INDUSTRY BRIEFING AND SITE VISIT FOR COMMERCIAL ACTIVITY STUDY OF ELECTRONIC COMBAT RANGE SERVICES The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division (NAWCWPNS), China Lake, California is seeking interested Industry representatives to participate in an Industry Forum scheduled for March 12, 1998 from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Desert Empire Fairgrounds, Mesquite Hall, 520 S. Richmond Rd., Ridgecrest, CA and Site Visit scheduled for March 13, 1998 from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at China Lake, CA. The Site Visit will depart promptly at 7:30 a.m. from the Public Works Compound, corner of Bullard Rd. and Bowen Ave., China Lake, CA. A request to attend the Industry Forum and/or Site Visit must be submitted by March 10, 1998, 1500 by FAX to Marge Schafer, Code 220000D, (760) 939-8186 and must include Your Name, Your Company Name and Address, Your Phone Number, and Your Social Security Number. NOTE: The capacity of the Range is limited, therefore we are restricting companies to send only two representatives per company. Please bring a sack lunch as there are no dining facilities available on the tour. NAWCWPNS will be providing a draft Performance Based Work Statement (PWS) to industry, seeking comments and questions for possible outsourcing of Electronic Combat Range Services under the Commercial Activities OMB Circular A-76. 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. Requirement is to 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. The determination whether to make this requirement a small business set-aside will be based on the results of the sources sought synopsized in the CBD on 27 Jan 98. 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. In the event the function is contracted out, the successful offeror must possess the ability to obtain a TOP SECRET clearance. The Forum is currently scheduled to provide several briefings. The briefing topics are: 1. Commercial Activities (CA) Outsourcing Overview (A-76) 2. ECR Overview 3. Contracting Methodology 4. PWS Overview. The OMB Circular A-76 is available electronically on the Internet at http://www.whitehouse.gov/WH/EOP/OMB/html/circulars/a076/a076s. ht ml. The PWS will be available electronically on the Internet and may be found through the 2.0 Contracts Competency Home Page at http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil/~contract/rfp-nawc.htm. The Contracts Competency Home Page will be updated as new information becomes available or as changes occur. The Contract Specialist assigned is Marge Schafer, 760-939-4292. The Contracting Officer is David Cooley 760-939-8178.

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