Commercial Acquisition Department, Bldg 11, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Code 59, Simonpietri Dr., Newport, RI 02841-1708

V -- NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION NEWPORT A-76 COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES STUDY FOR TRANSPORTATION AND RIGGING SERVICES SOL N66604-97-R-6262 POC Bonnie Stevens at (401) 841-2442 X268 WEB: NAVAL UNDERSEA WARFARE CENTER DIVISION, NEWPORT, http://www.npt.nuwc.navy.mil/contract/. E-MAIL: B. L. Stevens, Negotiator, stevens@code59.npt.nuwc.navy.mil. The Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division Newport is seeking potential sources under OMB Circular A-76 (Cost Comparison Study) to perform Transportation and Rigging Services. The services to be performed include: all management, supervision, coordination, personnel, and labor to accomplish the Transportation and Rigging Department services. These services include: transportation, rigging, crane operation, movement of explosives and ordnance items, hazardous materials, loading and unloading ships; crane and rigging operations; material transport and heavy trucking; moving office and laboratory equipment; forklift services; passenger transportation via buses, van, and passenger cars; management of vehicle and forklift pools; maintenance and repair of approximately 112 of: cranes, heavy trucks, light trucks, passenger vehicles, material handling equipment, and other engine-driven devices; record keeping and administrative support services.; and services required to achieve and document environmental compliances. In order to demonstrate capability and qualifications to perform the required work, potential sources must have experience in providing operations, management and maintenance of vehicles to the standards of NAVFAC P-300; operation, management and certification of cranes to the requirements of NAVFAC P-307; and experience in performing handling and movement of explosives and ordnance under the procedures and restrictions of NAVSEA OP-5, NAVSEA OP-2165, and NAVSEA OP-2239, and NAVSEA SW023-AH-WHM-010; Potential sources must also comply with all applicable Federal and State Laws and Regulations. The majority of the services will be performed on-site at the Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Newport, RI., but will also involve management and maintenance of a small number of vehicles and equipment items located in East Lyme, CT., Fisher's Island, NY., and Dresden, NY. Specialty services, with demanding requirements to meet deadlines, will be required to support tests and exercises occurringat sea. Transporting periscopes to U.S. Navy submarines is also required. Rigging and handling of ordnance will require travel to other geographic locations such as Hawaii, California, and Florida to support tests and exercises, including deployment on U. S. Navy Vessels. The anticipated contract type is a Firm Fixed Price type contract with the ability to place task orders under Indefinite Delivery/Requirements provisions. The anticipated performance period is twelve months, with four (4) 12 month options. It has not yet been determined if this procurement will be "unrestricted" or set aside for small business concerns. Interested parties are requested to submit a brief statement demonstrating their capability to perform the services listed above. Replies are limited to three (3) pages. Responses may be submitted via E-Mail to: Stevens@Code59.Npt.Nuwc.Navy.Mil, or the following address: Commercial Acquisition Department, Building 11, Naval Undersea Warfare Center Division, Newport, Code 5914, Attn: Bonnie Stevens, Simonpietri Drive, Newport, RI 02841-1708. Responses may also be telefaxed to (401) 841-4820. Responses shall include the offeror's size status. See requirement below. Responses to this notice shall be received no later than 23 SEP 97. This synopsis is an advance notice for information and planning and is not a solicitation notice. Requests for copies of the solicitation will not be honored at this time. A formal synopsis will be issued at a later date. The anticipated schedule is as follows: issue formal CBD synopsis -- late -September, 1997; issue preliminary draft of Performance Work Statement (PWS) -- late September 1997; release solicitation -- late October 1997; host Site Visit and Pre-Proposal Conference -- late November 1997; solicitation closing -- late December 1997. The Government is not committed nor obligated to pay for the information provided and no basis for claims against the Government shall arise as a result of a response to this Request for Information, or Governmentuse of this information. (0254)

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