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L -- CONTRACTOR ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL SERVICES SOL N00140-98-Q-2741 DUE 072098 POC Kathy Lockhart, Contract Negotiator, 215-697-9617; H.R. Aldridge, Contracting Officer, 215-697-9610 E-MAIL: CLICK HERE TO CONTACT THE BID OFFICER, SYNOPSIS@PHIL.FISC.NAVY.MIL. The FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia intends to acquire contractor engineering technical services on behalf of the Naval Aviation Engineering Service Unit. These services are to provide various fleet and shore activities with an estimated 120 man-months of effort for the purpose of informing, instructing, and training Dept. Of the Navy personnel in the installation, operation and maintenance of the following Navy and Marine Corps weapons, equipment and systems: AV8B Series Aircraft F402-RR-406A/408I/408A Pegasus Engines, Fuel control (Electrical Mechanical) to include Digital Electronics Control System (DECS), Hydraulic/Pneumatics, Ignition/starting, Nozzle Control System, Maintenance Operator Mapping Stations (MOMS), Test Cell Operations, and associated support equipment. It is intended to negotiate this requirement on a sole source basis pursuant to 10 USC Code 2304 (c)(1) with the OEM, Rolls Royce, Inc., Arlington, VA. This requirement is for an estimated 120 man months of service, encompassing five (5) tasks in all, with services being provided for a base period of 1 October 1998 through 30 September 1999, and an option period of 01 October 1999 through 30 September 2000. This represents the minimum needs of the Government for this period. This requirement will be covered by a new indefinite quantity labor hour contract or as a provisional extension to the existing contract. 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 authority permitting other than full and open competition is 10 USC 2304(c)(1). The applicable SIC code is 8711. Requests for a copy of the solicitation should be made by letter or telefax (fax #215-697-9738) to FISC Norfolk Detachment Philadelphia Code 02P12D. (0156)

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