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R -- STSC SOL F42620-98-R-BBBBC POC For copy, Dennis Riches/Lfke/[801]777-5965, For additional information contact Dennis Riches/Lfke/[801]777-5965 This supersede previous notice. The following information is provided to conduct a Market Survey of Industry to see if there are any potential sources, in addition to incumbents. This acquisition is a continuation of effort for engineering and technical services in support of the Software Technology Support Center (STSC), Ogden Air Logistic Center (OO-ALC). Potential sources would need the skills and knowledge required to support the STSC mission to "help organizations identify, evaluate, and adopt technologies that improve software quality, efficiency, and predictability." Awardees will accomplish this through, but not limited to, the following: 1. Evaluating tools, methods, and processes of multiple software related technologies, standards, and activities (e.g., project management, cost estimation, risk management, configuration management, process capture and enactment, software measurement, quality engineering, software architectures, software engineering, systems engineering, etc.) 2. Utilizing software process improvement models and activities (e.g., Software Engineering Institute's Capability Maturity Models, ISO-9000, etc.) to improve the predictability of budget and schedule, and the overall quality of an organization's processes and products. 3. Assessing requirements, infrastructure, and culture of an organization so as to plan, develop, and pilot programs for Air Force and DoD software development, maintenance, and acquisition organizations to adopt software related technologies. 4. Consulting directly on and participating in technology adoption projects, including strategic planning, action planning, sponsorship and team building, change management, etc. The government plans to make multiple awards on multiple year Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts. The contracting method planned will be IAW FAR Appendix BB Streamlined Source Selection procedures. Only sources qualified to provide the requisite services will be considered. The program management responsibility will be provided at OO-ALC/TI, and the contracts will be managed through OO-ALC/PK. Sources (other than incumbents) will need to provide a concise and program specific response to this market survey with sufficient information to substantiate they have, (1) the necessary knowledge and understanding of the requirements; (2) appropriate facilities and employees with satisfactory qualifications; and appropriate management, and engineering expertise with software technologies to be able to conduct the Engineering/Technical requirements without technical, schedule, or cost risk. Responses shall describe the potential offeror's qualifications in the following areas: (1) Management System: describe the management approach to be employed on the program, (2) Personnel Experience: describe the qualifications of personnel projected to work on this program, (management, engineering, and technical personnel), (3) Facilities: describe those facilities to be provided to the contractor's personnel to encourage optimum performance on the required tasks, (4) Demonstration of capability: describe the plan (and schedule), prior to contract award, that demonstrates the potential offeror's capability to perform the tasks required. Potential offeror's (other than incumbents) are requested to submit three (3) copies of an unclassified response (limited to 30 Pages) within 45 days after publication of this notice to OO-ALC/LFKS, 6072 Fir Avenue, Hill Air Force Base, Utah 84056-5820, Attn: Dennis Riches, Contracting Officer. Information received will normally be considered solely for the purpose of determining whether to conduct a competitive procurement. Requests for further information regarding this announcementshould be directed to the Contracting Officer. Only written requests received directly from the requester will be acceptable. (0304)

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