Deputy Chief of Staff for Contracting, US Army Space Command, Attn: MOSC-SC, 1670 N. Newport Road, Colorado Springs, CO 80916-2749

B -- PLANNING, ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES FOR SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS CONTROL AND PLANNING, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEMS SUPPORT(SATCOM SETA) SOL DASG62-98-R-0002 DUE 032398 POC Point of Contact -- Diane Rayburn, 719-554-8824, FAX 719-554-8838 WEB: Click here to download a copy of the RFP (when available), http://www.armyspace.com. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the contract specialist via e-mail, rayburnd@arspace-emh2.army.mil. USARSPACE intends to award two Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Task Order arrangement contracts to support the Government's requirements for communication systems support. The contracts will be a Cost-Plus-Fixed-Fee, Cost-Plus-Award-Fee arrangement. Details will be provided in the solicitation. Support shall include, but is not limited to, the definition, planning, development, rapid prototyping, and execution of Department of Defense (DoD) space/missile defense mission areas related to all aspects of space communications. The SIC Code is 8711 and the Small Business size standard is $20.0 million. An Industry/Pre-solicitation conference is planned prior to release of the formal solicitation. Multiple awards (2) with identical scopes of work and estimated hours are contemplated. First consideration will be given to a Small Business set-aside, with the second award to be the result of full and open competition. The base period will be 01 OCT 98 through 30 SEP 99 with four one-year options. Downloading from the ARSPACE Internet site, http://ww.armyspace.com is anticipated to be the primary method of disseminating the solicitation. Hard copies of the solicitation will be offered only on an exception basis to those who do not have access to the Internet. No telephone requests for this package will be accepted. Offerors are encouraged to immediately "register" with this office pending completion of this website. E-mail or faxed requests received directly from the requester are acceptable. Additional information such as a bidder's list, technical library, historical information and frequently asked questions will also be available on the website shown above, as they become available. As such, potential offerors are encouraged to check the website frequently. The formal solicitation will be released on or about February 18, 1998. All responsible sources may submit an offer which Army Space Command shall consider. (0324)

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