HQ ESC Operational Contracting Division, Specialized Contracting Branch, (ESC/PKOB), 104 Barksdale Street, Bldg 1520, Hanscom Air Force Base, MA 01731-1806

B -- INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES, 66TH AIR BASE WING, HANSCOM AFB, MA POC Lt Trevor Haak, Contract Specialist, (617) 377-2447; Ms. Janice Book, Contracting Officer, (617) 377-4592 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Buyer's email address, haakt@hanscom.af.mil. Sources are sought to provide Information Management Services in accordance with the following information: On February 28, 1997 it was announced, under the direction of HQ/AFMC that the 66th Air Base Wing, Information Management Services was to be the subject of an A-76 Cost Comparison/Direct Conversion Study. The Federal policy for the performance of recurring commercial activities was established in the 1983 Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular No. A-76, "Performance of Commercial Activities". The intent of the program is to determine the most efficient and effective method of providing service. The study will determine whether commercial activities should be performed under contract with commercial sources, or in-house, using Government facilities and personnel. Based on this program, sources are sought for Hanscom's Information Management Services for the Electronic Systems Center, 66th Air Base Wing, and various units assigned to Hanscom Air Force Base, MA. Any resultant solicitation may include the following, subject to change depending on varying mission requirements. Functions performed include: 1) records management; 2) publications and forms management; 3) managing the Base Information Transfer Center (BITC), which includes: receiving/picking up, processing, distributing, and dispatching official mail and parcels; Postal Service Center (PSC); and base locator; 4) maintaining information products such as documents and organization's Web Site; 5) providing proficiency development of administrative resources; 6) managing the Base Central Destruction Facility (BCDF), which provides for the destruction of documents; and 7) providing training for all requirements stated above. (NOTE: The requirement for performing the function of copier management program as announced in the Commerce Business Daily on 17NOV97 and 24DEC97 is rescinded in its entirety.) These functions are integrated to provide complete information management support to Hanscom's customers while focusing on quality filled practices. The duration of this contract, with all options, is anticipated to be five years. The government does not intend to award a contract on the basis of this notification or otherwise pay for any information or inquiry. This synopsis does not constitute a request for proposal, and is not considered to be a commitment by the government. Respondents capable of satisfying the requirements stated herein should reply in writing within 30 days of this publication to Lt Trevor Haak, ESC/PKOB, 104 Barksdale St., Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1806, with a narrative identifying the scope of past and current services that they have contracted for within the past three (3) years and explain how those services are commensurate with the services described in this synopsis. SIC Code 8744, Facilities Support Management Services, $20.0M, will be used for this acquisition. Respondents should indicate whether they are a small business or disadvantaged business concern. (0023)

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