbered Note 1 applies; Numbered Note 26 does not apply since this requirement includes proposed line items which cannot be firm fixed priced. (0227)

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