Aviation Applied Technology Directorate, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command, Attn: AMSAM-AR-TC, Building 401, Lee Blvd, Room 117, Fort Eustis, VA 23604-5577

R -- SCIENTIFIC, PROFESSIONAL, AND OTHER TECHNICAL SERVICES (SPOTS) SOL DAAH10-98-R-0006 DUE 081498 POC Christine E. Walters, Contract Specialist, (757) 878-2900, John H. Barbie, Contracting Officer, (757) 878-5003 WEB: AATD homepage, http://eustis-aatdac.army.mil. E-MAIL: AATD Bid Custodian, white@eustis-aatds1.army.mil. The Aviation Applied Technology Directorate (AATD), U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command (USAAMCOM), intends to procure Scientific, Professional, Engineering and Other Technical Services to support rotorcraft and other aviation related research, development, test and evaluation effort. Under the contract awarded as a result of this acquisition, the contractor will perform work only as tasked by task orders. The number and size of task orders active at any one time during the term of the contract may vary greatly. Task assignments may include any or all of the following technology areas: Aerodynamics: Advanced Airfoil/ Planforms, Structural Design Criteria, Rotor Acoustics Modeling, Analytical Tools, Rotor Body Interactions, and Load Predictions. Flight Controls: Helicopter Handling Qualities and Integrated Controls. Structures: Structural Integrity, Light Weight Structures, and Inspection/Manufacturing. Subsystems: Detectability/ Countermeasures, Vulnerability/ Safety, Reliability and Maintainability, Combat Maintenance, Logistics Technology, Long Range Advanced Infrared Radar, Advanced Materials, Command & Control On the Move, and Mission Planning. The planned period of performance for this effort is 36 months. A single indefinite quantity/ indefinite delivery contract with cost-plus-fixed-fee delivery order is anticipated. Award is planned for 1 October 1998. The solicitation will be issued subject to availability of funds. The RFP is unclassified; however a SECRET facility clearance and SECRET safeguarding capability will be required for award. The RFP will be made available to potential offerors by way of AATD's web site at http://155.217.5.78/. The RFP will not be issued sooner than 15 days following the publication of this notice in the CBD. Potential offerors should thereafter check the web site on a daily basis until the RFP is issued. Issuance of the RFP by way of the web is preferred, but any potential offeror not having access to the web may request that a copy of the RFP be transmitted bymail. The request must be in writing to the Applied Aviation and Technology Directorate, ATTN: Contracting Division, Building 401, Lee Boulevard, Ft Eustis, Virginia 23604-5577 and must cite RFP DAAH10-98-R-0006. This action is 100 percent small business set-aside and will not be open to the participation by foreign firms. The Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) Code applicable to this procurement is 8731, the size standard for which is 1500 employees. No telephone or facsimile requests for mail transmittal of the RFP will be accepted. The schedule of events for responding to this solicitation includes 1) A letter of intent to propose shall be provided to the address above within 10 days from the issue date of this RFP so a date and time for the presentation of the oral part of the proposal can be scheduled; 2) The written past performance of the offeror's proposal shall be provided to the address above within 14 days from the issue date of the RFP; 3) all other volumes will be provided at the closing date for the RFP. All responsible sources may submit a proposal which if timely received, shall be considered by the agency. See Notes: 1 and 26 (0160)

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