ESC/PKOB, Specialized Contracting Branch, Operational Contracting, 104 Barksdale St., Hanscom AFB, MA 01731-1806

B -- INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES, 66TH AIR BASE WING, HANSCOM AFB, MA SOL F19650-98-B-0004 POC POC: Steve Pekunece, Contract Specialist, 781-377-4680; Janice Book, Contracting Officer, 781-377-4592 WEB: ESC Business Opportunities Web Page, http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. E-MAIL: Click Here to E-mail the POC, pekuneces@hanscom.af.mil. INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SERVICES, 66TH AIR BASE WING, HANSCOM AFB, MA. Notice of Contract Action for the purpose of issuing a solicitation set aside for small businesses to conduct an A-76 cost comparison study for Hanscom's Information Management Services to be performed at Hanscom AFB, 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 statedabove. 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. Copies of the draft IFB documents and updated information will be posted on the Hanscom Electronic Bulletin Board (HERBB) at http://www.herbb.hanscom.af.mil. Industry comments are highly encouraged during the draft phase. The formal Invitation for Bid will also be issued electronically. HERBB will be used as the primary source of document distribution. Only those documents that cannot be posted on HERBB or are unavailable electronically will be mailed. All companies who are registered for business opportunities on the Information Management Services HERBB site will automatically receive an e-mail every time there is an update to that web site or a file is added. We would like to maintain an up-to-date bidders list on subject solicitation and we encourage maximum participation. If, however, after review your company does not wish to participate, please direct us to delete you from the bidder's list. 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 15 days of this publication to Steve Pekunece, 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. An Ombudsman has been appointed to hear concerns from offerors or potential offerors during the proposal development phase of this acquisition. The purpose of the Ombudsman is not to diminish the authority of the program director or contracting officer, but to communicate contractor concerns, issues, disagreements and recommendations to the appropriate government personnel. When requested, the Ombudsman will maintain strict confidentiality as to the source of the concern. The Ombudsman does not participate in the evaluation of proposals. Interested parties are invited to call Col. Lee Hughes at (781) 377-5106. Numbered Note 1 applies. (0083)

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