30th CONS/LGCSB, 806 13th Street, Suite 2, Vandenberg AFB, CA 93437-5226

Z -- LAUNCH BASE SUPPORT (LBS)!! POC CONTACT Captain Hans Augustus, CONTRACTS SPECIALIST, AT (805) 734-8232, EXT 6-1506 OR Velma Davis, CONTRACTING OFFICER, EXT. 6-8060 E-MAIL: Select to contact the contract specialist by E-mail, augustuH@vafb5a.vafb.af.mil. Z Notice of Intent. The 30th Space Wing intends to extend the Launch Base Support (LBS) Contract with Space Mark Incorporated, for a period of six months (l Apr through 30 Sep 98). By extending the LBS Contract, launch critical services will be uninterrupted while the follow-on five-year contract is being re-competed as F04684-98-R-0001. Phase-in will not be included due to the aggressive launch schedule, the criticality of services to be provided and the impact that would result from the interruption of these services. Training will not be provided by the incumbent contractor since this would cause the Government a substantial duplication of costs and an unacceptable delay to launch schedules. Interested firms must have the ability to provide the required expertise for launch critcal services and the workforce to operate the South Vandenberg Power Plant upon award. The Power Plant shall be available for operation by certified personnel, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. All hiring and training of personnel, learning of mission critical systems, development of O&M procedures, and obtaining certifications and required security clearances must be accomplished without interruption of LBS services or change to launch schedules. The current LBS contract provides mission essential, technical support for ground systems associated with space-lift operations. Efforts include: skilled technicians, sustaining engineering, tools, technical, corrosion control, appropriate equipment to disassemble, replace parts, reassemble, test, and operation and maintain real property installed equipment (RPIE), Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE), security systems, cranes and hoists, light fixtures, HVAC systems and gaseous nitrogen type systems to ensure operational availability and payload readiness. Requirements also include, but are not limited to, continuous manning, O&M, repair, calibration, and performance of scheduled maintenance of the South Vandenberg Power Plant to provide reliable emergency power to various space-launch facilities during pre-launch, launch and post-launch operations. The contractor integrates all maintenance requirements into the master launch processing schedules. The services include time critical Research Development Testing & Evaluation (RDT&E), Operational Testing and Evaluation (OT&E). These mission critical services provide continuing, timely, responsive and technical launch support to space-lift, ballistic missile and related programs operating at Vandenberg AFB, CA. Interested parties may provide the necessary information in writing, to Capt Hans Augustus or Velma Davis within 15 days of this publication. See Numbered Note 22. ***** (0304)

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