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

Z -- LAUNCH OPERATIONS AND BASE SUPPORT CONTRACT (LO&SC) SOL F04684-98-R-0001 DUE 031698 POC Contract Specialist, Fred Rayburn, 805-734-8232 ext 6-6635; Contracting Officer, Velma Davis, 805-734-8232 ext 6-8060 WEB: select SPECIALIZED and then L0&SC, http://www.vafb.af.mil/orgs/log/cons/busops.html. E-MAIL: Click here to contact the Contract Specialist by e-mail, rayburnf@vafb5a.vafb.af.mil. This contract will provide mission essential technical support for ground systems associated with spacelift operations. The effort will require skilled technicians and sustaining engineering, tools, technical knowledge and appropriate eqquipment to disassemble, replace, reassemble, test, operate and maintain (O&M) Real Property Installed Equipment (RPIE), Aerospace Ground Equipment (AGE), the South Vandenberg Power Plant (SVPP) and Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS) Power Plant, cranes and hoists, towers, elevators, light fixtures, pressure vessels, HVAC systems and gaseous nitrogen (GN2) type systems to ensure operational availability and payload readiness including electrical, mechanical, strutural systems (with required certifications). This contract will require repair, calibration, performace of scheduled maintenance, and providing reliable backup and emergency power to various Space Launch Complexes (SLCs) during pre-launch, launch, & post-launch operations. This effort will also include corrosion control of the launch support facilities and sustaining engineering of ground systems associated with the launch of payload and instrumentation systems and subsystems of the 30th Space Wing related programs. Additionally, technical support to include engineering services, planning, design, studies and analyses, fabrication and upgrades, modifications and improvements to existing facilities, project coordination and scheduling, repairs and refurbishments, quality control, drafting and cost estimation; and ancillary support services for configuration management and utilities conservation programs. Successful contractor must demonstrate among other things; (a) evidence of, or ability to obtain secret facility clearance; (b) adequate cost accounting system to support a cost reimbursement contract (both cost plus award fee and cost plus fixed fee); and evidence of past and present performance as it relates to this acquisition. Contract will be for one year with 4 one-year option periods. This acquisition is 100% set-aside for small business. Standard Industrial Classification is (SIC) 8744, $20M. Small business must perform at least 51% of the effort. It is anticipated that the solictation will be released on 3 Feb 98 with proposals due 16 Mar 98. The entire solicitation package will be available on-line for down loading via the internet at http://www.vafb.af.mil/orgs/log/cons/busops.html under LO&SC, solicitation number F04684-98-R-0001. All eligible sources including those offerors who previously submitted a request to be included in the source list may submit an offer which will be considered. (0016)

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