Commander, Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, Code 220000D, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100

M -- ELECTRONIC COMBAT RANGE, SMALL BUSINESS, SOURCES SOUGHT SOL N68936-98-R-0071 DUE 022798 POC Marge Schafer, Contract Specialist, (760) 939-4292 or David Cooley, Contracting Officer, (760) 939-8178 The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, CA anticipates issuing a solicitation for a five-year contract for Electronic Combat Range Services. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code is 8711 and the small business size standard is $20 million average annual receipts over a three year period. The solicitation will be issued as part of an OMB Circular A-76 cost comparison study. Based on the results of the cost comparison, the Government may elect to award a contract or to retain the function in-house. In the event the function is contracted out, the successful offeror must possess the ability to obtain a TOP SECRET clearance. The requirement is to provide all management, administration, supervision, labor, materials, supplies, and tools to provide for the operation, maintenance, improvement, modification and management of all range systems to include various threat systems and radars, associated range test support systems and subsystems, equipment, and test sites at the Electronic Combat Range and Superior Valley Bombing and Gunnery Range for test and evaluation support services for Naval Air Warfare Center-Weapons Division at China Lake, CA. Requirement will provide the capability to develop, operate, maintain and continuously improve a free-space laboratory that provides engineering support, testing (Developmental Test and Evaluation and Operational Test and Evaluation), analyses, training and electronic warfare resources. These electronic warfare resources include a full complement of actual and replicated sea and land-based threat systems, command and control systems, sophisticated instrumentation systems, weapon fly-out models, and unmanned air vehicle runways and hangar. These resources support all types of electronic combat testing (radar warning receivers, anti-radiation missiles, chaff and decoys, UAVs, open-air hardware-in-the-loop, and countermeasures effectiveness), training tactics development, dynamic radar cross-section measurements, and Special Forces training. The Superior Valley Range provides tactical and training targets and accommodations for the aerial delivery of conventional training ordnance. SMALL BUSINESS Sources interested in providing these services should complete the following Contractor Profile Data Questionnaire. In answering the questions, you may submit other data to support your answers, however, the minimum requirement is submission of the company profile data. Written responses must be received by 27 February 98. Address mailed responses to: Commander (Code 220000D -- Attn: Marge Schafer), Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, 1 Administration Circle, China Lake, CA 93555-6100. facsimile responses are acceptable and should be sent to: Marge Schafer (760) 939-8186; e-mail responses are acceptable, however, messages must contain a contact name and phone number, and any attachments must be readable in Microsoft Word Version 6.0. E-mail responses to: mschafer@ban.chinalake.navy.mil. THE FOLLOWING CONSTITUTES THE CONTRACTOR PROFILE DATA QUESTIONNAIRE. RESPONSES SHOULD BE CLEARLY NUMBERED AND ARRANGED IN THE SAME SEQUENCE AS BELOW: 1) Name & address of applicant (Corporate/Principal Office); 2) name & phone number of point of contact; 3) date firm started; 4) type of business: (i.e., small business, small disadvantaged business 8(a) certified, HBCU/MI, Woman-owned small business, small disadvantaged business (not 8(a) certified), or large business); 5) work force (a) labor categories (Percentage of engineering, other professionals, administrative, technicians, craftsmen, general helpers, clerical, and other) (b) security clearances (Percentage of current employees that have clearances); 6) financial data should include: (a) average annual sales/receipts for last 3 fiscal years, (b) receipts for each of the following fiscal years: 1994, 1995 and 1996, (c) does your firm have a DCAA approved cost accounting system, if so, what was the approved date, (d) date of last pre-award survey, (e) office performing pre-award survey, (f) Dun & Bradstreet rating, (g) DUNS number; 7) list key words that describe your firm's expertise; 8) list major programs on which your firm has worked; 9) describe your firm's principal product and/or service (list as many areas as you wish, indicating the number of individuals within your firm with their expertise cited and their cumulative work-years of experience in the specific area listed); 10) key personnel, provide academic credentials, key areas of expertise, and a synopsis of major accomplishments -- limit of 6 personnel; 11) list your firm's most significant contracts which are relevant to providing support services similar to the required services for the past 3 years. list up to three contracts and include the following information: (a) customer (DOD agency, other government agency), (b) contract number, (c) contracting officer name & telephone number, (d) contracting officer's representative (COR) name & telephone number, (e) contract value, (f) period of performance, (g) description of product/services; 12) future trends (i.e., if the focus of your firm is changing, how do you want to be perceived in the future; 13) if you have submitted a proposal on a Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division solicitation in the past 3 years (including both successful and unsuccessful efforts) identify by solicitation number, brief description, contract number/date of award if APPLICABLE. The Contracting Officer reserves the right to set-aside the requirement for small business participation if determined to be in the best interest of the Government. (0027)

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