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L -- CONTRACTOR ENGINEERING TECHNICAL SERVICES SOL N00140-98-R-1700 DUE 062298 POC George Kozak, Contract Negotiator, 215-697-9612 E-MAIL: CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE BID OFFICER, SYNOPSIS@PHIL.FISC.NAVY.MIL. The FISC Norfolk Det. Phila. intends to acquire, on a sole source basis, non-personal engineering and technical services by qualified contractor personnel for the purpose of informing, instructing, and training Department of Navy personnel in the installation, operation, and maintenance of AH-1W aircraft and associated support equipment. It is intended to negotiate this requirement on a sole source basis pursuant to 10 USC 2304(c)(1) with the OEM, Bell Helicopter Textron, Ft. Worth, TX. The requirement is for 168 manmonths of services for the period 1 JAN 1999 through 31 DEC 1999, and will include one option for an additional 168 manmonths of services for the period 01 JAN 2000 through 31 DEC 2000 and a second option for an additional 168 manmonths of services for the period 01 JAN 2001 through 31 DEC 2001. The requiring activity is the Naval Air Engineering Support Unit (NAESU) Philadelphia. The requirement will be covered by a new indefinite delivery indefinite quantity labor hour contract or an extension to an existing contract. The solicitation will contain specifications for the effort to be performed. The place of performance is various fleet and shore activities. Bell Helicopter Textron, as the Original Equipment Manufacturer, is the only known source with the required technical and engineering expertise, in-plant support, and database to perform the required services. Interested parties who contend that they are technically qualified should submit, within forty five days from publication of this announcement, specific factual data, including but not limited to technical resumes, management experience, and other pertinent information as desired to be used as an evaluation basis to determine competence to successfully perform the required services. All technical proposals received within this time frame will be considered by the Government. The Government reserves the right not to open this requirement to competition based upon technical notices received in response to this announcement. Technical responses received as a result of this announcement will normally be considered solely for the purpose of whether to conduct a competitive procurement. The Government will not pay for any information received. The applicable SIC code is 8711. The Government will not pay for information received. All responses should be directed to the point of contact, George Kozak at (215)697-9612. The Standard Industrial Classification is 8711. Notes 22 & 26. (0127)

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