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

R -- ELECTRONIC COMBAT RANGE SERVICES SOL N68936-98-R-0071 DUE 082898 POC Marge Schafer, Contract Specialist, (760) 939-4292 The Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, China Lake, CA is issuing a solicitation for a five year, Cost Plus Award Fee contract. The period of performance includes a phase-in period, a three year base period, two one-year option periods, and an option for a phase-out period. It is anticipated that the base period of performance will commence in November 1999. The solicitation will be issued as part of an OMB A-76 cost comparison study. 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), 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 accomodations for the aerial delivery of conventional training ordnance. Based upon 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. This requirement will be a competitive small business set-aside. The Government will provide use of facilities and special equipment. All copies of the solicitation will be furnished electronically through the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons Division, 2.0 Contracts Competency Home Page. The address is as follows: "http://www.nawcwpns.navy.mil/~contract/rfp-nawc.htm". No hard copies of the solicitation will be furnished unless absolutely necessary. Regarding availability of specifications, plans, drawings or other technical data, it it impracticable to distribute all of the technical exhibits of the Performance Work Statement electronically. Therefore, these documents may be viewed by appointment at the Technical Library at 515 Blandy, China Lake, CA or contact the Point of Contact cited above. All responsible sources which submit a proposal shall be considered. Solicitation will be issued on or about 10 April 1998 and close 28 August 1998. See Note(s): 1, 26. (0089)

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