55 Contracting Squadron/LGCS 101 Washington Sq., Offutt AFB, NE 68113-2107

D -- USSTRATCOM A-76 C4 SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT SOL F25600-98-R-5002 DUE 091198 POC Gerald l. Chamberlen, Contracting Officer, 402 2942455; Jeanne K. Fairley, Buyer, 402 294-4505 WEB: USSTRATCOM Information Technology Cost Comparison Study (A-76), http://www.offutt.af.mil/55cons/STRATITA76.htm. E-MAIL: Contracting Specialist/Contracting Officer, jeanne.fairley@offutt.af.mil or gerald.chamberlen@offutt.af.mil .. D -- USSTRATCOM A-76 SYSTEMS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SUPPORT ACQUISITION. 55th CONS intends to solicit proposals for USSTRATCOM A-76 Systems Information Technology Support at Offutt AFB, NE. This solicitation is being issued in accordance with OMB Circular A-76 and Federal Acquisition Regulation 7.3 (Contractor versus Government Performance). If, after cost comparison, Government performance is determined to be more advantageous, this solicitation will not result in a contract. The OMB Circular A-76 study of USSTRATCOM C4 Systems information technology support will determine the feasibility of outsourcing a variety of commercial activity functions currently being performed by Government personnel, both civilian and military. Congress announced the approval to perform the OMB Circular A-76 study on 24 September 1997. The identified functions support efforts to develop a common operating environment for the USSTRATCOM C4I systems, sustain operations and maintenance of the existing systems, modernize the computing environment, meet current and future performance requirements of functional applications and optimize resources. The functions are: Technical and Security Administrative Support, Software Development and Maintenance, Hardware Systems Operations and Support, Database Management System Support, Systems Engineering Support, Help Desk Administration, Training, and Deployed Technical Operations Support. The period of performance will be a basic period plus four option years. A hybrid firm fixed price and cost type contract is anticipated. An overview of the A-76 study has been briefed to industry on 24 September 1997 and 13 February 1998. Full and open competitive source selection procedures IAW AFFARS Appendix BB (for acquisitions under $120M) will be utilized to determine the best value private sector offer for cost comparison with the in-house offer. Several special contract requirements are planned for inclusion in the solicitation. These are: (1) Security clearances up to Top Secret/SIOP/SCI, (2) An award fee plan, (3) Associate contractor agreements, (4) A subcontracting plan emphasizing preference for the small business community, (5) Notice of cost comparison (Negotiated), and (6) Right of first refusal of employment clauses. The formal solicitation will be issued approximately 1 June 1998 with a target contract start of June 1999. The draft Performance Work Statement (PWS) and additional information is available on the web at: http://www.offutt.af.mil/55cons or http://www.stratcom.af.mil/a-76/a-76-home. A preproposal conference and site visit will be conducted o/a 15 Jul 98 at USSTRATCOM. All interested offerors must contact Jeanne Fairley to submit written comments on the PWS, be included on a bidders list, or attend the preproposal conference. (0092)

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