ARMY ATLANTA CONTRACTING CENTER, ATTN AFLG PRC, 1301 ANDERSON WAY SW, FORT MCPHERSON GA 30330-1096

R -- NATIONWIDE CONUS AND OCONUS LOGISTICAL SUPPORT AND LOGISTIC MANAGEMENT SERVICES SOL DAKF11-98-R-0016 DUE 062298 POC Contracting Officer: Mary Anne Osborn, Email Address -- osbornm@forscom.army.mil OR Contract Specialist: Diane Biddy, Email Address -- biddyd@forscom.army.mil (Site Code DAKF11) The U.S. Army Headquarters Forces Command (HQ FORSCOM), located at Fort McPherson, GA, intends to issue a master solicitation for CONUS and OCONUS Logistical Support and Logistic Management Services. Resultant contracts shall require performance in a minimum of sixteen separate task areas: Contract and Task Order Mnagement; Logistics Program Support; Logistic Supply and Maintenance Services; Logistic Management Services; Logistic Support Services; Logistic Business Process Reeingineering and Functional Process Improvement Support; Logistic Training Support; Logistic Office Automation and Help Desk Support Services; Logisitics Systems Network Support; Logistics Strategic Planning Program, Assessment and Studies; Logistics Computer Center Technical Support Services; Logistics Media Learning Center Support; Integrated Logistics Support; Logistics Verification and Validation and Quality Assurance; Logistics Total Quality Management Continuous Process Improvement and Contract Field Teams. Offeror's proposals shall demonstrate the capability to perform in eight of the sixteen separate task areas with company resources internal to the prime contractor and all sixteen within the proposal as a whole. The concept is to obtain a suite of up to six Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contracts to provide services as needed for Third Army, First Army, U.S. Army Reserve Command, TRADOC, FORSCOM and all activities they support. Competition for the six contracts will be as follows: Unrestricted full and open competition for two awards; competition among non 8(a) small business concerns under 100% small business set-aside procedures for two awards; and a portion of this acquisition is being offered for competition limited to eligible 8(a) concerns competing for two awards. If two viable offers are not received in a given category, awards will be made as necessary to make a total of six awards. The applicable Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) code is 8744 with a size standard of $20 million. Eligibility toparticipate may be restricted to firms in either the developmental or transitional stage. Interested 8(a) concerns are encouraged to request a copy of the solicitation as expeditiously as possible since the solicitation will be issued without further notice upon SBA acceptance of the requirement for the Section 8(a) Program. This will be a multiple award, IDIQ type contract utilizing Time and Materials, Cost Plus Fixed Fee and Firm Fixed Price task orders IAW FAR 16.500. The estimated value of total orders to be placed against all resultant contracts is $325,000,000 over the contract life. A minimum of $100,000 is guaranteed to each awardee for the base period only, with no guaranteed minimum provided in out-year coverage. The contract may run for a period of up to five years, using a 12 month base period and four 12 month option periods. Should the Government elect to exercise an option period, any extension of option period services shall be accomplished pursuant to the authority set forth at FAR Clauses 52.217-8 and 52.217-9. A draft Request For Proposals (RFP) was posted on the World Wide Web on 30 Mar 98 for industry comment. Questions and Answers will be posted to the World Wide Web on/or about 4 May 98. The final RFP will be posted to the World Wide Web on/or about 7 May 98, with a Proposal Due Date of 22 Jun 98. A Pre- proposal Conference will be held on/or about 20 May 98 at Fort McPherson, GA. Industry will have five days for comment to the final RFP. To access this document, go to: HYPERLINK http://www.forscom.army.mil/aacc, clik on CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES, then CURRENT SOLICITATIONS, then the solicitation number identified in item 9 above. Subsequent to initial evaluation of all proposals rceived, offerors determined to be within the competitive range will be notified (on/or about 1 Jul 98), concerning the scheduling and conduct of Oral Presentations (on/or about 2-9 Jul 98). The competitive range will be limited to those proposals considered, after initial evaluation, as most highly rated, and may require further reduction for purposes of efficiency, dependent upon the number of proposals received. Companies not possessing Internet access should submit written requests for copies of the final RFP (available on disk only), to facsimile number (404) 464-4194. TELEPHONIC REQUESTS WILL NOT BE HONORED. Questions or concerns relating to this solicitation should be made to Mrs. Mary Anne Osborn, Contracting Officer, Army Atlanta Contracting Center, at Email address: osbornm@forscom.army.mil. All responsible sourses may submit an offer, which will be considered. (0120)

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